A practical guide to Chino city centre

Chino city centre is an urban orientation point for a visit to Chino, California.

The City of Chino identifies the Chino Youth Museum, Old Schoolhouse Museum and Police Museum among the city’s museums. Planes of Fame Air Museum and Yanks Air Museum are two more options in Chino, both at Chino Airport.

Omnitrans buses connect Chino with Chino Hills, Montclair, Ontario, Upland and Rancho Cucamonga. Chino city centre is about an 8-minute drive from Chino Motel. For airport-transfer planning, this guide to ONT airport transportation to Chino covers routes and options.

Omnitrans fixed-route buses and reservation-based OmniRide are the local public-transit options for Chino. Routes 83, 84, 85 and 88 serve the city: Routes 83 and 84 connect Chino, Ontario and Upland; Route 85 serves the Chino Transit Center, Montclair and Chino Civic Center; and Route 88 connects Chino Hills and Montclair via Ramona Avenue.

OmniRide serves Chino and Chino Hills as an on-demand, shared transit service. Book through the Transit app or by calling 909-383-1680. It operates weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., but not on weekends. A trip costs $4 and includes a same-day Omnitrans bus day pass.

Veterans, seniors, people with disabilities and Medicare recipients pay $1 per trip. You can pay in the app by credit or debit card, or use cash with exact change. OmniRide vehicles are ADA accessible and accommodate mobility devices.

Omnitrans fixed-route buses do not operate on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day. Check Omnitrans for current route and stop information before you travel.

Check opening days and admission details before building a museum visit into your plans. Planes of Fame Air Museum is at 14998 Cal Aero Drive, at Chino Airport. It is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and closes on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.

General admission to Planes of Fame is $20; children ages 5–11 pay $10, and children age 4 and under enter free. Veterans pay $14, while seniors age 65 and older and AAA members with a current membership card pay $18.

Museum members enter free, as do active-duty and reserve military personnel, active law-enforcement officers and active firefighters with identification. The museum’s B-17 Flying Fortress is open for visitors to enter on Saturdays and Sundays.

Yanks Air Museum is at 15121 Stearman Drive, also at Chino Airport. It is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., closed Sundays and Mondays, and names New Year’s Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas among its major-holiday closures. Hours and admission details can change, so check the official site before you go.

Chino’s museums give you options to add a focused stop beyond the city centre. Planes of Fame’s collection includes aircraft from the First World War, the 1920s and 1930s, World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Yanks Air Museum’s collection spans aircraft eras from 1903 to the present, including a 1903 Wright Flyer replica and aircraft from the 1980s.

Both aviation museums are at Chino Airport, whose visitor points of interest also include Flo’s Café. The Chaffey Community Museum of Art is another local outing; its visit guide covers what to know about the museum.