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SF – New Year’s Transit Guide

December 31, 2024

    …3,2,1 Happy New Year!

    Get ready to count down to 2024! Your favorite transit app is here so you can welcome the New Year hassle-free!

    What’s in Store?

    🥂 Are you heading out to an awesome New Year’s party or event? Many New Year’s events like Waterfront Fireworks, Eye Heart New Year’s Eve, Palm House New Year’s Eve, New Bohemia NYE 2024 & more are accessible by public transit! Plan your night out with Moovit!

    🆓 Your favorite agencies are offering FREE service for NYE, including Muni, SamTrans, AC Transit & more. Continue reading for all agencies and details.

    🌃 Many agencies are offering late-night and extended service for NYE so however you plan to celebrate, you’ll be able to get home safely! Check for details below.

    New Year’s Service by Agency

    Muni 

      • Leave the driving to Muni. Muni will offer FREE rides on New Year’s Eve from 8 p.m. December 31 through 5 a.m. January 1.
        • Please do not tag your Clipper card. If you tag it, you will be charged. Please do not activate a MuniMobile ticket. All Metro fares gates will be open!
      • On New Year’s Eve, extra Muni Subway Service will be provided from 8 p.m. to 2:15 a.m.
        • S Shuttle Trains between West Portal Station and 4th & King from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
        • S Shuttle Trains between Chinatown and 3rd & Mariposa from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
        • The last S Shuttle trains trips will start at 2 a.m. from each end of the line. Stations will close at 2:15 a.m.
      • On New Year’s Eve, Muni is running extra buses on OWL routes until 5 a.m for the following routes:
      • The following routes will be detoured during the fireworks show at the Embarcadero, starting at 10 pm: F Market, 6, 9, and 14.
      • REMINDER – Muni is changing Fares starting January 1st. A single Adult Fare with a Clipper card will be $2.75 instead of $2.50 and a monthly pass will be $43.00 instead of $40.00.

    BART

      • On New Year’s Eve, BART is providing 1 am extended service for late-night riders coming back from the New Year’s Fireworks show in San Francisco or other celebrations.
        • Three-line special service (Yellow, Blue and Orange only in both directions, for total of six trains for 1am extended service). Yellow Line will be the only line running in San Francisco and Peninsula. Blue Line will run between Bay Fair and Dublin/Pleasanton.
        • Trains will be waiting at MacArthur and Bay Fair to complete timed transfers.
          • Yellow Line and Orange Line trains in all directions will be timed to meet at MacArthur Station at 1:47am in a “grand meet.” This is the transfer point for riders coming from San Francisco heading toward Richmond or Berryessa or riders coming from the East Bay heading toward San Francisco.
          • Orange Line and Blue Line trains will be timed to meet at Bay Fair Station at 2:16am. Dublin-bound riders can take the Berryessa-bound Orange Line train and transfer at Bay Fair Station.
        • SFO and OAK airport stations will NOT be served.
        • Last East Bay-bound train running through downtown San Francisco will be at around 1:30am.
        • Last southbound train heading toward Millbrae will run through downtown San Francisco at 2:10am.
        • The regular last trains of the evening (Yellow, Blue, and Orange lines) will be dispatched from the end of their lines at midnight and then at 1:00am, we will run another set of last trains of the evening to serve 48 out of our 50 stations. The 1am trains will not serve SFO and OAK airport stations.

    SamTrans

      • SamTrans service will be FREE from 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve and continues through 3 a.m.
      • SamTrans will operate Sunday service on New Year’s Day.

    AC Transit

      • All AC Transit buses will be FREE, including Transbay and Tempo lines, from 8:00 PM on December 31 until 5:00 AM on January 1.
      • AC Transit will operate Sunday service on New Year’s Day.

    Caltrain

      • Caltrain is offering free service on New Year’s Eve so revelers can get home safely at the end of their evening. All rides will be free starting at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, until the end of special late-night service
    • Tuesday, Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve and Fireworks
      • Caltrain will be operating regular weekday schedule before the fireworks show begins. In addition to regularly scheduled service, additional southbound trains will depart from San Francisco at 1:00 a.m., 1:30 a.m. or when full, making all local stops to San Jose Diridon after the fireworks, with the last train leaving San Francisco at 2 a.m. SF MUNI will provide additional post-fireworks service connecting with Caltrain San Francisco Station at 4th and King streets.
    • Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 – New Year’s Day
      • Caltrain will operate a weekend schedule. Caltrain will resume collecting fares when the service day begins with the first scheduled northbound train out of San Jose’s Tamien Station at 6:51 a.m.
    • Caltrain reminds customers that open alcoholic beverages are prohibited on the trains beginning at 9 p.m. on special events days and nights. Disruptive passengers will be asked to leave Caltrain property.

    VTA

      •  VTA will be offering FREE fares after 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve through 5 a.m. New Year’s Day.
      • VTA will operate extended service on all three light rail lines and Bus Route Rapid 500 on New Year’s Eve to make your celebrations even easier. This ensures you can get where you need to go—and back home—comfortably and reliably.
      • VTA services operate on a regular weekday schedule on New Year’s Eve and Sunday/Holiday schedule for New Year’s Day. Plan your trip using VTA’s Trip Planner or the Transit app for the most up-to-date routes and schedules.
      • VTA will operate a Sunday/Holiday schedule on Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.

    Here’s to an unforgettable 2025! 🎉

    The USA Moovit Team

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