Commuter Programs & Public Transportation

The Office of Transportation supports many commuter programs to assist Berkeley residents, students, and employees reduce their dependence on single-occupant automobile commuting.

The “Berkeley Transportation Options Guide” is an easy-to-use reference designed specifically for Berkeley commuters. The Guide provides information on carpooling and vanpooling, commuter tax benefits, City CarShare, Guaranteed Ride Home programs, transit and paratransit, walking, and bicycling.
Order copies of the Berkeley Transportation Options Guide.

Car Sharing: 

Carsharing is easy in Berkeley.  Operators like City Carshare and Zipcar offer programs in Berkeley neighborhoods and throughout the Bay Area.  Cars can be reserved online or by phone.

• City Carshare

• Zipcar

Special Programs

• Paratransit Services

• Commuter Check

• Guaranteed Ride Home Program

• Ridematching for carpools and vanpools 

• Transportation Programs at UC Berkeley

Transit Passes & Information: 

• 511 Transit Info: Bay Area Transit Travel Guide or Dial 511 (no area code necessary; call from anywhere in the Bay Area)

511 provides Information on public transit, current traffic conditions, construction updates,  ridesharing, airport ground transportation, parking, and more.

AC Transit

AC Transit is the primary bus service for the East Bay area.   Most routes connect with regional train service, primarily BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), in addition to ACE and Amtrak, including (among other trains) the Capitol Corridor.  While most AC Transit service consists of local lines throughout the East Bay, the district also provides many transbay lines. Most of these run across the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge to connect communities as distant as El Sobrante and Newark with San Francisco's Transbay Terminal.  AC Transit buses are equipped with bike racks.

Click on any of following topics for more information on using AC Transit's bus services: 

Maps and Schedules

Fares

Rider Info

Complaints or Comments to AC Transit

AC Transit Ticket Vendors in Berkeley

Bikes on AC Transit 

You may also dial 510-817-1717 or 511 and say "AC Transit" for route and trip planning information.  

Other Bus Services in Berkeley: 

• West Berkeley Shuttle from Ashby BART station, Gateway Transportation Management
   (510) 841-2378 for schedule.

• Berkeley Lab
  Employee shuttle from Center St. near BART.

• CALTRANS Commuter Bike Shuttle
  510-286-0669 Call M-F 7am-3:30pm
  Van service takes bikes from MacArthur BART to San Francisco Transbay Terminal during commute hours.

• Golden Gate Transit
  415-923-2000
  Call M-F 6am-8pm Sat & Sun 7am-8pm

RAIL SYSTEMS

BART

The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system has three stations located in the City of Berkeley (Ashby, Downtown Berkeley and  North Berkeley).

Downtown Berkeley is the second-busiest BART station outside of San Francisco. The Downtown  BART station is the most popular station for commuters to the UC Berkeley Campus.

New BART schedules effective Jan 1

BART Ticket Information

BART Ticket Vendors in Berkeley

Other Rail Systems serving the Berkeley Area:

• AMTRAK
  Berkeley's train stop is at 700 University Ave. (at 3rd St.) is unstaffed. 800-USA-RAIL (800-872-7245) Call for 24-hour schedule information and reservations
  510-450-1081 Emeryville Station
  510-238-4320 Jack London Square Station
  Main local stations are in Richmond (at BART station), Emeryville, and Oakland. Prior arrangements can be made for train stop in Berkeley.

• CalTrain
  800-660-4287
  Call M-F 6am-10pm Sat & Sun 8am-8pm
  Commuter train serving the Peninsula from San Francisco to San Jose, with limited service to Gilroy.

• Union Pacific
  Freight service 1-800-756-7777

Transportation to the Airports:

• AirBART Shuttle
  510-577-4294 Call for info 24 hours
  Bus service between Coliseum BART station and Oakland Airport.
• SAMTRANS Airport Service
  800-660-4287
  Call for info M-F 6am-10pm Sat & Sun 8am-8pm
  Bus service from San Francisco Transbay Terminal to San Francisco Airport.
• Oakland International Airport
  510-633-2571
• San Francisco International Airport
  650-877-0227
• San Francisco Airport Ground Transportation
  800-736-2008

AC Transit

BART

City CarShare

San Francisco Muni

Caltrain

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