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July 4th Muni Service

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On July 4, Muni will operate on a Sunday schedule. Several North Beach routes will also be rerouted around the viewing areas for the fireworks show.

This page contains information on Sunday schedules and reroutes. For information on Extra Service, visit the July 4th Extra Service Alert page.

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Sunday Schedule

Muni will run on a Sunday schedule on July 4, Independence Day.

The following bus routes will not run:

NX, 1AX, 1BX, 5R, 8AX, 8BX, 9R, 14X, 28R, 30X, 31AX, 31BX, 38AX, 38BX, 41, 81X, 82X, 83X, 88, 714.

The 76X Marin Headlands Express will run.

Supplemental school-day service will not run.

All other bus routes and rail lines will use the Sunday schedule. The Muni Metro will open at 8 a.m. instead of 5 a.m.

Some routes will be impacted. See the Muni Reroutes section for more information.

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Muni Reroutes

Several Muni lines and routes will be rerouted around the fireworks viewing area until the end of service. Many routes will switchback--changing from inbound to outbound--before they reach the event area. The table below summarizes the changes to each route and when each line or route starts it reroute.

Temporary Service Changes by Line/Route and Direction
Line/Route
and Direction
Start Time Summary of Change
Line/Route
and Direction
F Market & Wharves
Start Time 3 p.m. Summary of Change Switchback will begin at Bay Street.
For service to Castro, board at Embarcadero & Bay.
Line/Route
and Direction
F Market & Wharves
Start Time 8:45 p.m. Summary of Change Service will be on Market Street only.
For service to Castro, board at Market & Drumm.
Line/Route
and Direction
8 Bayshore
Start Time 3 p.m. Summary of Change

Switchback will begin at Bay Street.
For service to Visitacion Valley and City College, board at Powell & Lombard.

Line/Route
and Direction
8 Bayshore
Start Time 7 p.m. Summary of Change Switchback will begin at Lombard.
For service to Visitacion Valley and City College, board at Columbus & Union.
Line/Route
and Direction
19 Polk
Start Time 3 p.m. Summary of Change Switchback will begin at Greenwich Street.
For service to Hunters Point, board at Polk & Francisco.
Line/Route
and Direction
28 19th Avenue
Start Time 5 a.m. Summary of Change

Reroute will be along Laguna, Bay, Polk, Francisco, Van Ness and Chesnut.
Temporary layover will be at Bay & Polk.
For service to Daly City BART, board at Van Ness & Chestnut.

Line/Route
and Direction
30 Stockton
Start Time 3 p.m. Summary of Change Reroute will be along Union and Van Ness.
For service to downtown, board at Chestnut & Van Ness or Stockton & Columbus.
For service to the Marina, board at Stockton & Columbus or Chestnut & Laguna.
Line/Route
and Direction
39 Coit
Start Time 3 p.m. Summary of Change

Switchback will begin at Bay Street.
For service to Coit Tower, board at Powell & Bay or Powell & Lombard.

Line/Route
and Direction

47 Van Ness 

Start Time 3 p.m. Summary of Change

Switchback will begin at Bay Street.
For service to Caltrain, board at Van Ness & Chestnut.

Line/Route
and Direction

49 Van Ness/Mission

Start Time 5 a.m. Summary of Change Switchback will begin at Chestnut Street.
For service to City College, board at Van Ness & Chestnut.
Line/Route
and Direction
90 San Bruno Owl
Start Time 1 a.m. Summary of Change Switchback will begin at North Point Street.
For service to Visitacion Valley, board at Van Ness & Chestnut.
Line/Route
and Direction
Powell/Mason Cable Car
Start Time 2 p.m. Summary of Change

The Cable Car will be replaced with a bus.
Switchback will begin at Filbert.
For service to downtown, board at Mason & Filbert.

Line/Route
and Direction
Powell/Hyde Cable Car
Start Time 2 p.m. Summary of Change The Cable Car will be replaced with a bus.
Switchback will begin at Union.
For service to downtown, board at Hyde & Lombard.
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Notes

The E Embarcadero will be replaced with a bus starting at 2 p.m. Please visit the July 4th Extra Service Alert page for more information. 

The California Cable Car will be replaced with a bus starting at 2 p.m.

The 27 Bryant may have to reroute due to informal fireworks displays in the evening. If this is necessary, the reroutes will be:

  • Inbound to Downtown: On York, between 20th and 18th streets
  • Outbound to The Mission: On Florida, between 18th and 20th streets

The 43 Masonic may experience delays due to crowds starting at 7 p.m.

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Event Map

Muni Reroutes for the July 4th Holiday.

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