On April 29, San Francisco Bay Ferry began to offer enhancements to its South San Francisco service, including: a new 6:20 p.m. commute option between South San Francisco and Oakland’s Jack London Square and Alameda Main Street; minor adjustments to its SSF evening schedule; and a weekday leisure service between South San Francisco and the City.
Photo by Joel Williams
Published: May, 2013
On April 29, San Francisco Bay Ferry began to offer enhancements to its South San Francisco service, including: a new 6:20 p.m. commute option between South San Francisco and Oakland’s Jack London Square and Alameda Main Street; minor adjustments to its SSF evening schedule; and a weekday leisure service between South San Francisco and the City.
The new schedule is:
From Monday through Friday, commuter service will depart at 4:20, 5:20 and 6:20 p.m. from South San Francisco to Alameda Main Street and Oakland’s Jack London Square.
On Wednesday and Friday, leisure service departs from South San Francisco to San Francisco’s Ferry Building and Pier 41 at 9 a.m. on Wednesdays and Fridays and returns to South City at 1:50 p.m. Wednesdays and 3:15 p.m. Fridays.
The additional commuter trip will give riders during the peak commute hours more flexibility in planning their schedules. "The addition of a later commuter service was based on feedback from our riders who are looking for a later evening departure from South San Francisco," said Nina Rannells, executive director of the Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), which operates the San Francisco Bay Ferry fleet.
"We expect this additional commuter trip will eventually increase our ridership to the levels we originally projected," she said. Peninsula Congestion Relief Alliance and Genentech shuttles also will expand their evening commute services to accommodate the later trip.
The addition of the two-day-a-week leisure service will provide transportation to some of San Francisco’s most desirable waterfront destinations, including the Ferry Building, the new Exploratorium, Pier 39, Fisherman’s Wharf and the historic streetcar line that runs along the Embarcadero. This limited pilot service will serve the influx of travelers and visitors during the peak tourism season, in addition to South San Francisco residents and school groups who want to take advantage of a mid-week outing to the City—without the hassle of parking and traffic.
