The Waterfront is easily accessible from everywhere in the region. The newer Ron Cowan Parkway links The Waterfront to Oakland International Airport and Interstate 880.
Our close proximity to the Bay Area freeway network provides quick access to Oakland, Berkeley, the Tri Valley, San Francisco and Silicon Valley. In addition, public transportation links The Waterfront to the entire Bay Area.
Ferry Service
Ferry service connects The Waterfront with downtown San Francisco. Service from Alameda’s Harbor Bay Ferry to San Francisco begins at 6:30 a.m. weekdays, with several outbound and inbound ferries throughout the day. San Francisco-bound ferry passengers disembark at the City’s historic Ferry Building. For Ferry schedules, visit sanfranciscobayferry.com.
NOTE: Ferries run only during AM and PM commute hours.
BART
BART is minutes away, with an express connection provided by a free business park shuttle service during commute hours. For current BART schedules, station locations and fare information, visit bart.gov. For Harbor Bay Shuttle schedules, or visit harborbay.com.
Shuttle Service
The Harbor Bay Business Park Shuttle, operated and managed by ALTRANS, connects Oakland Coliseum BART and the Alameda Harbor Bay Ferry Terminal with ten different stops within the business park. Departing from BART every 20 minutes, the shuttle makes nine runs in the morning with the first departure at 6:05 a.m. and the last at 8:45 a.m. In the late afternoon and evening, the shuttle makes nine return trips to BART, about every 20 minutes, with the first pick up within the business park at 3:00 p.m. and the last at 5:53 p.m. The last evening shuttle arrival at BART is at 6:24 PM.
For information on Altrans, visit www.altrans.net.For a detailed shuttle schedule, click here.
Oakland International Airport
The Oakland International Airport is conveniently located less than two miles south of The Waterfront. Rapidly becoming one of the Bay Area’s most user-friendly and popular airports, Oakland International offers hundreds of flights per day and is served by major domestic airlines, including Alaska, Aloha, America West, American, Continental, Delta, Jet Blue, Mexicana, Southwest and United. For additional information about air travel from Oakland International, or airport directions, parking or rental cars, visit oaklandairport.com.