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Temporary Lower Fares and Enhanced Schedules for San Francisco Bay Ferry Coming in July

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) Board of Directors adopted a proposal on April 1 that includes temporary lower fares and an enhanced schedule for its San Francisco Bay Ferry service. Changes will begin to take effect in July 2021. WETA’s Pandemic Recovery Program is designed to incentivize the return of […]

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Dollar Days on San Francisco Bay

Ferry rides across the Bay are about to get a lot cheaper. For the month of November, San Francisco Bay Ferry (SFBF) passenger fares will be reduced to one dollar when purchased through Hopthru, a transit pass application. The goal is to encourage more people to take advantage of ferry transit and make the ferries […]

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WETA Adopts Safety Plan, Increases Ferry Service in Vallejo and Richmond

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) announced today that it will resume San Francisco Bay Ferry service on the Richmond route and double service on the Vallejo route beginning on Monday, June 15. WETA has also adopted a six-point Passenger and Crew Safety Plan, formalizing safety measures put into effect to […]

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WETA Awarded Grant to Build All-Electric Ferry

The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) recently announced that it has been awarded a $9 million grant from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to build an all-electric passenger ferry to serve the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco. The grant, awarded through CalSTA’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program, will […]

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Ferry Gate and Queue Changes in Downtown S.F. Coming Tuesday, Feb. 18

Beginning on Tuesday, February 18, Richmond ferry arrivals and departures will be reassigned to Gate E at the Downtown San Francisco Ferry Terminal. Also, there will be access and queuing changes for Alameda/Oakland and Harbor Bay passengers in Downtown San Francisco. Above is a map with all of the queuing and gate changes that will […]

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Ferry Short Takes

Richmond Weekend Service to Resume: WETA has recommended that the pilot ferry program providing weekend service between the Port of San Francisco and Richmond, which launched last August, should continue. The pilot program ran for 12 weeks from August 2019 to October 2019, and according to a survey of about 200 riders, many enjoyed the […]