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SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · Jan 6

Just finished verifying our 2024 ridership data.

➡️ 2.6 million passengers, up 16% over '23
➡️ 90% recovery of pre-pandemic average daily ridership
➡️ 14% increase in morning commute riders

Give people good transit service and they will ride it.

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San Francisco Bay Ferry Announces 16% Ridership Gain in 2024 - San Francisco Bay Ferry

SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco Bay Ferry today announced it carried 2.6 million passengers in 2024, a 16% increase over 2023. SF Bay Ferry’s 2024 average daily ridership of 7,148 passengers per day rep...

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SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · 5d

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Kat @kat-alog.bsky.social · 6d

poignant thoughts from folks standing nearby on the ferry:
"God what a romantic way to travel. Can you imagine? One day you're just coming home from the city at like 6 pm on the ferry and it's like a f***ing movie. And here we are, we're in a f***ing movie."
We are indeed all just living the movie.

SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · 13d

Numbers are in: more growth for ferry ridership. Preliminary data shows 17% year over year increase in September.

Total ridership for the last 12 months: 2.9 million pax. Inching ever closer to that 3 million mark.

The Bay Area is choosing safe, clean and reliable transit over freeway gridlock.

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Kat @kat-alog.bsky.social · 21d

This view never gets old #sanfrancisco #oakland @sfbayferry.com

View of the San Francisco Bay from the back of the Oakland bound ferry while pulling into Oakland. In the distance, the San Francisco skyline peeks through blue sky and haze underneath a bright setting sun with strong rays projecting out of the sunset. On the right hand side of the picture, cranes in the port of Oakland are set against a blue sky fading down into the orange light of sunset. The bay ripples in the foreground with waves created by the boat's propellors and sun reflecting off of the water.

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SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · 21d

Thank you for riding and sharing these beautiful photos!

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Tracey Thompson @traceykthompson.bsky.social · 22d

Beautiful commute home tonight. That evening fall light is 🤩

Thank you @sfbayferry.com

Ferry building with the sun setting behind it from the ferry

Sunset and the San Francisco skyline with the bay bridge in the foreground. Taken from the ferry.

Sunset, the city skyline, and cranes at the port of Oakland

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Alameda Post @alamedapost.com · 22d

Woodstock needs an unscheduled repair and will not be in operation on Tue., Sept 23 for until at least the early afternoon. @sfbayferry.com is working to quickly make the repair and hopes to have Woodstock back in service by late Tue. afternoon. Get updates from sanfranciscobayferry.com#bay-alerts

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SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · 22d

Last week our peak morning commute ridership (westbound only, arrive by 9:30 AM) landed at 2,774 per day.

That's our third best week for that figure since 2020. Beaten only by ... the two weeks prior.

Peak morning commute ridership is up 23% year over year. 📈

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SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · Sep 10

This is awesome. We also had a nice Tuesday, our best single-day September total (10,987) since 2020.

Imagine if all these people (plus @rideact.bsky.social and other transbay bus riders) had to be on the freeways and bridges instead? Does Google Maps have a darker shade of red available?

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CAHSR stan (single issue voter for HSR) @smosmz.bsky.social · Sep 6

The Best Way to Cross the Bay™️ @sfbayferry.com

closer view of the Cetus SF Bay Ferry docked at Oakland terminal

View of the SF skyline and the port of Oakland cranes from the ferry

vote of the port of Oakland, SF skyline and Bay Bridge from the ferry

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SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · Sep 5

Agreed on the case for more funding for all transit modes. The pie needs to grow.

SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · Sep 5

We agree that BART is very efficient in this context! No argument there. What we object to is using cost-per-trip figures that make the ferry look much less efficient than other transit modes by ignoring that ferries typically take people much longer distances. The same applies to commuter rail.

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SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · Sep 5

When you compare by cost per passenger mile, our system is one of the most efficient in the region. The metric you're using puts a 28-mile ferry ride from Vallejo to S.F. in the same bucket as a 2-mile bus ride.

