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New Year’s Eve Free Rides & New Year’s Day 2026 Transit Service

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Photo of fireworks above the west span of the Oakland San Francisco Bay Bridge with the San Francisco skyline in the background

Late Night BART Service from San Francisco: On New Years Eve, BART will run special 3-line service at 1am on the Orange, Yellow, and Blue lines. Timed transfers will be available at MacArthur and Bay Fair stations. The last East Bay bound train will run through downtown San Francisco around 1:30am. For full details, refer to this BART news story.

Free Rides on Transit: AC Transit, Caltrain, and SF Muni will all offer free rides starting at 8pm New Year’s Eve. AC Transit is offering free rides on all lines through 5am New Year’s Day, including AC Transit Transbay and Tempo lines. SF Muni will offer free rides on all lines until 5am New Year’s Day. Caltrain will offer free service on all trains until the last southbound train departs San Francisco at 2am.

Click any link below for additional information.

New Year’s Day (Thursday, January 1)

Day After New Year’s Day (Friday, January 2)

  • Capitol Corridor: Weekend/Holiday service
  • Golden Gate Bus: Weekend/Holiday service
  • All other transit serving Contra Costa will run on regular weekday schedules

2025 Christmas Holiday Transit Service

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On Thursday, December 25, all transit agencies serving Contra Costa will run on modified schedules or offer no service. On Christmas Eve (Wednesday, Dec. 24), only three transit agencies – Tri Delta Transit, Wheels, and SolTrans – will run on holiday schedules.

NOTE: Although the majority of transit agencies serving Contra Costa will run on weekday schedules on Friday, December 26, Golden Gate Bus will be on a holiday schedule.

Click any link below for additional information.

Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24)

Christmas Day (Thursday, December 25)

Day After Christmas (Friday, December 26)

  • Golden Gate Bus: Weekend/Holiday service
  • All other transit serving Contra Costa will run on regular weekday schedules*

*San Francisco Bay Ferry is offering regular weekday service on all routes except South SF on Friday, December 26. The South SF route will see reduced service.

Labor Day 2022 Transit Service (Sept. 5)

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On Monday, September 5, transit will run on adjusted schedules throughout Contra Costa. We’ve collected schedule information below for all agencies serving the county.

NOTE: County Connection, FAST, and SolTrans will offer no service on September 5.

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Labor Day (Monday, September 5)

Christmas 2019: Holiday Transit Schedules (Dec. 24 & 25)

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lightsOn Christmas Day, all transit agencies serving Contra Costa will be on holiday schedules, with County Connection & the Richmond ferry offering no service. On Christmas Eve, only Tri Delta Transit, WestCAT, and Wheels will be on holiday schedules.

Click any link below for additional schedule information.

Christmas Eve (December 24)

  • Tri Delta Transit: Routes 392, 393, 394, 395, and 396 will operate on a Sunday schedule; no other service
  • WestCAT:
    • JR/JL: Regular service
    • Lynx: Limited service (last outbound from SF at 8PM)
    • Dial-A-Ride, local fixed route, C3, JPX, 30Z, JX: Modified service 7pm close (approx.)
    • All other routes: no service
  • Wheels (LAVTA): Weekend service – Routes 1, 3, 8, 10R, 14, 15 & 30R on a weekend schedule
  • All other transit on regular Tuesday schedule (BART, AC Transit, County Connection, Capitol Corridor, Richmond Ferry)

Christmas Day (December 25)

How to ‘Casual Carpool’

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Did you know you can catch a ride across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge without an app for an average cost of $1? You can! And it’s not a new service, it’s Casual Carpool – helping commuters reduce their travel time between San Francisco & the East Bay for almost 40 years.

Offering a dollar to the driver (to contribute to the $2.50 toll and gas) is just one of the ‘unspoken’ rules of Casual Carpool. Watch this short video featuring interviews with regular riders!

There are locations as close to the Bridge as Oakland, Berkeley & El Cerrito, and as far out as Lafayette and Hercules.

New Year's Eve 2015 & New Year's Day 2016: Transit Schedules

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new-year-happy-light-45158768On New Year’s Day, all transit agencies serving Contra Costa County will be on Sunday or Holiday schedules. On New Year’s Eve, BART will run until 3am and WestCAT will offer a Modified Holiday Service schedule.
explosion-firework-new-year-s-eve-december-31Special Note Regarding BART: San Francisco-bound Pittsburg/Bay Point and Richmond trains will not stop at Embarcadero Station after 8pm on New Year’s Eve. After the San Francisco fireworks show is over, passengers bound for Pittsburg/Bay Point and Richmond must use Montgomery Street Station. Trains on these lines will not stop at Embarcadero Station on their way out of San Francisco.
Free Transit: AC Transit & Muni will be offering free travel from 8pm New Year’s Eve until 5am the following morning. During the complimentary service, there is no need to tag your Clipper card.
Click any link below for additional schedule information.
New Year’s Eve (December 31)

  • WestCAT:
    • DAR, Local Fixed Route, C3, JPX, 30Z, JX – Modified Holiday Service, 7pm Close (Approx.)
    • LYNX – Limited Service
    • Express J – Regular Service
  • BART: Regular weekday schedule with supplemental New Year’s eve service until 3am
  • All other transit on regular weekday schedule (AC Transit, County Connection, Tri Delta Transit, Wheels, Capitol Corridor)

New Year’s Day (January 1)