If you’ve been wanting to try public transportation into San Francisco from Petaluma, there are options!
Golden Gate Transit offers frequent, affordable, and comfortable weekday rush hour service between Petaluma and San Francisco. Three of our San Francisco-bound routes stop at the Petaluma Fairgrounds Park & Ride during the morning and afternoon rush hours on weekdays giving riders plenty of options for travel to and from San Francisco – plus a free and safe place to park your car.
Choose from 12 different morning departure times arriving in San Francisco as early as 5:45am, and 11 return trips starting as early 2:15pm. So park your car and cruise in the carpool lane on Golden Gate Transit for a quick and relaxing ride to San Francisco. Scroll down for a printable timetable or click here >
Petaluma Fairgrounds: One Stop, Three Bus Routes... and Free Parking!
The convenient service to San Francisco from the Petaluma Fairgrounds Park & Ride Lot makes your commute easier than you think. The Petaluma Fairgrounds Park & Ride is conveniently located on E Washington & Ellis Street. There is plenty of parking and a Java Hut if you need a coffee before your trip.
- 6 trips arrive in San Francisco before 8 am on weekdays.
- Free Parking.
- Multiple options on Routes 101, 164, 172.
- 12 morning trips to San Francisco.
- 11 afternoon trips to Petaluma.
- Earliest trips arrive in SF before 6 am.
- Free WiFi on board.
- Affordable: one-way Clipper fare is $11.60
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If you switch to public transit for your commute, make sure to log your trips on the Go Sonoma Commute Rewards website. You can earn points that go toward a gift card of your choosing every time you ride the bus to work!
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For trip-planning assistance, visit our Bus Schedules & Maps page or call 511/415-455-2000 (say "Golden Gate Transit," then "operator" to bypass recorded messages)/TDD 711. Customer service representatives are available weekdays from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm.