SF Bay Ferry’s completed its best January ever with a record 229,000 passengers

High-speed SF Bay Ferry ridership hit a major milestone in January, exceeding 106% of 2019 levels, the agency’s highest monthly recovery mark. It also marks the second consecutive month in which SF Bay Ferry exceeded its 2019 ridership for the same month after the agency hit 100.1% of December 2019 ridership last month.

Over the past 12 months, SF Bay Ferry’s recovery rate is 95%. It carried 3 million passengers in 2025 for just the second time ever.

January saw a surge in weekday ridership as Downtown San Francisco’s recovery picks up steam and workers are choosing the ferry as their preferred commute option. Last month, SF Bay Ferry averaged 8,358 weekday transbay riders, not including direct service to Chase Center. That’s a 15% increase over last January and a 2019 recovery mark of 92%, the agency’s highest weekday rate since resuming full service in 2021.

With beautiful weather and special winter fare promotions, the ferry system also registered huge weekend numbers, carrying nearly 2.5 times the amount of weekend riders from January 2019. Over the past 12 months, SF Bay Ferry has increased weekend ridership from its pre-pandemic record by 47%.

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