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All Nighter Bus Service

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Working or playing late? The All Nighter provides regional bus service from approximately 1 to 5 a.m. throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco and San Mateo counties. Serving most BART and Caltrain stations, it is operated by five transit agencies - AC Transit, County Connection, Muni, SamTrans and Wheels - that have coordinated their late-night schedules to create convenient, timed transfers between routes.

Plan an All Nighter trip with the TakeTransit Trip PlannerSM  511.org : Your Bay Area travel guide

You can plan your All Nighter trip using the 511 TakeTransit Trip PlannerSM just like any other trip.

When selecting your trip day and time, remember to select "tomorrow" for trips that begin after midnight (12 am). Select "today" for trips that begin before midnight, but end after midnight. For example:

  • If you are using the trip planner before midnight to plan a trip leaving your starting point at 1 am the following day, select "tomorrow" as the day of your trip (e.g. using the trip planner at 8 pm on Friday to plan a trip leaving your starting point at 1 am Saturday).
  • If you are using the trip planner before midnight to plan a trip leaving your starting point at 11:45 pm the same day, but arriving after midnight, select "today" as the day of your trip (e.g. using the trip planner at 8 pm on Friday to plan a trip leaving your starting point at 11:45 pm Friday and arriving at your destination after midnight).

Route and Schedule Information

All Nighter service is provided by five transit agencies. In San Mateo and San Francisco counties, service is operated by SamTrans and Muni. AC Transit operates service between San Francisco and the East Bay, and in the East Bay along the Richmond and Fremont BART lines. County Connection operates service between downtown Oakland and Concord. Wheels operates service between Bay Fair BART and Livermore.

Download the All Nighter system map (PDF file). You can click on the routes below for schedules.

Routes operated by AC Transit
800 - San Francisco-Richmond
801 - Oakland-Fremont
802 - Oakland-Berkeley
805 - Downtown Oakland-Oakland Airport
840 - Oakland-Eastmont
851 - Alameda-Downtown Berkeley

Routes operated by Muni
L-Taraval Owl (Bus)
N-Judah Owl (Bus)
5-Fulton
14-Mission
22-Fillmore
24-Divisadero
38-Geary
90-Owl (Fort Mason-Visitacion Valley)
91-Owl (SF State-West Portal)
108-Treasure Island

Route operated by SamTrans
397 - Palo Alto-San Francisco

Route operated by County Connection
820 - Oakland-Concord

Route operated by Wheels
810 - Bay Fair BART-Livermore

Fares

One-Way Fares
Passengers pay full fare when transferring between All Nighter transit agencies. Please have exact fare - drivers do not carry change.

AC Transit

  • Trips within the East Bay are charged AC Transit's local fare.
  • Trips to/from San Francisco are charged AC Transit's transbay fare.
  • Transfers between AC Transit local and transbay buses are free with payment of the transbay fare on the first bus. There is a charge for transfers between AC Transit local buses (pay when you board the first bus).
Muni
  • Trips are charged Muni's regular fare.
  • Transfers between Muni buses are free.
SamTrans
  • Trips are charged SamTrans' fare for the 397 route. Prices are based on whether the trip is within San Mateo County (local), inbound to San Francisco, or outbound from San Francisco.
  • Passengers presenting two-zone, or greater, Caltrain monthly passes are entitled to a credit on SamTrans for the price of a local fare. See Caltrain's webpage for details.
County Connection Wheels
Monthly and Multi-Ride Passes

AC Transit Muni
  • Monthly passes are available.
  • Stickers for unlimited Muni trips can be purchased at a discount by passengers who also purchase monthly or multi-ride passes from certain transit agencies: SamTrans (click the link and then scroll down to "Multi-agency Passes"), Caltrain, Golden Gate Transit (call 511 and say "Golden Gate Transit" and "Operator")
SamTrans
  • Monthly passes are available. Prices are based on whether the trip is within San Mateo County (local), inbound to San Francisco, or outbound from San Francisco.
County Connection Wheels

BART and Caltrain Stations Served by the All Nighter

BART STATIONS SERVED BY THE ALL NIGHTER

East Bay

  • 12th St., downtown Oakland
  • 19th St., downtown Oakland
  • Ashby
  • Bay Fair
  • Coliseum/Airport
  • Concord
  • Downtown Berkeley
  • Dublin/Pleasanton
  • El Cerrito del Norte
  • Fremont
  • Hayward
  • Lafayette
  • Orinda
  • Pleasant Hill
  • Rockridge
  • Richmond
  • San Leandro
  • South Hayward
  • Union City
  • Walnut Creek
  • West Oakland
San Francisco and the Peninsula
  • 16th and Mission
  • 24th and Mission
  • Balboa Park
  • Civic Center
  • Embarcadero
  • Millbrae
  • Montgomery
  • Powell
  • SFO

CALTRAIN STATIONS SERVED BY THE ALL NIGHTER
  • Bayshore
  • Belmont
  • Hillsdale
  • Palo Alto
  • Redwood City
  • San Carlos
  • San Francisco
  • South San Francisco

Accessibility

  • All buses used on All Nighter routes are equipped with lifts or ramps to facilitate the boarding of wheelchairs and people with difficulty climbing steps.
  • Service animals are allowed on the bus.

Bicycles

  • Every All Nighter bus has front racks for two bicycles (three bicycles on Wheels).
  • On AC Transit, County Connection and SamTrans, bicycles may be allowed inside All Nighter buses at the operator's discretion.
  • Please let the bus operator know that you're removing your bike from the rack before you get off the bus.

Rules of the Road

  • Oversized packages allowed only if they do not restrict passengers or create a possibly dangerous situation.
  • Eating, drinking, or smoking on the bus is not permitted.
  • Music may only be listened to through earphones.
  • Infants and young children must be removed from strollers and held securely. On Wheels buses strollers must be folded prior to boarding.

Holidays
The table below indicates the type of service each transit agency operates on holidays.
AC Transit Muni SamTrans County Connection Wheels
New Year's Day Sunday Sunday Sunday Regular Sunday
MLK Jr. Day Sunday Regular Regular Regular Saturday
Presidents Day Sunday Regular Regular Regular Regular
Memorial Day Sunday Sunday Sunday Regular Sunday
Independence Day Sunday Sunday Sunday Regular Sunday
Labor Day Sunday Sunday Sunday Regular Sunday
Thanksgiving Day Sunday Sunday Sunday Regular Special
Day after Thanksgiving Regular Regular Regular Regular Saturday
Christmas Day Sunday Sunday Sunday Regular Special
Day after Christmas Regular Regular Regular Regular Special

For More Information
AC Transit
Call 511 and say "AC Transit"

County Connection
Call 511 and say "transit agencies" and then "County Connection"

Muni
Call 511 and say "Muni"

Wheels
Call 511 and say "transit agencies" and then "Wheels"

SamTrans
Call 511 and say "SamTrans"

For BART information:
Call 511 and say "BART"