Richmond to SF Bay Ferry Service Expands Hours

Marina Bay Beacon News Expanded Hours for Richmond Ferry March 2023
San Francisco Bay Ferry. 2023. Photograph.

All aboard! Starting on April 4th, the Richmond to San Francisco commuter ferry service will be expanding its hours. 

Eastbound passengers will have a new 11:20 AM option, followed by a 12:00 PM westbound route. 

Highlights from other routes are listed below: 

Alameda Seaplane

A new 11:35 AM eastbound trip will replace the existing 11:25 AM, 11:50 AM and 12:20 PM trips. A new 9:05 PM eastbound trip will be added. There will be other minor timing changes, but no changes during peak commute times.

Harbor Bay

There will be minor schedule changes in the midday period.

Oakland & Alameda

On weekdays, there will be minor schedule changes in the late evening period. On weekends, the schedule will add three new departures in the early afternoon. There will be some additional minor schedule changes on weekends.

Pier 41 Short Hop

There are no changes.

Richmond

On weekdays, there will be a new trip in each direction: eastbound at 11:20 AM and westbound at 12:00 PM. There are no weekend changes.

South San Francisco

There are no changes.

Vallejo

On weekdays there are a number of minor changes in off-peak periods or directions. The most notable changes:

  • Northbound 2:20 PM departure to Vallejo will move to 1:55 PM (2:55 PM arrival)
  • Northbound 3:35 PM departure to Vallejo will move to 3:40 PM (4:40 PM arrival)
  • Northbound 8:25 PM departure to Vallejo and Mare Island will move to 8:10 PM (9:10 PM Vallejo arrival, 9:20 PM Mare Island arrival)

Some low-ridership off-peak trips will have a scheduled transit time of 65-70 minutes so we can reduce fuel burn.

On weekends there are minor changes throughout the schedule.