Bay Area transit systems (excluding AC Transit) provide free New Year’s Eve bus, train and light rail service to help get you home safe.
VTA offers free bus and light rail service from 7:00 pm on Friday until 3:59 am Saturday.
VTA will operate on a regular weekday schedule on Friday and a Sunday/Holiday schedule Saturday with extended New Year’s Eve Light Rail service.
Last Light Rail trip leaves…
Mountain View at 10:51 pm
Winchester at 1:07 am
Alum Rock at 1:36 am
Santa Teresa at 1:55 am
These VTA commute bus lines will not operate Friday, December 31: 101, 102, 103, 104, 120, 121, 122, 140, 168, 182, 304, 321, 328, 330, DASH and Light Rail Commuter Express trips.
More information including Express Line 180/181 here.
Caltrain offers free rides after 11:00 pm New Year’s Eve with four extra post-midnight southbound trains.
These extra trains will depart the San Francisco station at 12:45 am, 1:15 am, 1:45 am and 2:15 am, making all local stops to the San Jose Diridon station.
Caltrain will operate a Sunday schedule on New Year’s Day.
Note that Caltrain does not allow open alcohol containers on trains after 9:00 pm.
More information here or call 1-800-660-4287
SamTrans offers free rides on New Year’s Eve from 11:00 pm to 2:00 am.
San Mateo County Transit District’s paratransit service providers, RediWheels and RediCoast, also provide free rides between 11:00 pm and 2:00 am.
More information here or call 1-800-660-4287
SF Muni travel, including cable cars, is free from 8:00 pm New Year’s Eve until 6:00 am New Year’s Day.
Additional Metro service from 8:00 pm to 2:15 am from West Portal to Caltrain and until 4:00 am from Embarcadero to West Portal Station.
Extra service on Muni Owl Lines (1:00 am to 5:00 am): 5 Fulton, 14 Mission, 22 Fillmore, 24 Divisadero, 38 Geary, 90 Owl, 91 Owl, and L and N Owl motor coach service. Frequency shortened from 30 to 15 minutes. Note: Extra Owl service is subject to change, based on operating conditions.
More information here.
BART has no special fares for New Years Eve; however, operates extended service until 3:00 am.
New Year’s Eve BART details here.
