{"id":191556,"date":"2026-02-24T16:06:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/191556\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T16:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T16:06:30","slug":"sf-bay-ferry-schedule-changes-start-march-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/191556\/","title":{"rendered":"SF Bay Ferry Schedule Changes Start March 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Schedule changes will take effect for all San Francisco Bay Ferry routes beginning Monday, March 9. These changes focus on increasing system reliability, responding to rider feedback, and improving connections for morning UCSF transbay commuters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alamedapost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Sized-SF-Bay-Ferry-Photo-min.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-80325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Sized-SF-Bay-Ferry-Photo-min-1200x900.jpg\" alt=\"Alameda Post - an SF Bay Ferry is seen on the water coming away from SF\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"  \/><\/a>Photo by SF Bay Ferry via Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>For riders commuting between the East Bay and South San Francisco, adjustments include trip time changes prompted by the results of the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTJc5pikzwG\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener nofollow\">South San Francisco ferry route study<\/a>. Additionally, a new early morning ferry trip is being added from Oakland to Downtown San Francisco to accommodate transbay UCSF commuters catching the Lilac Shuttle Route at Rincon Center at the Embarcadero. Other adjustments include minor departure time changes to improve system reliability.<\/p>\n<p>SF Bay Ferry will make the following weekday service adjustments in March. All weekend schedules will remain the same with the exception of the Vallejo route and Alameda Short Hop.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alamedapost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEA-Redline_Mar2026_Resized.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-95350 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEA-Redline_Mar2026_Resized-1200x1005.jpg\" alt=\"Alameda Post - The new Alameda Seaplane ferry schedule effective March 9, 2026. \" width=\"800\" height=\"670\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alameda Seaplane<br \/>\nWestbound<\/p>\n<p>The 9:40 a.m. westbound trip will be eliminated.<br \/>\nA new westbound trip will be added at 12:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Eastbound:<\/p>\n<p>The 9:10 a.m. eastbound trip will be eliminated.<br \/>\nThe 9:40 a.m. eastbound trip will be eliminated.<br \/>\nThe 10:35 a.m. eastbound trip will shift 10 minutes earlier to depart at 10:25 a.m.<br \/>\nThe 12:10 p.m. eastbound trip will shift 10 minutes earlier to depart at noon.<br \/>\nThe 9 p.m. eastbound trip will shift five minutes later to depart at 9:05 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alamedapost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HB-Redline_Mar2026_Resized.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-95351 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HB-Redline_Mar2026_Resized-1200x906.jpg\" alt=\"Alameda Post - The new Harbor Bay ferry schedule effective March 9, 2026. \" width=\"800\" height=\"604\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\nHarbor Bay<br \/>\nEastbound:<\/p>\n<p>A new eastbound trip at 9:55 a.m. will be added.<br \/>\nThe 10:50 a.m. eastbound trip will shift 10 minutes earlier to depart at 10:40 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alamedapost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/OAKALA-Redline_Mar2026_Resized.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-95352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/OAKALA-Redline_Mar2026_Resized-1200x989.jpg\" alt=\"Alameda Post - The new Oakland and Alameda ferry schedule effective March 9, 2026. \" width=\"800\" height=\"659\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\nOakland &amp; Alameda<br \/>\nWestbound:<\/p>\n<p>A new westbound trip will depart Oakland at 5:55 a.m. and arrive in Downtown San Francisco at 6:20 a.m.<br \/>\nThe 9:05 a.m. westbound trip from Oakland will shift five minutes later to depart at 9:10 a.m.<br \/>\nThe 9:50 a.m. westbound departure from Main Street Alameda will be discontinued. This trip will continue to operate only between Oakland and Downtown S.F.<\/p>\n<p>Eastbound:<\/p>\n<p>A new early morning trip will depart Downtown San Francisco at 6:25 a.m. eastbound to Oakland and Main Street Alameda.<br \/>\nThe 9:25 a.m. eastbound trip from Downtown San Francisco will shift 10 minutes later to depart at 9:35 a.m. This trip\u2019s destination is the Oakland ferry terminal and will not stop at Main Street Alameda.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alamedapost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/South-SF-Redline_Mar2026_Resized.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-95353\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/South-SF-Redline_Mar2026_Resized-1200x696.jpg\" alt=\"Alameda Post - The new South San Francisco ferry schedule effective March 9, 2026. \" width=\"800\" height=\"464\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\nSouth San Francisco<br \/>\nWestbound:<\/p>\n<p>The arrival times for all morning trips arriving at South San Francisco are being adjusted to arrive 15 minutes before the top of each hour.<br \/>\nThe 8 a.m. Main Street Alameda and 8:20 a.m. Oakland departures to South San Francisco will be eliminated. The new westbound South San Francisco departure options from Main Street Alameda will be 6:50 a.m. and 7:45 a.m.<br \/>\nThe 4:10 p.m. Oakland and 4:25 p.m. Main Street Alameda departures to South San Francisco will shift 10 minutes later to depart at 4:20 p.m and 4:35 p.m. respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Eastbound:<\/p>\n<p>The 7:10 a.m. departure to Oakland and Main Street Alameda will be eliminated.<br \/>\nThe 3:20 p.m. departure to Oakland and Main Street Alameda will shift 10 minutes later to depart at 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/alamedapost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SHORT-HOP-Redline_Mar2026_Resized.jpg\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-95354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SHORT-HOP-Redline_Mar2026_Resized-1127x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Alameda Post - The new Alameda Short Hop ferry schedule effective March 9, 2026. \" width=\"800\" height=\"852\"  \/><\/a><br \/>\nAlameda Short Hop<br \/>\nWeekdays<br \/>\nEastbound:<\/p>\n<p>The 6:05 a.m. eastbound trip will depart Main Street Alameda at 6:50 a.m.<br \/>\nThe 7:05 a.m. eastbound trip will depart Main Street Alameda at 7:45 a.m.<br \/>\nThe 8 a.m. and 9:50 a.m. eastbound trips will be eliminated.<\/p>\n<p>Westbound:<\/p>\n<p>The 4:10 PM westbound trip will shift 10 minutes later to depart Oakland at 4:20 PM.<\/p>\n<p>Weekends<br \/>\nEastbound only:<\/p>\n<p>A new eastbound trip will be added departing at 10:40 p.m. from Main Street Alameda.<\/p>\n<p>Please refer to the updated schedules shown here for all changes. Information regarding the Vallejo and Richmond routes is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscobayferry.com\/schedule-change\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener nofollow\">SF Ferry Schedule Changes<\/a> webpage.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Schedule changes will take effect for all San Francisco Bay Ferry routes beginning Monday, March 9. 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