San Francisco → Oakland
San Francisco to Oakland by ferry
San Francisco
Oakland
A direct ferry runs from San Francisco to Oakland, scheduled from 25 min, with 90 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one sailing, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 25 min
- Departures in a timetable week
- 90
- Operator
- San Francisco Bay Ferry
- Stations
- San Francisco Ferry Building → Oakland Ferry Terminal
- Straight-line distance
- 18 km
What this is based on
Arrive inOakland →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 1 Nov 2026. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from San Francisco to Oakland; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Author. How Head Your Way works.
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Los Angeles🚆 Traindirect · from 12 h 17 min · 7 departures a weekView this connection →San Jose🚆 Traindirect · from 1 h 20 min · 56 departures a weekView this connection →Sacramento🚆 Traindirect · from 2 h 03 min · 104 departures a weekView this connection →Seattle🚆 Traindirect · from 22 h 45 min · 7 departures a weekView this connection →Portland🚆 Traindirect · from 18 h 34 min · 7 departures a weekView this connection →Fairfield🚆 Traindirect · from 1 h 14 min · 97 departures a weekView this connection →Salinas🚌 Coachdirect · from 2 h · 28 departures a weekView this connection →Davis🚆 Traindirect · from 1 h 36 min · 104 departures a weekView this connection →Santa Maria🚌 Coachdirect · from 6 h · 21 departures a weekView this connection →Santa Barbara🚌 Coachdirect · from 7 h 45 min · 21 departures a weekView this connection →San Luis Obispo🚌 Coachdirect · from 5 h 05 min · 28 departures a weekView this connection →Paso Robles🚌 Coachdirect · from 4 h 20 min · 28 departures a weekView this connection →
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Airports: Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) · Stations: Oakland; Oakland, CA - Jack London Square Station; Oakland Jack London; Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak and 1 more · Ports: Oakland Ferry Terminal; Oakland Jack London Square Water Shuttle Dock
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