On New Year’s Eve, some transit agencies serving Contra Costa will operate on modified schedules while others will provide regular weekday service. On New Year’s Day, all transit agencies will run on weekend or holiday schedules, except for those providing no service: County Connection, San Francisco Bay Ferry, SolTrans, Fairfield & Suisun Transit, and Golden Gate Bus.
Late Night BART Service from San Francisco: On New Years Eve, BART will be deploying two extra sets of trains, for revelers attending San Francisco events. The last East Bay bound train running through Downtown San Francisco will be at around 1:30am. For full details, refer to this article on BART.gov. (Parking at all BART stations is free after 3pm on Friday. You can also leave your car overnight if necessary. Parking is free on weekends.)
Free Rides on Transit: Both AC Transit and SF Muni are offering free rides on all lines from 8pm New Year’s Eve through 5am New Year’s Day. This includes all AC Transit Transbay buses. Caltrain is also offering free rides starting at 8pm New Year’s Eve until the end of special late night service.
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New Year’s Eve (Friday, December 31)
- AC Transit: Sunday service
- County Connection: Weekend service
- Tri Delta Transit: Routes 392, 393, 394, 395 & 396 on a Sunday schedule; limited Paratransit service
- Wheels (LAVTA): Saturday service
- Capitol Corridor: Weekend/Holiday service
- Golden Gate Bus: Holiday service
- SolTrans: Saturday service
- All other transit serving Contra Costa will run on regular weekday schedules: BART, WestCAT, San Francisco Bay Ferry, and Fairfield & Suisun Transit.
New Year’s Day (Saturday, January 1)
- BART: Saturday service (6am-midnight)
- AC Transit: Saturday service
- County Connection: No service
- Tri Delta Transit: Routes 392, 393, 394, 395 & 396 on a Sunday schedule; limited Paratransit service
- WestCAT: JR/JL – Sunday service; no other service
- San Francisco Bay Ferry: No service
- Wheels (LAVTA): Routes 10R, 14, 15 & 30R on a Saturday schedule; no other service
- Capitol Corridor: Weekend/Holiday service
- Golden Gate Bus: Holiday service
- SolTrans: No service
- Fairfield & Suisun Transit (FAST): No service
