On AC Transit
We are very lucky here in the East Bay because each one of AC Transit’s buses is equipped with a two- or three-bike rack. Loading your bike on the bus is easy.
AC Transit has a handy pamphlet on how to load your bike on the bus. Or watch this video for a quick loading and unloading lesson:
Practice Tip: Read the pamphlet and then try loading your bike on a bus that is at the beginning of its route. This way you will have more time and won’t be worried that EVERYONE is waiting for you.
Bikes on BART
BART began permitting bikes on its trains in 2013 and is actively working to increase the percentage of riders who are cyclists. For information on access to BART’s policies, stations, bike parking and more, click here.
San Francisco Bay Ferry
Ferries welcome bicycles on board, and because you can just roll on, it’s a great way to travel with larger bikes. Clipper cards are encouraged. Secure parking is available at all Alameda ferry stations. For fare and schedule information, click here.
Note that there is limited short hop service between Alameda’s Main Street terminal and Jack London Square.
A pilot water shuttle between Alameda Landing and Jack London Square is in the works, and if all goes as planned, it will start in the fall of 2023. Service will be limited to 5 days a week (Tuesday through Saturday), 9-13 hours a day.
Additional transit options
Bike East Bay offers a comprehensive rundown on how you can take bikes on a list of different transit services, here.