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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

Don’t Miss Remaining Transit Month Events

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Transit Month is drawing to a close, but there are still plenty of ways to celebrate – either by joining official Transit Month events or taking transit to local happenings. Here’s what’s coming up in the next week:

Saturday 9/27 – “Rosie Ride” – Ferry Ride from SF to Richmond & Meet Real-Life “Rosies”: On Saturday, the 3rd Annual Rosie Ride will head from San Francisco across the bay to the Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front National Historical Park on the Richmond waterfront. The history-packed adventure will sail past historic points of interest along the Richmond waterfront – with volunteer guides from the National Park Service – a tour of the Rosie the Riveter museum, and a chance to meet two living legends who were real life Rosies! RSVP here to reserve your free spot (ferry tickets not included).

Saturday 9/27 – Take Transit to Pleasant Hill’s Community Service Day: Community Service Day starts off at 7:30am at Pleasant Hill Park, where volunteers gather to meet their teams, get their FREE volunteer t-shirts, and have a fabulous breakfast provided by the Lions Club of Pleasant Hill. After the breakfast, teams will head out to their locations for project work from 9am to noon. Volunteers can sign up now for one of 19 projects around the City. Sign up to volunteer at philca.gov/csdvolunteer. County Connection can take you to the event – plan your trip at countyconnection.com.

Sunday 9/28 – Bay Bridge Trail Anniversary Ride: Bike East Bay is celebrating the 12th anniversary of the Bay Bridge Trail with a group ride. It will start at MacArthur BART and go out and back on the Bay Bridge Trail, then head north on the San Francisco Bay Trail and end at Richmond BART. You’re invited to join Bike East Bay afterward for food and drink at Armistice Brewing in Richmond. An official Transit Month event, this ride is transit accessible, starting and ending at BART stations. Ride is ~22 miles. View the ride route and RSVP

Monday 9/30 – Transit Month Wrap Party: Enjoy Transit Month wrap party featuring the premiere of the short film, “Stop Request” from local filmmakers Felix Milionis and Jean-Pierre Diemer. “Stop Request” documents their attempt to ride all Muni routes within 24 hours. Your RSVP includes admission to Open Decks: Community Art in Motion, a collaborative art exhibition and cultural program featuring original art by 100 Bay Area artists on skateboard decks. Getting There: We recommend taking BART/MUNI, exiting at Montgomery, and walking two blocks north to the venue. Event Details

Through September 30 – Transit Month Ride Contest: Sign up for the Ride Contest and log your transit trips to earn entries in prize drawings. Each transit trip is worth a raffle entry, so the more you take transit, the better your chances of winning. BONUS: Transit trips logged on WestCAT, Tri Delta Transit, or County Connection enter you in an additional raffle to win a $25, $50, or $75 Clipper card from 511 Contra Costa.

For a complete list of Transit Month events, visit transitmonth.org.

All Aboard Muni's New All-Door Boarding Policy

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San Francisco Muni Bus
Boarding Muni. Photo credit: www.bluewaikiki.com

Only a couple months into Muni’s new all-door boarding policy and already the system seems to be working well.
As reported on San Francisco Streetsblog:

On five Muni lines, the time buses spent at stops dropped by as much as 16 percent in July compared to June, according to a presentation prepared for the SFMTA Board’s Policy and Governance Committee meeting this week. The most drastic change in “dwell times” were reported on the 1-California line and its rush-hour express companion, the 1AX, which saw decreases of 14 and 16 percent, respectively. The 1AX also saw by far the largest shift in passengers using the back door instead of the front door, with a 1,200 percent increase

The article goes on to note improved conditions on other lines reviewed:

The 49-Van Ness, the14-Mission, and the 38-Geary — saw more modest drops in dwell time. The 49, at the low end of the spectrum, only saw a decrease of roughly 1 percent. One possible explanation is that back-door boarding was already common on those lines before the policy change, compared to the 1-California.

More fare and fee increases from SFMTA

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The San Francisco MTA rolled out several new fare increases July 1. The basic adult Muni fare is unchanged ($2 each). Still, if you commute into San Francisco, be aware:

  • Adult “A” Fast Pass with Ride on BART in SF: now $72, formerly $70
  • Adult “M” Fast Pass Muni Only: $62, formerly $60
  • Cash cable car fare: $6, formerly $5
  • Cable car all day pass: $14, formerly $13

Did you know you could rent an entire San Francisco street car? Last month the two-hour rental was only $646. Now you’re looking at a $671 fee. Cable car rentals went up, too, from $704 to $727.
SFMTA increased several fines for drivers by more dramatic amounts.

  • Altered license plate or missing plate: $114, formerly $55-65
  • Blocking access to blue zones marked disabled passenger access: $935, formerly $335

On bridges, tolls will increase for vehicles with more than two axles. That includes large trucks and private cars with trailers attached.
The increases aren’t limited to land-bound methods of transportation. Fare son the Larkspur ferry increased 5 percent. Sausalito ferry riders will now pay an additional $1 on their fare. The fare for special event ferries to AT&T Park in San Francisco increased to $8.75.
The fare increases are all part of the SFMTA’s efforts to close a $45 million budget shortfall, and for many agencies, the new fiscal year begins in July.
Are these changes enough to affect your commuting habits?
Photo from jamesim’s Flickr stream.