New Year's Eve partygoers will be able to get a free, safe ride home until early Sunday morning as Bay Area transit agencies like Muni and Caltrain are offering complimentary services for the holiday.
On Saturday, Muni will provide free rides on all routes from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday. Riders should not tag their Clipper card or activate MuniMobile tickets on board, or else they will be charged.
Muni will also provide extra subway service from the West Portal and Fourth & King stations until 2:15 a.m. The agency's Owl service will also provide more buses until 5 a.m. Muni officials expect extra traffic delays near The Embarcadero until 1 a.m. as a city-sponsored fireworks show takes place, weather permitting. Pedestrians are advised to be careful when traveling.Caltrain also announced that it will provide free train rides on the holiday from 8 p.m. Saturday until 3:30 a.m. Sunday. The last train from San Francisco will depart at 2 a.m.
Caltrain will operate on a normal weekend schedule and add two northbound trains to San Francisco before the fireworks, and two southbound trains from the city afterward.Alameda-Contra Costa Transit is also offering free rides on all lines, including Transbay and Tempo, from 8 p.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Sunday.
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