Golden Gate Transit Accessible Services
Golden Gate Ferry Accessible Services
Golden Gate Transit Paratransit Fares
Golden Gate Transit Accessible Services
All GGT bus service is operated with lift-equipped buses that have a "kneeling feature" to make boarding easier. Any passenger may request to use the lift or kneeling feature on the bus. Not all GGT bus stops are accessible to wheelchairs. Persons requiring special assistance are encouraged to arrange for a companion to ride with them. GGT provides training in boarding, exiting, and wheelchair securement procedures on GGT accessible buses. Please call Bus Safety and Training at 415-257-4559 to schedule an appointment at least two days in advance. For information regarding GGT's accessible services, refer to the publication called Welcome Aboard.
Bus identifier kits are available for passengers who have sight, hearing, or speech communication disabilities. The kit is designed to signal bus operators with the route number you wish to travel. Contact Telephone Information to request a kit.
Priority Seating on GGT Buses. Certain seats on the bus are designated as priority seating for passengers with disabilities and seniors. The bus driver may request a non-disabled passenger occupying priority seating to move if a passenger with disabilities or a senior boards. Priority seats located in wheelchair securement areas MUST be relinquished. Your cooperation in honoring such requests is appreciated.
Golden Gate Ferry Accessible Services
All Golden Gate Ferries vessels are accessible to passengers using wheelchairs and all have accessible restrooms. When traveling between Larkspur and San Francisco, wheelchair users do not need to use the wheelchair lifts, as inter-deck movement is not required to load and unload.
When traveling between the following locations, wheelchair users use the wheelchair lift to load/unload on separate decks. Wheelchair lifts may be operated only by crewmembers.
Sausalito to San Francisco: enter on Main Deck, take the lift up one level to exit in San Francisco. San Francisco to Sausalito: enter on Upper Deck, take the lift down one level to exit in Sausalito. The lift can accommodate a wheelchair up to 30" wide by 41" long and a total weight not exceeding 495 lbs.
Larkspur to AT&T Park: enter through main ramp and take the lift down one level to exit at AT&T Park. AT&T Park to Larkspur: enter on Main Deck and take the lift up one level to exit in Larkspur. The wheelchair lift can accommodate a wheelchair up to 30" wide by 41"long and a total weight not exceeding 495 lbs.
Paratransit Services
Intercounty paratransit service is provided in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) for ADA eligible passengers. Intercounty service (travel between counties) is operated by Whistlestop Wheels and is designed to complement GGT's intercounty non-commute bus service. This service operates between Marin, Contra Costa, San Francisco and Sonoma counties within three-quarters of a mile of GGT's basic bus routes. Fares are charged and reservations are required.
For detailed information regarding paratransit services, click on
Intercounty Paratransit Handbook.
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In addition to the District's intercounty paratransit service, Whistlestop Wheels also provides local paratransit service within Marin County on behalf of Marin Transit. Local paratransit services are provided within San Francisco, Sonoma and Contra Costa counties by other operators listed below.
San Francisco Local Paratransit (www.sfparatransit.com):
Paratransit Broker 415-351-7000, TDD 415-351-3942.
Sonoma County Local Paratransit:
Petaluma: Petaluma People Services 707-765-8493
Santa Rosa: MV Transportation 707-546-2092 or 800-992-1006; TDD
707-573-3381
Locations other than Santa Rosa or Petaluma:
Sonoma County Transit: 800-345-7433; TDD 707-585-9817
Contra Costa County Local Paratransit:
East Bay Paratransit (Intelitran): 800-555-8085; TTY 510-287-5065