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
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.
Alameda Point free weekend shuttle
The Island Hopper is a free Alameda Point weekend shuttle that runs on Saturdays and Sundays, every 10-20 minutes, from 12:00-7:30 pm - connecting riders with Alameda Point, Spirits Alley businesses, the Main Street Ferry Terminal, and the new Oakland Alameda Water Shuttle. There are three shuttle routes, the green Alameda Point route, the blue Ferry route, and the yellow Water Shuttle route. The Island Hopper is ADA accessible, and bicycles are welcome.