Friday the 13th trouble with T-Third and/or Muni Metro? Try These Alternate Routes

Back in 1998 we posted a list of Muni Metro Alternatives for riders having difficulty during the “Metro meltdown.” Since there are problems again this week, we have an update. Please feel free to add your own:

  • Inbound from West Side: Transfer to the F-Market streetcar at Castro or Church, or transfer to any Market Street bus at Van Ness or any station further inbound.
  • Caltrain or Ball Park: BART to Powell and 30 Stockton / 45 Greenwich ; or take any line to van Ness and change to 47 Van Ness southbound
  • Inbound from North Beach: 9AX or 9BX expresses via Stockton Street, 10-Townsend, 41 Union (peak hours), or walk to F Market along Embarcadero.

  • North Embarcadero: 10-Townsend from Montgomery BART
  • Central Embarcadero: F Market & Wharves north from Embarcadero BART, or 12 Folsom from Embarcadero BART (depending on the block)
  • Market Street, Embarcadero to Castro: F line or other surface transport

  • T line from Dogpatch: Caltrain from 22nd Street to 4th and King + 30-Stockton or 45-Union/Stockton or 47 Van Ness or 10-Townsend, or 22-Fillmore to 10-Townsend (or BART).
  • T line from Bayview: 19-Polk to Civic Center BART, or 24-Divisadero to 9-San Bruno (at Bayshore), or 44-O’Shaughnessy to 9-San Bruno or BART.
  • T line from near Hunter’s Point/Candlestick: 29 Sunset to 9AX/9BX or 9-San Bruno, depending on destination.
  • T line from Sunnydale: Caltrain from Bayshore station to 4th and King + 30-Stockton or 45-Union/Stockton or 47-Van Ness or 10-Townsend . Or 9AX/9BX to Balboa Park and change to BART.
  • N line to Duboce-Church or Duboce-Noe: Market Street and walk, or any Haight Street line (6 Parnassus, 7 Haight during peak hours, 71 Haight Noriega) and walk.
  • N line from Carl-Cole to 9th-Judah: 6 Parnassus, 71 Haight Noriega.
  • N line beyond 9th-Judah: 71 Haight Noriega,
    16BX at Judah-22nd/23rd Ave (peaks), and 16AX at Sunset Blvd (peaks).

  • J line from Market Street to 20th St: Market Street or BART
    to 16th St + 22 Fillmore or 33 Stanyan and walk.
  • J line from 20th St to Clipper: BART to 24th St + 48 Quintara and walk.
  • J line from Clipper to Balboa Park: BART to 24th St (walk to Valencia), Glen Park, or Balboa Park + 26 Valencia.

  • Forest Hill: BART + 44 O’Shaughnessy
  • West Portal: BART to 24th St + 48 Quintara

  • L line from West Portal to 23th Ave: BART to 24th St + 48 Quintara or BART to Glen Park + 23 Monterey + 28 19th Ave
  • L line from 23rd Ave to 32nd Ave: 6 Parnassus to 66 Quintara at 9th-Judah
  • L line from 34th Ave to 41st Ave: BART to Balboa Park + 29 Sunset or BART to Glen Park + 23 Monterey + 29 Sunset or walk.
  • L line from 41st Ave to the Zoo:
    BART to Glen Park + 23 Monterey + 18 46th Ave or walk.
  • West Portal and 14th Ave to Ocean-Aptos (K) or Right-of-way and Eucalyptus (M): BART to Glen Park + 23 Monterey and walk.
  • M line from Stonestown or S.F. State: BART to Balboa Park + 29 Sunset.
  • M line from 19th Ave-Junipero Serra to Mt. Vernon: BART to Balboa Park + 26 Valencia.
  • City College and Balboa Park vicinity (M, J, K lines): BART to Balboa Park and walk.
  • K line from Ocean-Lee to Ocean-Aptos: BART to Glen Park
    + 23 Monterey and walk or BART to Balboa Park + 29 Sunset and walk.