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Presidents Day 2025 Transit Service – Contra Costa County

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On Presidents Day (Monday, February 17), some transit agencies will provide regular weekday service while others will run on modified schedules.

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New Year’s Eve 2024 & New Year’s Day 2025 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.

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New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, December 31)

New Year’s Day (Wednesday, January 1)

Contra Costa Transit Service for July 4, 2024

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Free BART Parking on July 4

Getting to the fireworks in San Francisco is easy when you take BART. Parking will be free at all East Bay BART stations. (NOTE: BART may provide additional trains to help riders get home after the San Francisco fireworks.)

Transit Service for Thursday, July 4

County Connection, SolTrans, SolanoExpress, and Vine Transit will offer no service on Thursday, July 4. All other transit agencies serving Contra Costa County will operate on weekend or holiday schedules.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2024 Transit Service

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On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday, January 15), some transit agencies will provide regular weekday service while others will run on modified schedules.

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New Year’s Eve 2023 & New Year’s Day 2024 Transit Service

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Fireworks display over water

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, 12th St Oakland, and Bay Fair. 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.

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New Year’s Eve Observed (Friday, December 29)

  • Wheels (LAVTA): Modified Weekday service – no school service
  • All other transit agencies serving Contra Costa will provide regular weekday service

New Year’s Eve (Sunday, December 31)

  • BART: Extended Sunday service (8am-midnight + 1am special service)
  • All other transit agencies serving Contra Costa will provide regular Sunday service

New Year’s Day (Monday, January 1)

Christmas Holiday Transit Service

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2023 AC Transit Holiday Bus - Bus is blue with cursive writing saying, "Oh what fun it is to Ride!"

This year, transit agencies serving Contra Costa will modify their schedules for December 25 but not Christmas Eve (December 24). On Christmas Day no service will be offered by County Connection, San Francisco Bay Ferry, SolanoExpress, SolTrans, and Vine Transit.

Tri Delta Transit Service Note: On Friday, December 22, Tri Delta Transit will provide Weekend/Holiday service.

SolanoExpress Service Note: For all weekdays from Christmas Eve through New Year’s Eve, all SolTrans lines including SolanoExpress will operate on a Saturday service schedule.

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Friday, December 22

  • Tri Delta Transit: Routes 380, 381, 388, 389, 391 & 395 on a Sunday schedule; limited Paratransit service
  • All other transit agencies serving Contra Costa will be on a regular weekday schedule

Christmas Day (Sunday, December 25)

Thanksgiving 2023 – Holiday Transit Service

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On Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 23), all transit agencies serving Contra Costa County will run on modified schedules or offer no service. On the day after Thanksgiving (Nov. 24), all agencies but BART, AC Transit, and County Connection will run on modified schedules.

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Thanksgiving Day – Nov. 23

Day After Thanksgiving – Nov. 24

  • WestCAT – JR/JL, DAR, 11, and 19 – Saturday service
  • Tri Delta Transit – 380, 381, 388, 389, 391, and 395 only (on a Sunday schedule)
  • Capitol Corridor – Weekend/Holiday service
  • San Francisco Bay Ferry – Weekend schedule with service on all routes except Harbor Bay and South San Francisco.
  • Wheels (LAVTA) – Weekend service
  • Golden Gate Transit – Weekend/Holiday service
  • SolTrans – Saturday service
  • Vine Transit – Local routes on a Saturday schedule; Regional routes (11X, 21, 29) on a regular weekday schedule
  • All other transit on regular weekday schedules (BART, AC Transit, County Connection)

Contra Costa Transit Service for July 4, 2023

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BART Will Run Extra Trains for San Francisco Fireworks

BART will be providing additional trains to help riders get home after the San Francisco fireworks. Parking will be free at all East Bay BART stations.

Transit Service for Tuesday, July 4

County Connection, SolTrans, SolanoExpress, and Vine Transit will offer no service on Tuesday, July 4. All other transit agencies serving Contra Costa County will operate on weekend or holiday schedules.

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Memorial Day 2023 Transit Service (Monday, May 29)

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On Memorial Day 2023 (May 29), all transit agencies serving Contra Costa will run on modified schedules except County Connection, SolTrans, and Vine Transit, which will offer no service.

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Presidents’ Day 2023 Transit Service

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On Presidents’ Day (Monday, February 20), some transit agencies will provide regular weekday service while others will run on modified schedules.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2023 Transit Service

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On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Monday, January 16), some transit agencies will provide regular weekday service while others will run on modified schedules.

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Transit Service Restoration & Schedule Changes

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Many transit agencies serving Contra Costa County have returned to service levels at or near pre-pandemic levels. Additionally, BART’s August 2 restoration has caused a number of transit agencies to update their schedules to make connections to and from BART easier.

Here’s a quick look at recent service restorations and schedule changes in Contra Costa. Click any link below for more information.

  • BART – BART returned to near-regular service on August 2. Closing times have been extended to midnight Monday-Saturday. Sunday service will continue to run at 30-minute frequencies with a 9pm closure.
  • San Francisco Bay Ferry – On July 1, San Francisco Bay Ferry increased their service to levels surpassing pre-pandemic levels. They added rush hour trips, midday and late evening service, reduced fares, and brought back weekend service.
  • Tri Delta Transit – Tri Delta Transit made the return to full service on July 4, 2021.
  • FAST Transit / SolanoExpress – On August 1, FAST Transit Increased service on SolanoExpress routes, including Increased Green Express (GX) Line and Blue Line service. In addition, Blue Line service was transitioned from Pleasant Hill BART to Walnut Creek BART.
  • SolTrans / Solano Express – On August 1, SolTrans increased the frequency on the SolanoExpress Yellow Line, changing it to hourly service to and from Walnut Creek BART.
  • Wheels (LAVTA) – On June 14, Wheels reinstated weekday service to pre-COVID levels from approximately 6:00-9:00 am and 3:00-6:00 pm on Routes 1, 3, 8, 10R, 14, and 30R. Route 15 returned to all-day pre-COVID service levels. Service continues to end at 11 pm.
  • County Connection – August 8 – County Connection will be making fall service changes, which means an updated schedule, as well as the addition of service on Route 92X and the resumption of service on their 600-series school routes.
  • AC Transit – August 8 – AC Transit’s service changes will include a new schedule, the addition of operating hours on local and Transbay lines, and the reactivation of Supplementary Service to schools.
  • Tri Delta Transit – August 28 – Schedule change, routes will not be affected.