Embarcadero BART station has always been my favorite BART station. That's as true today as it was when I was 14 years old and I used to cut school in Berkeley and jump on BART station and get off in Embarcadero so I could spend the day in San Francisco. Embarcadero station is the first station one gets to when they are coming from the East Bay and it's located in one of the most exciting parts of San Francisco. This station gives you access to Ferry Building-Oracle Park-Pier 39-Fisherman's Wharf. The downside to this station,to me, are as follows. -Monday through Friday from 3pm to 6pm this station is super packed with workers trying to leave San Francisco after work and can make catching a train back to the East Bay troublesome. -Same thing with the morning from like 6am to 9am coming from the East Bay is a monster of a train ride -- I don't love it. After Giant games or events at Oracle Park this station is very busy as well with people trying to catch BART back to the East Bay. I feel this station is pretty safe, I've never seen a lot of criminal activity going on in the station. This BART station also is a central hub for connecting to San Francisco's Muni Metro system, so that is another plus for this station. Overall I can say these are the reasons this is still my favorite BART station in the Bay Area. read more

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I visited the Bart Station - Embarcadero in San Francisco, CA [298 Market St] on Monday, 07/06/26. What I loved about this station was the convenience of the nearby attractions available. These include iconic stops such as the SF Ferry Buikding with an indoor food marketplace & local artisan vendors, piers, Chinatown, North Beach neighborhood, etc. Depending on where I needed to go, this stop was great for making those adventures. read more

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For a very busy station, the traffic flowed well, and the crowds were manageable. It was fairly well clean. The set up facilitated first timers like me very well. read more

I needed help merging my Clipper Cards, and I was treated like a moron. I don't even want to share the issue because it will just piss me off. I got it kinda resolved. But Fu*k'um. And I'm sure they feel the same about the. Let them. read more

One of the nicer BART and Muni stations. It wasn't always this way, but the new BART entrance gates seem to help a lot. Easy access to the Embarcadero, Ferry Building, Hyatt, numerous good restaurants in the Ferry Building and Embarcadero complex, and the first stop into the city from the east bay! read more

Nice station , very convenient. Near to the Ferry building., Lots of great happenings in the area. Stores , fairs and hotels . Convenient Bart transfer point. read more

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New hard-to-evade entrances means a 5 star update! I have not caught one person toll evading since the new entrances were installed and I appreciate that everyone has to pay to ride. Listen, I think it should all be free for everyone but it is not and I like that BART is finally trying to do something about it. Better late than never, right? This station has clean bathrooms and friendly service. I'm happy to give it a great review. read more

This is the first station coming into San Francisco from the East Bay, and probably the one I frequent the most now that I no longer work in The City. It is safe, well policed, and best situated if you want to visit the Ferry Building and the restaurants and museums along the Piers, do business in the Financial district, or hop on the cable car or the muni to points of touristic interest like Fisherman's Wharf in The City. Recently I have noticed an increase in the number of buskers and musicians at the station, which oddly enough makes the experience even more pleasant. Can't wait to get back! read more

My first time visiting the Bay Area. Very clean train station compared to my crazy NYC train stations. Hope to visit again this year or even next year. read more

We are 4 Wahine from Hawaii and had issues loading our Clipper onto our wallet. This wonderful woman by the name of Kelley Ward assisted us and was very patient with us. She assisted us until we were able to scan our card to catch the correct bart to Richmond. She really showed so much Aloha and we wanted to say, Kelley Mahalo for your help, you are a true gem. read more

This station has always had a problem with the homeless and it feels like the issues at this station has got worse over the years and both muni and Bart aren't doing much to solve it or to make it any better. If you're going through this station be careful. read more

I'm writing this review because of the attitude of the muni ladies behind the glass window. Every time you ask a question they ALWAYS have an attitude & they are mad at you for bothering them at their job they are being paid to be there when you ask them any question no matter how polite you try to be with them. If you don't like your job & your Mad your whole life get another job. ALWAYS MAD & upset every time I see their faces! read more

Useful enough, connect to all BART lines and the MUNI metro system, different transit agencies, requires a transfer, its a little dirty but what do you expect from an American metro system in a major city, ticket machines before and after gate line, staff available for BART or MUNI typically and can help of you need to get a clipper card, ticket for BART or MUNI read more

