San Francisco Bay Ferry Holiday Schedule
Thanksgiving Holiday Service
11/28 - Thursday | Thanksgiving Day
No Service - Ferries will resume operations with weekend schedules on Friday, November 29th.
11/29 - Friday | The Friday After Thanksgiving
Weekend Schedules - Weekend schedules will be in effect on the Vallejo, Richmond, Oakland & Alameda, Pier 41 Short Hop and Oakland Alameda Water Shuttle. Please note that on this day, service will not be operating on the Alameda Seaplane, Harbor Bay and South San Francisco routes. Normal weekday schedules will resume on Monday 12/2.
11/30 & 12/1 - Saturday & Sunday | Thanksgiving Weekend
Weekend Schedules - Weekend schedules will be in effect on the Vallejo, Richmond, Oakland & Alameda, Pier 41 Short Hop and Oakland Alameda Water Shuttle. Please note that on this day, service will not be operating on the Alameda Seaplane, Harbor Bay and South San Francisco routes. Normal weekday schedules will resume on Monday 12/2.
Christmas Holiday Service
12/23 & 12/24 - Monday & Tuesday | Christmas Eve
Weekday Schedules - Ferries will be operating on normal weekday schedules on Tuesday 12/24.
12/25 - Wednesday | Christmas Day
No Service - Ferries will resume operations with normal weekday schedules on Thursday 12/26.
12/26 & 12/27 - Thursday & Friday | The two days after Christmas
Weekday Schedules - Ferries will be operating on normal weekday schedules for the rest of Christmas week.
New Year's Holiday Service
12/30 & 1231 - Monday & Tuesday | New Year's Eve
Weekday Schedules - Ferries will be operating on normal weekday schedules on the Monday & Tuesday before New Year's.
1/1/2025 - Wednesday | New Year's Day
No Service - Ferries will resume operations with weekend schedules on Thursday, January 2nd.
1/2 & 1/3 - Thursday & Friday
Weekday Schedules - Ferries will be operating on normal weekday schedules for the rest of New Year's week.
San Francisco Bay Ferry offers special schedules on several holidays to better meet the needs of riders.
There is no ferry service on the following dates so that our captains, crew members, engineers and operations staff can enjoy holidays with their families and friends:
- New Year's Day (January 1)
- Thanksgiving Day (fourth Thursday of November)
- Christmas Day (December 25)
The holidays in which special schedules may be in effect include:
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
- Presidents' Day (third Monday in February)
- Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
- Independence Day (July 4)
- Labor Day (first Monday in September)
- Veterans' Day (November 11)
- Thanksgiving Weekend (the three days after Thanksgiving)
We typically also offer special schedules on the Saturday and Sunday of San Francisco Fleet Week in the first week of October.
Visit sanfranciscobayferry.com/holiday a month before any given holiday to check for special schedules. You can also sign up for BayAlerts to get updates on holiday schedule changes.