Holiday schedule: BART will run Sunday service (8am-midnight) on Christmas Day and extended service on NYE (5am-1am)
BART will be running special service on Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day. Plan your trip using BART's Trip Planner.
Holiday Schedule
Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24: Regular weekday service (5am-midnight)
Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25: Sunday service (8am-midnight)
New Year's Eve, Tuesday, December 31: Regular weekday service (5am opening) with extended late-night service, extra staffing, and additional event trains as needed. BART will be providing extended service until 1am for late-night riders coming back from fireworks shows and celebrations. More on this below.
New Year's Day, Wednesday, January 1: Sunday service (8am-midnight)
New Year's Eve 1am Extended Service - More Info
Our 1am extended service will be as follows:
- Three-line special service (Yellow, Blue and Orange only in both directions, for total of six trains for 1am extended service). Yellow Line will be the only line running in San Francisco and Peninsula. Blue Line will run between Bay Fair and Dublin/Pleasanton.
- Trains will be waiting at MacArthur and Bay Fair to complete timed transfers.
- Yellow Line and Orange Line trains in all directions will be timed to meet at MacArthur Station at 1:47am in a "grand meet." This is the transfer point for riders coming from San Francisco heading toward Richmond or Berryessa or riders coming from the East Bay heading toward San Francisco.
- Orange Line and Blue Line trains will be timed to meet at Bay Fair Station at 2:16am. Dublin-bound riders can take the Berryessa-bound Orange Line train and transfer at Bay Fair Station.
- SFO and OAK airport stations will NOT be served.
- Last East Bay-bound train running through downtown San Francisco will be at around 1:30am.
- Last southbound train heading toward Millbrae will run through downtown San Francisco at 2:10am.
- The regular last trains of the evening (Yellow, Blue, and Orange lines) will be dispatched from the end of their lines at midnight and then at 1:00am, we will run another set of last trains of the evening to serve 48 out of our 50 stations. The 1am trains will not serve SFO and OAK airport stations.
BART’s Trip Planner has been updated to include the extended service trains.
Parking at BART on Holidays
Parking is always free after 3pm and on weekends. Parking will also be free on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. This applies to all BART stations except for Milpitas and Berryessa/North San Jose, as they are operated by VTA.
All other parking rules will be enforced.
Parking at BART for Holiday Travel
Airport parking can be a hassle and is always expensive, except at BART stations. We offer inexpensive multi-day parking (see options below) at many stations with easy online reservations. Purchase parking on the Official BART App or pay by website.
To accommodate the increased demand for Reserved Parking at Millbrae Station during the holidays, Reserved Parking is allowed on any level of the garage for reservations with a start date between December 23, 2024 – January 10, 2025. Reserved Parking at San Bruno Station is also allowed on all levels of the garage during the holiday season.
Single/Multi-Day Reserved parking is for consecutive overnight stays of up to 20 weekdays. You will need to provide the license plate of the car you plan to drive and a phone number. Reference our guide for paying for Single/Multi-Day Reserved parking here.
Monthly Reserved parking is for stays of up to 24 hours at a time, charged on a recurring monthly basis, and provides a guaranteed space until 10am. This is not to be used while travelling for several days in a row.
Reserved parking signs are blue + white or yellow. During the holidays we experience a higher demand in Reserved parking; if there is not a reserved spot available when you arrive, park in the Daily Fee area and you will not be cited. Daily Fee parking is only allowed in the Daily Fee area.
Find an overview of parking at BART at bart.gov/parking.
Taking BART to SFO or OAK
Traveling by plane for the holiday? It’s easy to ride BART to the airport. You can take the train directly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Oakland International Airport (OAK). Plan your trip and find fares by using BART’s online Trip Planner and read our comprehensive guide on riding BART to the airport.
Another option for travel to SFO via BART is to purchase Multi-Day Reserved parking on the Official BART App or website and drive to Millbrae Station or San Bruno Station, then take a quick ride to SFO Airport.
Stay Safe
Save these numbers in your phone:
- 510-200-0992 to text BART Police dispatch to discreetly report criminal activity
- 510-464-7000 to call BART Police in an emergency (It’s faster than calling 911)
We also offer the BART Watch App--a free mobile app available on the App Store and Google Play that allows you to quickly and discreetly report criminal or suspicious activity directly to BART Police.
You can reach the Train Operator using call buttons in each car located by the side doors on the new trains.
Note your train car number when contacting police or the Train Operator. The train number is located above the doors on the inside of each end of the train car.
BART will have extra safety staff working on New Year’s Eve.