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Date: 5/18/2018 Time: 2:40 PM This station is better than the Civic Center, much cleaner and within walking distance to the Ferry Building, Hyatt Regency, San Francisco Railway Museum & Gift Shop, the outdoor vendors in the Justin Herman Plaza area, Farmer's Market and Sue Bierman Park. Then a few blocks heading in a southerly direction (SOMA district), and in the Rincon Annex, is a very popular and pricey Chinese restaurant, Yank Sing. This station is the first or last one, depending on which destination one is heading to - further in to the heart of SF or going in the tunnel to the other side of the Bay to the East Bay, West Oakland being the first stop. Many times I have caught BART to SF from the Lake Merritt Station. Train was always crowded during commute hours in the morning and evening. I never could get a seat going to SF. It was SRO (acronym for standing room only). Most of the passengers disembarked at the first SF stop. My daily commute was to the Civic Center Station. The consolation to this was heading home in the evening. I was able to sit down. However, the commuters boarding at the Embarcadero Station had to stand. The drawback at Civic Center and Embarcadero Stations was trying to get up to the street level from the platform, only to find out the escalators were not working. (Aarrgg...grumble, grumble...mumble, mumble a few profane words.) I hated that to the point I caught the Muni #5 to the transit terminal to board AC Transit "O" bus to Alameda. Thank goodness I am retired from the labor force - no more waking up to alarm clock, no more daily commute on a crowded BART train to and from SF, no more panhandlers begging for money. Oh, the joy of being on a second journey and chillaxin' every day, which is a Friday in my book. read more

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Well what can you say about Bart that's not been said before. Unfortunately all the trains we took today had a variety of homeless on board doing antisocial things. I only take Bart if no other options read more

Embarcadero is BART's busiest train station. Along with the BART system, this station is also connected to the Muni Metro light rail and bus line and San Francisco cable car systems. On top of that, this is the first station in San Francisco when traveling across the bay (or last, if leaving the city for East Bay). It's located on the border of the bustling Financial District and South of Market just a few blocks away from the popular Ferry Building. No wonder it's so busy. This and the Montgomery Street station (next stop, also straddling the FiDi and SoMa) are BART's two busiest stations. Both get uncomfortably crowded during peak times, particularly the evening rush hour. I would avoid entering these stations during those times unless you absolutely have to. If you don't need to cross the bay, walk or take a Lyft/Uber. Like other BART stations, Embarcadero station has multiple points of entry/exit. Overcrowding at this station got so bad that in August 2016, BART had to restrict entry into the station from 4:30pm to 6:30pm on weekdays to the Daly City (southwestern) end of the station. Announcement: https://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2016/news20160808-1. This station is located underground and consists of three levels. The first level underneath street level is the mezzanine level where you can buy tickets. This level serves as the entry point to the next two levels, which are paid areas. The level below the mezzanine (B1) is for Muni and the level below Muni (B2) is for BART. Both the Muni and BART levels feature island platforms. The station, kiosks, and trains are old and worn, but functional. The condition of the place isn't surprising given the station's age (it opened in 1976) and the large volume of traffic it must endure on a daily basis. It's not clean and there isn't really anything nice to look at. Street (subway) performers are known to perform here sometimes. To give you an idea of BART pricing and trip times to/from this station, a ride to/from San Francisco International Airport costs $8.95 (one-way) and takes about 32-33 minutes. A ride to/from 12th Street/Oakland City Center costs $3.45 (one-way) and takes about 11-12 minutes. read more

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This station is cleaner than a lot of the other stations. Homeless still camo out but they tend to remove them quickly.

Hey! Perhaps this train station is good, you can try again later, next year for second chance. Looks like I had to pay for the fare depending to and from San Francisco to get back to my relatives, and daddy's, too. It might have graffiti by punks, trash by punks or vandalism by punks, I don't care about this! Bay Area rapid transit and Muni SFMTA are two different types of trains, both of the fleet services beats the traffic everyday. Everywhere might have cops and security guards sometimes, don't go ballistic, or you'll be sorry! read more

Now this is more like it. The passengers here actually get in line to wait for the trains. Everyone here is orderly and if someone attempts to cut in line, they are met with frowns and are shamed to go to the end of the line. Shame on you...you line cutters. Depending on where you're headed, it's either the first stop into the City or the last stop out of the City. Sometimes I'll also use this station to avoid the crowd at Montgomery station. Depending on the wait for the next south-bound train, I'll take the next east-bound train from Montgomery and jump off this station so that I can be one of the first passengers to grab the next train coming from the East Bay. You see that, people? Yeah, you don't have to follow the crowd and act like a herd of cows. It's OK to use your brain once in a while. You don't have to shut it down just because you're getting off work. You have to keep the mind sharp and alert. You don't want to become a victim once the Zombie apocalypse start. All kidding aside, this station also stands out architecturally from the rest. It has plenty of character and charm. Its also been the backdrop in a few movies. If you like taking photos and you have an iPhone and Instagram, this is the place for you. I also like the fact that it's an open design and you can see the different levels as you progress up or down the escalator. More reason to like as you can see the Zombies coming so you can react and act appropriately. read more

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I've been to almost every single BART station in the system, and this is one of the best stops. Reviews really can be made for everything! I really need to just mention real quick how tourist friendly this station is. The BART to MUNI transition is clearly labeled, and there is a Giant (lol) BALLPARK sign on the right side of the MUNI line to indicate where to transfer. Ingoing and Outgoing is confusing, after all. Also one of the safer, more well-lit stops along the way for night travel, which I often have to do when working in SF on weekends. read more

