Free rides for New Year’s Eve

Jordan Baker
·2 min read

(KRON) – To promote safe travel, transportation companies are assisting residents to get home safely on New Year’s Eve.

Caltrain 

Caltrain will provide free service for New Year’s starting at 8 p.m. until the last post-fireworks southbound train.

  • San Francisco to San Jose Diridon departing 1 a.m., 1:30 a.m., or when full. The final train departs from San Francisco 4th and King station at 2 a.m., making all stops.

  • Do NOT tap “On” Passengers should not tap on “Clipper” between 8 p.m. and 3:30 a.m.

For New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, Caltrain will operate a weekend schedule.

Open beverages are prohibited in the trains beginning at 9 p.m. on special event days and nights, according to Caltrain.

Caltrain will resume collecting fares when service begins at 7 a.m. on Jan. 1.

Valley Transportation Authority

The Valley Transportation Authority announces free light rail and bus lines from 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve until 5 a.m. on New Year’s Day.

According to the VTA, the company will continue the tradition of providing free bus (Route 500) and light rail service (Blue Line, Green Line, and Orange Line) in collaboration with other regional transit partners. VTA will operate on a Sunday/Holiday schedule with extended hours on Monday.

For January 1, 2024, there will be a few changes.

  • VTA offices will be closed and all services will operate on a Sunday Schedule. If your route does not normally operate on Sundays, it will not be in service.

  • ACE trains and shuttles will not be in service.

  • Dumbarton Express will not be in service.

  • Hwy 17 Express will operate weekend/holiday schedule.

San Franciso MUNI 

The San Francisco MUNI is providing free rides on New Year’s Eve from 8 p.m. Sunday, December 31 to 5 a.m. Monday, January 1.

MUNI announces New York’s Eve operations:  

  • SF MUNI will operate on a Sunday schedule

  • There will be no real-time social media monitoring

  • Parking meters & nightly street sweeping will not be enforced.

AC Transit

AC is offering transit buses free of charge, including Transbay and Tempo lines, beginning at 8 p.m. on December 31 until 5 a.m. on January 1.

All AC Transit offices will be closed on January 1, 2024.

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