BART Offers Longer Trains, More Parking to Thanksgiving Travelers, Shoppers

Travelers using San Francisco International Airport for Thanksgiving will be able to ride on longer BART trains and find more long-term parking spaces for the busiest travel days of the year.

BART officials announced Friday that the transit system will operate longer trains on the day before Thanksgiving — the annual peak travel day — along the Pittsburg-Bay Point line, which serves SFO.

On Thanksgiving Day, BART will follow a Sunday schedule, with service beginning at approximately 8 a.m. To carry those same passengers home again, BART will also run longer trains on the following Sunday, Nov. 28.

Service at Oakland International Airport via AirBART, a service jointly operated by BART and the airport, will also increase through the holiday period, with extra shuttles running from today through Dec. 1.

Full-length trains will operate from 6 a.m. until close of service on Nov. 26, or Black Friday.

BART officials said it will make 500 additional parking spaces available for airport and long-term parking reservations for those intending to park long-term at BART stations while traveling next week.

Drivers without long-term parking permits will be only be able to park for 24 hours in BART lots. Reserved spaces cost $5 to $6 per day, depending on the location. Drivers face a fine of $100 if they go over the time limit.

To find more information and make reservations, drivers can log onto bart.gov/parking.

BART officials recommend that drivers park before 10 a.m. to snag a guaranteed space. Although travelers can park in any space after 10 a.m., BART cannot guarantee a spot will be available.

— Bay City News Service contributed to this report