A friend and I decided to take the ferry to the city. We went around noon. They have a pretty large…read moreparking lot which fills up by morning commuters but we were able to find a spot. Very nice and quiet with a nice view. The staff were nice and helpful. The ferry had plenty of seats on both levels. The ferry itself was clean including the restroom Definitely an option to take again.

As of February 3rd, 2026, the Alameda Seaplane Ferry will be charging for additional parking. Their…read morerationale is it's going towards hiring security guards and can/will increase their prices by $1 yearly or at their own discretion. This doesn't sit right for a few reasons. 1. Having security doesn't guarantee your car won't get broken into and if it does they're not the ones filing the police report/making an insurance claim. We the commuters still are. We all have seen countless security guards at malls who just stand there calling the cops and unable to intervene. Because that's not their job. 2. I would had been happier if they raised the fairs for the ferry ride so the crew members can get paid more plus add an extra route at 7:40 in the morning to prevent congestion. Charging for parking does not do that. 3. If parking space is an issue, why did you remove the entire first row of parking spots and made them for visitors. That's such a waste of spots when the majority of the people who actually ride the ferry are commuters. Visitors who visit the area will park near the pier down the street not the actual ferry parking itself, so these decisions don't make sense at all. So if you're heading to the ferry starting February 3rd be prepared to download the parksmart app to pay or risk being ticketed.

Easiest and cost effective way to see the Bay…read more Use a clipper card and travel from the San Francisco Ferry Building to Oakland / Alameda. It is a relatively quick tour with wonderful views of downtown San Francisco skyline, Treasure Island and the Bay Bridge. I use the word 'tour', but this is a commuter ferry. Be on the lookout for wildlife. I love the accompanying birds, especially the occasional squadron of pelicans. Once I even saw a dolphin while the sun set behind the skyscrapers. Both the San Francisco Ferry Building and Jack London Square have loads of restaurants and cafes. Bring a jacket and sunglasses to better enjoy the outside experience. The chairs inside are comfortable with large windows to enjoy the sights.

This was our first time going to San Francisco on the ferry and it was an excellent experience…read more There was plenty of parking on a Saturday morning. We arrived early and waited in our car until we noticed that a queue had formed to board, so we got in line. There was no need for urgency as the ferry we boarded was less than 1/2 full. We both have Clipper Cards so it was easy to present our cards to one of the card readers. Once you heard the tones, you could walk up the ramp to board. We sat on the upper level on the outbound and on the lower level on the return trip. Both ferries left on time and the crew was friendly. The rides were relatively smooth, and it beat the bejeebers out of driving into The City.

I like this Bart Station!!!…read more Why ?? Because it is so Close to Downtown Lafayette!!! The Station is Clean and easy to use!!! BART is a Really Convenient way to get to Lafayette!!!! For these Reasons this is a Baller On A Budget Approved Establishment!!! I keep my Pimp Hands Strong!!! Number 34 on the Too 50 most Prolific Yelp Elites of 2025!!!

Big thanks to the gentleman working the afternoon shift at the Lafayette BART station! He was…read moreincredibly helpful, kind, and patient. It's so refreshing to experience genuine human kindness. He took the time to clearly explain the rules and made sure we got to our destination without confusion. His help made a big difference. we're so grateful!

Adding pictures because... well you'd want to know, right??…read more This port goes to Oakland, Jack London Square or Alameda. Now we have to figure out the schedule so we can get there AND back. Calm and peaceful here, easy parking. We take another leg of this system from SF- The Embarcadero to Sausalito. It's great fun & loads of food, but this Ferry port looks more sedate, less touristy.

Yesterday, the Bay Area got a beautiful new enclosed modern ferry terminal in South SF. There was a…read morebig inaugural celebration with public officials, speakers, and a high school band. Ferry boats will provide service on weekdays between Alameda, Jack London Square in Oakland, and this new SSF terminal (in that order). The project included 2 brand new state of the art catamaran style ferry boats (named Gemini and Pisces) that cost a total of $16 million to build, have space for 34 bikes (there's a water hose to wash your bike), comfy chairs, the covered area has a heater, a quiet VIP room in the top deck level, FREE WiFi, and a snacks bar (coffee during AM, wine and beer during PM). How cool is that! Yeah, similar to the SF ferries, but these new diesel boats produce 10 times less pollution. Only one SSF boat will run the 40 minutes route, the 2nd one is a backup. 3 East Bay boats (named Taurus, and 2 others) will also complete the route, coming from Alameda/Oakland. 2 Free shuttle bus lines (funded by local employers and San Mateo transit) service the nearby SSF neighborhood area to/from the terminal, during limited hours. See website for more details. There's 12 bike lockers for storage outside the terminal, and Free validated parking (don't lose that garage ticket). Pay w/clipper card or cash. One way ferry fare is $7 per adult, $3.50 for seniors and youth. But this week (M-F, June 4-8, 2012) u can try it for FREE!!! Otherwise, see link for the "Try Transit" program for 2 free roundtrip tickets ($28 value, limited to first 100 employees per company). http://sanfranciscobayferry.com/trytransit/ This project is part of a 2007 state mandate to have alternative means of transportation, reduce pollution, and also serve as a way for evacuation in case of emergencies like natural disasters. Future proposals (not approved yet) include adding this type of ferry service to the Berkeley/Albany area. Ferry service phone: (415) 705-8291 Website: http://sanfranciscobayferry.com/route/ssf/oakland

As far as Bart stations go - one of the better stops. Bridge tolls went up - this is one way to…read moreavoid them. CA voters approved a series of bridge toll increases one this year and I think one or two more to go. I have a feeling people who have the morning commute and have to cross it everyday voted for the increase in hopes that it would make the commute faster as people would choose other options. If you park your car all day at Bart I would suggest not driving a truck or old Honda or any other popular vehicle. I think a five year old Hyundai would be optimal - nobody would want one of those even for free. As you sit on your Bart train soak in the sights and smells of fellow passengers. I've got one friend who used to use the train every day because it was reliable in getting him to work on time. He suggested putting in ear phones and avoiding eye contact. I really don't take Bart enough to give such insightful advice - I'm more in awe or bewilderment how when the trains go around bends - all the noises - the grinding - its terrible. Its something you would expect from a much lesser country - not the U S of A.

I gotta hand it to BART, I thought they were gonna let this unincorporated town down but they…read morestepped up to the plate (baseball pun intended). We have our shiny new entry/exit gates that reduce the risk of fare evasion! They even fixed a gap between the gate access entry and the new gates which I saw someone jump on day one. Now, you gotta really want it to get in and out for free, and frankly, I don't think the fare evasion community has what it takes with these new gates. We are back in the 5 star Yelp game people!

The best BART station I've visited. I used to take BART to commute to work years ago. This was our…read morefirst time to the Orinda station. We used the GPS to get here to the North parking lot and ended up parking in the overflow lot with a select amount of other people so we weren't alone. We were unaware it was the overflow lot till we walked to the BART station taking the little path and saw closer parking spaces. Oh well we were already parked and the walk wasn't that far. There is a parking FEE from 4am-3pm Monday - Friday. You need to remember your stall number so you can pay for your parking spot inside the station. When we arrived at the station we didn't see the pay station so we asked the station manager and she informed us it was free. If you need to pay you have to pay your fair and inside the station is the machines to pay your parking. It's only $3.40 a day. Not bad if you're comparing it to street metered parking or a parking garage. Still I'm not used to paying for parking at a BART Station. When we arrived at the BART station we looked at the machines and didn't see a way to put money on our BART tickets so we went to the station manage and asked how we do this. She informed us that they no longer use the old school paper tickets and now the new form of payment is a clipper card or a credit card. She said we could mail in our tickets and we'll get a check for the remaining balance. We asked where we ship them to and she said we can do it in station. We then asked if we can do it in this station and she said no she was out of the forms, then she looked and it turns out she still had a booklet of the forms so we were able to turn them tickets into her. She filled out a form for us. We signed our name to the bottom of the form after showing her our ID and she said it should only take 2 weeks and if we don't get the check in the mail by then to call them. Good thing we arrived early. We were able to enter the BART station by using our credit card. It worked like a charm. You just use a credit card to enter and the same one to exist and it automatically charges your card. It costed us $5.95 to travel from the Orinda BART Station to the Montgomery Station. That is the cost each way using a credit card. If you purchase a plastic Clipper card there is a $3 charge. If you load the Clipper app to your phone there is no charge to use your Clipper App. I'm not sure of the advantage of using the Clipper card versus using a credit card. Bathroom. They actually have 2 unisex bathrooms that have that great red and green tab on the door so you know if it's occupied or not. They don't have roll toilet paper, but the old school little square sheets that dispense like hand towels do. We were shocked in a good way at how clean and fresh smelling the bathrooms are. And I was just shocked that they have bathrooms that we were allowed to use. My husband was shocked that you didn't have to get an agent to open it for you. So overall we were thrilled beyond belief about the bathroom situation. We used it before and after the trip and it was just as clean if not cleaner at the end of the day. Safety. The station seems safe. There was no one loitering around the station. No homeless people camped out, ect. The station and the parking lot were relatively clean. There was a six pack of used or half used Corona in the parking lot next to a tree, but other than that it was pretty clean. Our car was safe. No damage happened to our car. There is always a fear that your car may be vandalized while you are gone or it 's broken into and all your stuff is stolen. It's happened before to my Husband and his friends at another Bart Station and that's why we didn't park at that station.

