CLIPPER NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUR PHONE
Clipper, the Bay Area's universal transit fare payment tool, has now launched its payment app and integration with iPhone and Apple Watch. You can now set up your Clipper account on your smartphone, add funds on the go and tag on and off when riding transit through Apple Wallet.

When using the Clipper app or a Clipper card on San Francisco Bay Ferry, be sure to tag on when boarding the ferry and tag off when exiting to ensure you are charged the correct fare.

For our passengers using Android smartphones, Google Pay support is coming in May.
ENHANCED SCHEDULES, ALAMEDA SEAPLANE ROUTE TO LAUNCH ON JULY 1
Mark it on your calendar: San Francisco Bay Ferry will launch enhanced service, lower fares and new routes on Thursday, July 1.

On that date, enhanced service will take effect on the Vallejo and Richmond routes, including additional midday departures, and service will resume on the Harbor Bay route. The new Alameda Seaplane route will also launch on July 1, connecting Alameda commuters to San Francisco from the new Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal at Alameda Point.

On July 1, the current Alameda/Oakland route will become the Oakland & Alameda route, providing convenient direct commute ferry service between Oakland and Downtown San Francisco in addition to providing midday and late-evening service to S.F. for Oakland and Alameda passengers.

Weekend service on the Vallejo, Richmond and Oakland & Alameda routes will begin on Saturday, July 3.

Schedules for all five routes will be released on our website on Wednesday, May 19.
Getting to and from the Vallejo Ferry Terminal just got easier and cheaper! To encourage more residents to use public transit, Solano Mobility and Lyft have partnered on a program that helps pay for riders’ convenient transportation to and from the Vallejo Ferry Terminal.

Solano Mobility’s First/Last Mile program will pay 80% of participants’ Lyft fare up to $25 to or from public transit hubs in Solano County, including the Vallejo Ferry Terminal. Once you apply and are accepted into the program, there’s nothing more you need to do: every time you hail a ride that begins or ends in the drop-off zone at the ferry terminal, you’ll get the discount.

You can take up to 45 discounted Lyft rides per month, so this program is perfect for occasional and daily ferry commuters alike.


This program aims to solve first-mile and last-mile barriers to riding public transit for Solano County residents. Solano Mobility is a program of the Solano Transportation Authority (STA). Funding for the program is offered through the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
TEMPORARY VALLEJO SCHEDULE CHANGES COMING MAY 24 DUES TO LOW TIDES
Due to increased silt levels at the Vallejo Ferry Terminal, upcoming low tide events will force some temporary San Francisco Bay Ferry schedule changes. The first impacts will be experienced the week of May 24.

That week, the normal 6:30 a.m. Vallejo departure will be moved to 6 a.m. and the normal 7:45 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. Vallejo departures will leave from the Mare Island Ferry Terminal and will not stop in Vallejo. In addition, the 6:35 a.m. and 7:35 a.m. San Francisco departures to Vallejo will instead arrive at Mare Island and will not stop in Vallejo.

San Francisco Bay Ferry will provide a ferry shuttle between Vallejo and Mare Island meeting all Vallejo arrivals after 12 p.m. that week.

WETA, the agency that provides San Francisco Bay Ferry service, is working on long-term solutions to prevent future disruptions due to low tides in Vallejo.
SPECIAL SCHEDULE IN EFFECT ON MEMORIAL DAY
San Francisco Bay Ferry will offer a special ferry service schedule on Monday, May 31, 2021, as the Bay Area celebrates Memorial Day. Find the schedules for the Vallejo, Alameda/Oakland and Richmond routes on our website.

There will not be ferry service on any routes on Saturday, May 29 or Sunday, May 30.
CURIOUS SITES SEEN FROM THE FERRY: BROOKS ISLAND
Visible from the Richmond ferry, Brooks Island Regional Preserve is a 373-acre island and bird sanctuary near the Richmond Inner Harbor. Besides enjoying a wide variety of wildflowers and native plants, visitors can also take in breathtaking views of the Bay Area on top of the island’s 160-foot rocky peak.

The island was originally inhabited by the Ohlone for thousands of years and later became a part of Rancho San Pablo in the early 19th century. European settlers used the island for cattle and sheep grazing, raising oysters, and quarrying during that time. Brooks Island has had multiple owners and even names. It’s been known as Isla de Carmen, Rocky Island, Bird Island, and Sheep Island. Today, the island is managed and part of the East Bay Regional Park District, which acquired the area in 1968.

Access to Brooks Island is only available through a scheduled East Bay Regional Park District naturality tour. Call 1-888-327-2757 or visit their website to book your tour today!