South San Francisco to Chinatown runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 06:37 and the last around 06:37. One passenger pays €11.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 2h 19m over 17 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €11.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for September 21, 2026
€11.88
When it runs, leaving South San Francisco
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:37First departure
- 06:37Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between South San Francisco and Chinatown.
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Water Emergency Transportation Authority runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for South San Francisco to Chinatown on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €11.88Mon21
- about €11.88Tue22
- about €11.88Wed23
- about €11.88Thu24
- about €11.88Fri25
- about €11.88Sat26
- about €11.88Sun27
- about €11.88Mon28
- about €11.88Tue29
- about €11.88Wed30
- about €11.88Thu1
- about €11.88Fri2
- about €11.88Sat3
- about €11.88Sun4
- about €11.88Mon5
- about €11.88Tue6
- about €11.88Wed7
- about €11.88Thu8
- about €11.88Fri9
- about €11.88Sat10
- about €11.88Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Chinatown. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Chinatown for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book South San Francisco to Chinatown
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €11.8814 days
- €11.887 days
- €11.883 days
- €11.881 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 0 percent. The most expensive point is €11.88, 90 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 1 days ahead, so there is no rush yet.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to South San Francisco to Chinatown and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
17 km
16 km as the crow flies, 6% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
67,271 → 100,574
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 17 km against 16 km in a straight line, a detour of 6 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
Chinatown is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Baggage storage near Tiburon Ferry Terminal
Most of the points near Tiburon Ferry Terminal open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about South San Francisco to Chinatown
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from South San Francisco to Chinatown?
The fastest journey from South San Francisco to Chinatown takes 2h 19m door to door, of which 53m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 2h 21m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from South San Francisco to Chinatown?
The cheapest fare from South San Francisco to Chinatown is €11.88, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.88. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from South San Francisco to Chinatown?
The cheapest way from South San Francisco to Chinatown is by ferry, at €11.88 for one passenger on September 21, 2026. That journey takes 2h 23m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book South San Francisco to Chinatown?
Fares from South San Francisco to Chinatown bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 0 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for South San Francisco to Chinatown?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from South San Francisco to Chinatown, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for South San Francisco to Chinatown?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from South San Francisco to Chinatown, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from South San Francisco to Chinatown?
Water Emergency Transportation Authority publish service areas covering both South San Francisco and Chinatown, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from South San Francisco to Chinatown?
Every service we sell from South San Francisco to Chinatown is direct, with around 1 departure a day and a fastest journey of 2h 19m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from South San Francisco to Chinatown use?
Services from South San Francisco to Chinatown by ferry leave from SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO (OYSTER POINT) and arrive at Tiburon Ferry Terminal. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from South San Francisco to Chinatown?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from South San Francisco to Chinatown allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for South San Francisco to Chinatown on September 20, 2026: 17 km of route against 16 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 2h 19m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Chinatown a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Chinatown and across United States
Day trips that leave Chinatown in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
South San Francisco reaches 2 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 16 to 21 km. Chinatown reaches 18 places in 1 countries, from 16 to 118 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving South San Francisco
- 2Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
Arriving in Chinatown
Leaving Chinatown
- 18Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators