San Francisco Bay Ferry

San Francisco Bay Ferry
Hydrus departing the Ferry Building in San Francisco
LocaleSan Francisco Bay Area
WaterwaySan Francisco Bay
Transit typePassenger ferry
OwnerSan Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority
OperatorBlue & Gold Fleet
Began operation2011 (consolidation of existing service)
No. of lines6 (plus 5 special)
No. of vessels13[1]
No. of terminals9
Daily ridership8,600 (weekdays, Q3 2024)[2]
Yearly ridership2,230,400 (2023)[3]
Websitesanfranciscobayferry.com
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Legend
 Mare Island
Vallejo
Richmond
Pier 41
San Francisco Municipal Railway#Heritage streetcars
 San Francisco
Golden Gate Ferry Bay Area Rapid Transit
Oracle Park
Chase Center
Oakland
Amtrak
 Alameda Main Street
Alameda Seaplane Lagoon
Harbor Bay
South San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
 special event service
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San Francisco Bay Ferry is a public transit passenger ferry service in the San Francisco Bay, administered by the San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA) and operated under contract by the privately owned, Blue and Gold Fleet. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 2,230,400, or about 8,600 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024.

San Francisco Bay Ferry is a different system from Golden Gate Ferry, which provides passenger ferry service between San Francisco and Marin County.

  1. ^ "San Francisco Bay Ferry Fleet" (PDF). Water Emergency Transportation Authority. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Third Quarter 2024" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. November 20, 2024. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  3. ^ "Transit Ridership Report Fourth Quarter 2023" (PDF). American Public Transportation Association. March 4, 2024. Retrieved September 5, 2024.