TRANSPORTATION / MASS TRANSIT

Bay Area Transit Systems

Bay Area Travel Guide
From buses, rail express and ferries to the fabled cable cars, Bay Area residents can choose from a variety of alternatives to private transportation. The Bay Area Travel Guide offers a trip-planning feature and details on announcements, schedules, fares, passes, tickets, maps, and contacts. The following are regional mass transit systems, many of which provide connections to other systems.

AC Transit
Alameda County Transit
Local Service
Dial 511
Transbay AC Transit
510-891-4777
https://www.actransit.org

ACE
Alamont Commuter Express
800-411-7245
https://acerail.com/

BART
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District
Oakland/Berkeley/Orinda
510-465-2278
San Francisco/Daly City
415-989-2278
South San Francisco/San Bruno/San Mateo
650-992-2278
Concord/Walnut Creek/Lafayette/Antioch/Pittsburg/Livermore/Orinda
925-676-2278
Hayward/San Leandro/Fremont/Union City/Dublin/Pleasanton
510-441-2278
Richmond/El Cerrito
510-236-2278
All other locations
510-465-2278
https://www.bart.gov

CalTrain
San Francisco-San Jose
800-660-4287
https://www.caltrain.com

The County Connection
Central Contra Costa Transit Authority
925-676-7500
https://countyconnection.com/

Fairfield-Suisun Transit System
707-422-BUSS
https://fasttransit.org/

Golden Gate Transit
Dial 511
415-455-2000
https://www.goldengate.org

MUNI
San Francisco Municipal Railway
415-701-2311
https://www.sfmta.com

Napa Valley Transportation Authority (NVTA)
Napa Valley
707-259-8631
https://nvta.ca.gov/

SamTrans
San Mateo County Transit District
800-660-4287
https://www.samtrans.com

San Benito County Transit
831-636-4161
https://www.sanbenitocountyexpress.org

Santa Clara VTA
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
408-321-2300
https://www.vta.org

Santa Rosa City Bus
707-543-3333
https://www.srcity.org/1036/Transit-and-CityBus

Solano Transportation Authority
707-424-6075
Commuter Information
800-427-7623
https://sta.ca.gov/

Sonoma County Transit
707-576-7433
800-345-7433
https://sctransit.com/

Tri-Delta Transit
Eastern Contra Costa County
925-754-4040
https://trideltatransit.com/

WestCAT
Western Contra Costa County Transit Authority
510-724-7993
https://www.westcat.org

WHEELS
Livermore Amador Valley Transit
925-455-7500
https://wheelsbus.com/

Ridesharing Assistance

Bay Area Ridesharing
Dial 511
https://511.org/

Bay Area Bridges

Carquinez Bridge
Location: Highway 80 between Sonoma County and Vallejo/northern East Bay
Length: 0.8 miles
Structure: steel cantilever

Dumbarton Bridge
Location: Highway 84 between San Mateo and Alameda Counties
Length: 1.6 miles
Structure: Steel box girder and pre-stressed concrete approach spans

Golden Gate Bridge
Location: Highway 101 between San Francisco and Marin Counties
Length: 1.7 miles
Structure: suspension

Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
Location: Interstate 580 between Contra Costa and Marin Counties
Length: 5.5 miles
Structure: Cantilever and truss

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Location: Interstate 80 between San Francisco and Alameda Counties
Length: 4.5 miles
Structure: suspension, tunnel and cantilever

San Mateo-Hayward Bridge
Location: Highway 92 between San Mateo and Alameda Counties
Length: 6.8 miles
Structure: steel plate girder and concrete trestle

Bay Area Ferries

Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry
21 Main Street
Tiburon 415-435-2131
https://angelislandferry.com/

Blue & Gold River Fleet
Pier 41 Marine Terminal
San Francisco 415-773-1188
https://www.blueandgoldfleet.com

Golden Gate Ferry
Presidio Station
San Francisco 415-921-5858
FasTrak 877-229-8655
https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/

Harbor Bay Maritime Ferry
215 Adelphian Way
Alameda 510-769-5500
https://www.harborbay.com

Red & White Fleet
Fisherman’s Wharf
Pier 43 ½
San Francisco 415-673-2900
https://www.redandwhite.com

Vallejo Baylink Ferry
707-64-FERRY
877-64-FERRY
https://sanfranciscobayferry.com/route/sffb/vallejo

Intra-Interstate Travel

Amtrak Passenger Rail
800-USA-RAIL
https://www.amtrak.com

Amtrak California
800-USA-RAIL
https://www.amtrak.com/california-train-routes

Greyhound Bus Lines
800-231-2222
https://www.greyhound.com