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SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · Sep 5

ALERT: We're adding an extra trip leaving Oakland at 9:35 AM bound for Downtown S.F. to help travelers cross the Bay. We also have trips departing Oakland at 10:05, 10:35, 11:05, 11:30 and 12:05.

SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · Sep 5

All SF Bay Ferry routes are in operation this morning. See sfbf.mobi/routes-schedules for route details and arrive early -- boarding is first come, first served. Pay with Clipper, the SF Bay Ferry app or pay on board.

Routes & schedules - San Francisco Bay Ferry

routes & schedules Commute, explore, and traverse with our extensive ferry routes and tailored schedules, for convenience and scenic travel. Experience the bay’s beauty effortlessly. Each route offers...

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SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · Sep 5

Routes & schedules - San Francisco Bay Ferry

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SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · Aug 27

We're working with the Port of SF to deliver the Mission Bay Ferry Landing (foot of 16th Street, steps from Chase) in the next few years. Making great progress. It will have two berths but that doesn't guarantee multiple landings for games.

SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · Aug 26

We sold out the last half-dozen Valkyries ferries of the season like A MONTH in advance. Demand has been incredible, but we can only land one ferry per game at Pier 48 near Chase Center. We've often been able to increase capacity 1-2 days prior to games as we confirm larger vessels are available.

Marc Hedlund @marcprecipice.bsky.social · Aug 25

If the @sfbayferry.com for the @wgoldenstate.bsky.social game is sold out more than a week in advance, then: (1) go Valkyries, and (2) "we're gonna need a bigger boat" (or more boats)!

SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · Aug 25

The tickets are actually sold out. We've been working with the third-party ticketing partner to change the language there to make that clear. We're sorry for the confusion.

SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · Aug 26

By the way, we just opened up more tickets as we've assigned our largest Central Bay vessel to the game. We recommend acting quickly!

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SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · Aug 25

The tickets are actually sold out. We've been working with the third-party ticketing partner to change the language there to make that clear. We're sorry for the confusion.

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BART @bart.gov · Jul 17

BART’s efforts to enhance safety, cleanliness, and the customer experience are paying off as June 2025 saw a 13.4% increase in ridership over a year ago, bolstered by steadily growing weekend ridership.

www.bart.gov/news/article...

Crowded train with riders chatting and hanging onto straps.

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Pedestrianist @pedestrianist.bsky.social · Jul 16

Wow, just noticed this delightful animation on the @sfbayferry.com website 🤩

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Things on television different from what's happening @oakwtf.bsky.social · Jul 21

When your preferred mode of public transit has its own beer. @sfbayferry.com

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American Public Transportation Association @apta-info.bsky.social · Jul 7

“We’re at a sea change when it comes to ferry technology,” said Seamus Murphy, director of @sfbayferry.com, which boasts the cleanest fleet in the US from an emissions standpoint and has ambitions to be the first fossil-free operator there, reports @nytimes.com.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/04/b...

Could the Electric Hydrofoil Ferry Change the Way We Commute?

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gem spear @oneirodynia.bsky.social · Jun 21

View from @sfbayferry.com on the way into Oakland.

photo: four big cranes in the Port of Oakland at dusk. Lights in the yard are reflecting on the water.

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John Ewing @avimentor.bsky.social · Jun 9

I’m semi-retired, but still occasionally bike-commute from Berkeley to the Oakland or Hayward Airports with flight gear & a change of clothes. If my schedule permits, I jump on the Oakland-Alameda Water Shuttle for a short ride across the estuary into Alameda. Such a peaceful way to start the day.

On board a small ferry sits a gold-colored gravel bike loaded with a rear rack bag, a frame bag, and front fork panniers. The Oakland Harbor is in the distance.

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SF Bay Ferry @sfbayferry.com · Jun 3

We just completed our highest ridership May *of all time*.

That means we exceeded pre-pandemic ridership (101%) for the first time (not the last time). Thanks to everyone who rides and/or supports high-quality regional water transit! sanfranciscobayferry.com/san-francisc...

A chart showing rising ridership recovery for SF Bay Ferry.

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