Alameda has three ferry terminals that link the city to San Francisco in about 20 minutes, to jobs in South San Francisco, and to Oakland via a “Short Hop” to Oakland. The service is operated by San Francisco Bay Ferry.
Seaplane Lagoon has direct service to San Francisco. There are many options to get to the terminal:
- Bike or Walk: Find your route and park your bike securely. Bike parking is plentiful in lockers and racks
- Bus: AC Transit Line 96 stops 0.4 miles from the ferry terminal at West Atlantic Ave & Orion St
- Carpool: Lyft Line, uberPOOL, Scoop and Waze
- Drive: parking lot information
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Ferry Schedule
Ferry Shuttle
Alameda is served by AC Transit, including bus service to San Francisco.
There are no BART stations in Alameda, but there are three stations nearby in Oakland (12th Street, Fruitvale and Lake Merritt). AC Transit provides BART connections from Alameda.
Take Bart
AC Transit
Find your way around using the Bicycle and Walking Map of Alameda published by Bike Walk Alameda. Hard copies of the latest map can be found at many locations around town. And, the map is also online here. Find a route using Google bikeways map. Plan a ride on the Bay Trail here.
Alameda's Bike Routes

