Directions to the Riptide Arcade
Driving, BART & Street Car, Bus, Ferry Boat, Bicycling and Walking

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and the "F" Line MUNI Street Car are one of the most efficient and enjoyable ways to get around San Francisco. If you are staying in downtown San Francisco, take one of the vintage "F" Line Street Cars down The Embarcadero to PIER 39. If you are coming from anywhere else in the Bay Area, take BART to Embarcadero Station, walk up to street level and catch the "F" Line Street Car bound for Fisherman's Wharf and get off at PIER 39.
BART from the East Bay (print)
  • Board a San Francisco/Daly City, Colma, or SFO Airport BART Train
  • For more information about BART stations, schedules and fares please visit www.BART.gov
  • Get off at Embarcadero station, the first San Francisco station after the trans-bay tube.
  • Exit the station to street level and walk towards the clock tower
  • Take the "F" Line MUNI Street Car to Fisherman's Wharf and get off at PIER 39
BART from the South Bay (print)
  • From points such as San Jose you can connect to BART via Cal Train, for more information about CalTrain, please visit www.CalTrain.com. Connect to BART at the Milbrae BART station.
  • Take any northbound train. Such as: Richmond, Pittsburg Bay-Point, Fremont, or Dublin-Pleasanton.
  • For more information about BART stations, schedules and fares please visit www.BART.gov
  • Get off at Embarcadero station, the last San Francisco station before the trans-bay tube.
  • Exit the station to street level and walk towards the clock tower
  • Take the "F" Line MUNI Street Car to Fisherman's Wharf and get off at PIER 39
The "F" Line MUNI Street Car from Downtown San Francisco
The "F" Line runs from the Castro district, down Market Street and all the way down The Embarcadero to PIER 39. The "F" Line fleet is comprised of beautifully preserved and restored vintage Street Cars. For more information about the "F" Line fleet of street cars, visit StreetCar.org/FLine.
  • From anywhere on downtown Market Street or The Embarcadero, board the "F" Line bound for PIER 39 and Fisherman's Wharf.
  • The Riptide Arcade is at located the end of PIER 39 on the right, looking out onto Alcatraz Island and the Bay.