All Aboard Bay Area Transit Day

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission, in partnership with Bay Area transit agencies and the Bay Area Air District, encourages residents to ride the bus or travel by ferry on Tuesday, May 6, for All Aboard Bay Area Transit Day.

Coinciding with the start of the Spare the Air summer smog season, All Aboard Bay Area Transit Day presents a timely invitation for people to get out and ride transit - or perhaps try it for the first time - as more workers return to the office and as transit ridership grows.

Golden Gate Ferry ridership increased nearly 16% from last year and 40% from 2023, and Golden Gate Transit increased 5%.

These ridership gains come as transit agencies are still recovering from post-pandemic ridership declines and are about to run out of federal and state emergency funds. Agencies have used these funds to invest in quality service for the Bay Area as more people are making trips and choosing transit. Many face potential devastating cuts that will have serious impacts on the Bay Area's quality of life.

"Golden Gate Transit and Ferry are committed to providing first-class transit service when and where our customers need it," said Denis Mulligan, General Manager of the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District. "Our growing bus and ferry ridership reflects this commitment, and we look forward to further expanding service as our customers return."

The Bay Area's transit agencies, working with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, are prioritizing collaboration to make the rider experience more seamless. The goal is to make transit more connected, more efficient, and more user friendly. These efforts include a regional mapping and wayfinding project to provide a unified look and feel for maps and directional signs. Transit agencies have also been working together to identify opportunities to reduce total travel times across services and coordinate schedule changes.

Hop aboard Golden Gate Transit and Golden Gate Ferry on May 6, 2025, and join the growing number of Bay Area residents who have discovered the benefits of taking public transportation to their work or leisure destinations!

For trip-planning assistance, call 511/415-455-2000 (say "Golden Gate Transit," or "Golden Gate Ferry" then "operator" to bypass recorded messages)/TDD 711. Customer service representatives are available weekdays from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.