Enjoy the Majesty of Muir Woods…Ride the Route 66 Muir Woods Shuttle
Weekends & Holidays through September 26, 2010
Enjoy the wonder of Muir Woods without fighting traffic and adding to the congested parking facility and surrounding roads—take Route 66. This year, the now highly successful Route 66 will be sponsored by Marin Transit along with the National Park Service. Golden Gate Transit (GGT) will operate the service for the fifth summer season under a contract with Marin Transit.
Route 66 service will continue late into September, ending on September 26, 2010. Direct connections to/from the Golden Gate Sausalito Ferry will be available from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend.
Free parking is available at the Pohono Street lot and at the Manzanita Park and Ride lot (drop-off only) in Mill Valley, CA. View map.
Weekends/Holidays ONLY |
Route 66 Frequency of Service |
Route 66 Stops Served Westbound (View map) |
Route 66 Stops Served Eastbound (View map) |
| Memorial Day weekend, starting Saturday, May 29 to Labor Day weekend, ending Monday, September 6 | Every 20 minutes | Marin City, Pohono St, Muir Woods | Muir Woods, Manzanita Parking Lot, Marin City |
| Memorial Day weekend, starting Saturday, May 29 to Labor Day weekend, ending Monday, September 6 | Select trips meet Sausalito Ferry arrivals at 11:10am, 12:30pm, 1:55pm and 3:20pm, and departures at 2:10pm, 3:50pm, 5:35pm and 6:30pm | Sausalito Ferry at Bay & Bridgeway, Pohono St, Muir Woods Trips to/from Sausalito Ferry do NOT serve Marin City |
Muir Woods, Manzanita Parking Lot, Sausalito Ferry at Bay & Bridgeway |
| September 11, 12 September 18, 19 September 25, 26 |
Every 30 minutes | Marin City, Pohono St., Muir Woods | Muir Woods, Manzanita Parking Lot, Marin City |
View a map of the Route 66 Shuttle (PDF) showing shuttle stop locations.
View Route 66 Shuttle schedule.
BUS STOP LOCATIONS
(View map)
| Marin City Stop: | Donahue & Terners in Marin City (Marin City/Sausalito exit from Hwy 101, just west of exit ramp). |
Pohono (Shoreline/Highway 1) Street Stop : |
Shoreline/Highway 1& Pohono in Mill Valley and is served by westbound buses going to Muir Woods. Passengers returning from Muir Woods MUST disembark at the Manzanita Park & Ride stop across Hwy 101 from Pohono St. |
Manzanita Park & Ride Stop: (drop-off stop only) |
Mill Valley (at off ramp at Hwy 1/Stinson Beach exit from southbound Hwy 101) and is served by eastbound buses returning from Muir Woods. Westbound passengers going to Muir Woods who park at Manzanita MUST walk to the Pohono St stop to board Route 66. Note: the Manzanita Park & Ride stop is also served by the free Mountain Play Express Shuttle. Passengers to Muir Woods should NOT board these Mountain Play buses (yellow, school-type). |
ROUND TRIP ROUTE 66 FARES
Adults: $3 and Youth (6-18)/Seniors (65+)/Persons with Disabilities : $1
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Round trip fares are collected in the WESTBOUND direction traveling toward Muir Woods.
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A "Round-Trip Muir Woods Shuttle Pass" is issued when you pay your fare. Passengers must retain this Shuttle Pass and present it to the driver on their return trip from Muir Woods. Round-trip Shuttle Passes are valid only on the day of purchase.
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One-way fares are NOT available.
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Fares may be paid by using cash (exact change required), Value Cards or Marin Transit passes. No other fare media, including TransLink, tickets or transfers, are accepted on Route 66.
TRANSIT CONNECTIONS TO/FROM ROUTE 66
Bus Transit Connections To/From San Francisco
GGT Routes 10, 70, and 80 provide frequent service between Mission & 1st Streets in San Francisco and Marin City. Passengers may also board buses in San Francisco at Mission & 3rd, Mission & 5th, 7th & Market, McAllister & Hyde, McAllister & Polk, or Van Ness Ave & Geary Blvd. Additional stops are available along Van Ness Ave and Lombard St. The one-way adult cash fare is $3.95 ($4.15 after July 1, 2010). NO free transfers are available from Routes 10, 70, and 80 to the Muir Woods Shuttle.
Bus Transit Connections To/From Sausalito
When direct Route 66 service from Sausalito to Muir Woods is not available, passengers may board GGT Routes 10 or 22 in Sausalito and advise the driver that they wish to travel to Muir Woods. Pay $3 to purchase a Round-trip Muir Woods Shuttle Pass. Travel from Sausalito to Marin City on Routes 10 or 22 is included in this fare. In the eastbound direction, passengers transferring from Route 66 to travel to Sausalito must present their Muir Woods Shuttle Pass on Routes 10 or 22 for free travel from Marin City to Sausalito.
Bus Transit Connections To/From Central and Northern Marin County
GGT Routes 70 and 80 provide combined service every 30 minutes from Novato and San Rafael (and intermediate points) to Marin City. Additional service is available between San Rafael and Marin City on GGT Routes 17 and 71. Passengers connecting from points north should advise the driver that they wish to travel to Muir Woods, and should pay $3 to purchase a Round-trip Muir Woods Shuttle Pass. Travel from points in central and northern Marin County to Marin City will be included in this fare. Passengers needing to make a second transfer for travel to/from Muir Woods must present their Muir Woods Shuttle Pass on the next bus for free travel.
Ferry Transit Connections To/From San Francisco
Golden Gate Ferry provides service between the San Francisco Ferry Building and Sausalito. The one-way adult cash fare is $7.85 ($8.25 after July 1, 2010); youth (6-18), seniors (65+) and persons with disabilities/Medicare receive a 50% discount. Children 5 and under ride free (2 per full fare adult). In Sausalito, board Route 66 at Bay & Bridgeway for direct service to Muir Woods. Purchase a Round-trip Muir Woods Shuttle Pass ($3.00 for adults, $1.00 for youth, seniors, and disabled) at the San Francisco Ferry Terminal ticket booth. No free transfers are available to or from Golden Gate Sausalito Ferry and the Muir Woods Shuttle.
MORE INFORMATION
For more Route 66 shuttle information, call toll-free 511 (say “Golden Gate Transit” then “operator”) or 711 (TDD), or visit www.goldengate.org. For information about Muir Woods, call 415/388-2595 or visit http://www.nps.gov/muwo.
FUNDING
Route 66 (Muir Woods Shuttle) is funded by Marin Transit and the National Park Service, and operated under a service agreement between Marin Transit and the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (the operator of Golden Gate Transit).
ROUTE 66 RIDERSHIP
Total passenger trips made in both directions:
2009: approx. 28,000
2008: 34,536
2007: 33,534
2006: 14,571
2005: 10,307