i had to go to SF, but i'm going to school by Bart in this rain. my boy dropped me off at the…read morestation, which has large parking lot!

Some may not realize it but Fruitvale BART is your direct ticket to Dia De Los Muertos every year…read morealong with being a direct line to other important businesses within the Fruitvale neighborhood. If you walk down International Blvd you will find great eats such as La Mexicana and good bakeries such as Pena. Just a heads up that Pena Bakery has very limited hours for their opening. The neighborhood is generally safe to walk in during the day.

Back in the day traveling from Dublin to MacArthur station and back I could always count on the…read moremost randos getting on here and typically causing problems. I typically transferred from blue line to orange line at Bay Fair. One time this guy got on singing along with his boom box about a gun in his pocket and taking out people he doesn't like while slapping his pocket. The guy was nuts and the car immediately cleared out. Massive exit to the next car. Cops showed up at Lake Merrit station and pulled him off. I decided riding BART just wasn't worth the risk and adjusted my hours and started driving. PIn later years when I lived closer and didn't need to commute I would access Bart at Fruitvale since it was the closest station. Easy to get to via Uber or a number of bus lines. Again, back in the day you really had to pay attention to the crowd around. People getting mugged constantly and/or just harassed. Present day. I have recently started using Bart from Fruitvale again to get to Oakland, Berkeley and Lafayette when I'm meeting up with my partner and don't want to have 2 cars out and both of us driving home in two separate cars or when I drop off cars at our mechanics for service that takes a couple of days. I have to say I am pleasantly surprised, and that is not an easy feat with me after so many bad experiences. In recent trips i have not seen any rando characters. No one has asked me for money. No one hanging out with a sign asking for money while pimping out their kid. People were well dressed and polite. I know call me f'ing crazy. This is Fruitvale BART. The place was actually clean. Not sure if the new fair jumping gates helped or just BART realized the issues and worked to clean it up. Back in the day I would have given it a minus 5 stars but today it's going to 3 in the positive. As I use it more I may up the rating.

This line is great. Picks me up right in front of my house at University Park North, takes me right…read moreto West Portal where I hop on any of the outbound trains to go to work near the Powell Station. Usually full of elderly people, but at least they aren't loud and obnoxious! But drivers on this line are always nice. Overall just a convenient line if you need to get to West Portal from the SF State area. Stops in all the right places!

If you're stuck outside State and youre waiting for a 29 that is of course taking it's sweet ass…read moremother fucking time, and there literally isn't one coming for like 30 minutes, if you see a 17 pull up, do yourself a favor and just GET ON IT! One day I found this out when there was some traffic accident on Sunset (before Taraval) which was causing the 29 to be shut down for a hour or so until the accident was cleared. And I personally hate the 28 with all my soul, so I was stuck. There wasn't an M coming for another 15 mins or so, but then i looked up the street and saw a 17 coming my way. And it's header said West Portal, alright i told myself, lets get on this bus. And when I did I was amazed to find that no one else did. i shit you not I had this bus completely to myself. We made a couple loops through Park Merced (laaaaaame, but totally awesome if you lived there) and afte ronly about not even 10 minutes, I found myself right at the front of West Portal Station. And what was just peaking it's beautiful head out from that tunnel? A L MUNI!! Ellated I ran to catch my beloved L and head on home. Def a good call in a pinch.