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This service is a fast, direct, convenient express bus service between Hercules and San Francisco. 

The Lynx operates weekday commuter service to the Transbay Temporary Terminal in San Francisco every 15-30 minutes between the hours of 5:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m., and 3:30 p.m. - 8:33 p.m.  In the morning the service starts on Willow Avenue in Rodeo, making a stop at the Victoria by the Bay neighborhood and the Hercules Transit Center before departing to the San Francisco Transbay Temporary Terminal on the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane.

During the afternoon commute, service starts from the San Francisco Transbay Temporary Terminal directly to the Hercules Transit Center (The Lynx stop is located within the Transbay Temporary Terminal towards the South East corner of the facility), continuing to the Victoria by the Bay neighborhood, and ending on Willow Avenue.

On July 1, 2010 midday service was added between Hercules Transit Center and the Transbay Temporary Terminal in San Francisco. Service operates between 9:40 a.m. - 3:10 p.m.

The service began operating on September 19, 2005.

You can also download and print out this section as a handy PDF file at the link below:

• Lynx Brochure effective 1 July 2010 (102k PDF)

Please note:  In 2010, the San Francisco Transbay Terminal has closed and a new Temporary Terminal is now open while tile the construction of the new Transbay Terminal is in progress.  For more information, see the link below.

• Temporary Terminal

Please note:  WestCAT does not have a transfer agreement with Muni in San Francisco, nor does WestCAT accept any other agency's transfers at the San Francisco Transbay Terminal on the Lynx.

Available Now!

New mid day Lynx service, additional AM & PM commute trips & earlier afternoon return trips!  New Lynx timetables will be available to customers soon on all WestCAT buses & our website.  For further information, call (510) 724-3331 or visit www.WestCAT.org.  Also, back by popular demand the "Buy 1 Get 1 Free" 31-day pass promo.  Promo will begin late July-early August.  Some restrictions do apply.  See the brochure at the link below:

• Lynx Buy 1 Get 1 Free Application (812k PDF)

WestCAT Lynx 31-Day Passes

Sold at the WestCAT administrative office or by mail only. Allows unlimited travel in any direction on WestCAT Lynx buses to/from San Francisco and may be used on local WestCAT connecting services to get to the Lynx.  Passes are good for unlimited rides for 31 consecutive days from the first day of use. They are not valid for use on Dial-A-Ride or ADA Paratransit nor for weekend service on any route. WestCAT passes are valid on WestCAT buses only.  

Lynx 10-Ride Passes

Sold at the WestCAT administrative office or by mail only. Allows ten one-way rides in any direction on WestCAT Lynx buses.  A transfer may be requested with pass for local and express routes. Good until all of the value is spent and then a new pass must be purchased. No purchase date deadline, no limit on when pass must be used during the month.

Available at the WestCAT sales office 601 Walter Avenue, Pinole, CA. 94564 or by mail at the same address.  Call (510) 724-7993 or visit www.WestCAT.Org for more information or use our handy order form.

Lynx Transfers

Transbay fares for passengers transferring from another WestCAT route to the Lynx to San Francisco are:

• $3.25 Adult/Student (Ages 6-64)
• $1.25 Senior (Age 65+)
• $1.25 Disabled
• $1.25 Medicare Card Holder

Transfers are free between all WestCAT local and express routes and WestCAT Lynx with the presentation of a valid Lynx Transfer (weekdays only when Lynx is in operation).  

Local Lynx trips are free with a valid transfer from another WestCAT route.

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