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This is the Muni/BART Station. I believe this is the only staion that shares the same entry. Make sure you enter the right station. I made the mistake and entered the Muni station by accident. It cost me since Muni and BART does not provide refunds. There system is very outdated. There is only 2 machine to pay and 1 clipper machine to recharge. If your buying a ticket, there is a $0.50 cent surcharge. Use your clipper card and charge it online instead at the station. The customer service isn't great. The trains are outdated and makes a lot of noise. Train does have a smell. It's a good thing I don't ride BART for work. I heard alot of story and there not good ones. read more

You are the worst transit service ever! A train every 30 minutes? You've got to be shitting me. It would be quicker to WALK. You are garbage and should be embarrassed. You won't be though, thanks to your fat salaries and excellent benefits. Continue to give the middle finger to your customers. read more

As far as MUNI stations go, this is one of the better ones. Unfortunately, that's not saying much. ETA board and train map are in good locations. Unfortunately, ETAs are often wrong, and change suddenly without any warning. I tried transferring trains at one station instead of another, but the eta jumped from one minute to seven minutes. Seven minutes later it jumped to nine minutes. Than one minute. All told, that one minute boarding estimate turned into thirteen minutes. The map and board aren't too accurate, and are mostly helpful just for seeing here trains are relative to each other. The public transit itself is useful, but you'll often run into mentally ill people at the stations and on board of trains. The are frequent maintenance issues as well--without trying to hard, I can remember several times when entire segments of the underground were shut down for one reason or another, stranding people with no notice and no way to get to work, as bodies jammed the streets and all other modes of transport. Would only recommend if you give yourself a lot of extra time, or are traveling 'on the clock' for work (and even then, you have to keep your fingers crossed, so as not to kill your time card just with traveling). Wish they had cell phone coverage underground--BART has done it, hope MUNI can too. read more

My favorite BART station because it's either the first or last stop coming/going from one of my favorite cities...San Francisco!!! The station itself is not very exciting unfortunately, and to me, it's a bit dark. It also shares the space with MUNI so you can transfer here if needed. Lately I've noticed that there are quite a few homeless laying/sleeping in the stations which I'm surprised is acceptable. Please use caution when purchasing your tickets as you may be asked for change etc. I have passed through this station countless times and it's always a wonderful feeling seeing it each time. read more

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I take the N Judah quite a bit, almost regularly when I getting from the Sunset to downtown San Francisco. Most of the N Judah is above ground until you get to Van Ness-Civic Center-Powell-Montgomery-Embarcadero. Embarcadero is the last stop in the downtown corridor before heading out to Embarcadero waterfront strip towards ATT Ballpark. Embarcadero does not have a warm interior. It has a stony interior. It feels futurist and a little retro. It connects to Bart. It's a busy station. When I get back to the station and have to take the N Judah, the wait is always a little long. Embarcadero might have some cafes. Review #1555 read more

This location does double duty as a BART and a MUNI station. Pay attention and make sure you enter the right station area. Refunds are only issued due to system outages or failures (and even then you will stand in a line that makes a depression era bread line look short). I am only reviewing BART as I rarely use MUNI. This is the work-side destination in my daily commute from beyond the end of the line in the Pitsburg Baypoint direction. I've been here 4 days a week for almost 5 years now. I've also been to every station along the yellow line. This review takes into account only the station as it compares to other stations in the line and those I have used in other geographies, including outside the U.S. throughout my career. BART is old. It was innovative at one time. It is now dated, with most trains in poor condition unless you account for how old they are and the volume of passengers they see. They're like a tired old plow horse that the farmer can't afford to put out of their misery. The trains are extremely noisy... wheels chatter on the tracks and screech on every curve. Some noise is normal, this is likely poorly laid track and inadequate or improper wheel contact angles. Trains are usually on time so that's a plus. There are delays and you sure feel it when there are, but overall they are consistently on time. But then we need to get right back into the nitty gritty. And it is indeed gritty. Like San Francisco, the trains have a homelessness and mental health crisis. There has not been a single day I have not been on a train with someone in a full fledged mental health crisis (latest was walking around with no pants or underwear on while mumbling), or homeless sprawled across seats. I've also been on the train when someone defecated... while it was standing room only. The station is basically the same thing, though less sleepers lying around since the police will actual patrol the platforms from time to time. You should assume there are no police to be clear... they are absent more often than present. Then there are skip fares. Every single day I see at least one skip fare. Fares are not enforced. I'm sure that's part of the reason we spend so much for the now elderly system. read more

Busy station Lots of offices and the tourist crowd fill this place up. In general an average BART stop. read more

It's cool that you can transfer from MUNI to BART at this station. The station was an engineering marvel when it was built. It has been used for decades. However, as far as I know there are no working bathrooms in this station. Lame. Also, this station might be cleaner than some of the other stations, but it's still pretty filthy. The trains that go through the station are usually filthy as well. This station makes me want to be inside of my safe, clean car instead of at this station where (especially at night) you have to watch your back. Go ahead SF DPT, give me another parking ticket, it's worth it. I would rather spend $100 a day on gas/bridge tolls/parking tickets than spend $1.50 at the Embarcadero Station. When was the last times the walls inside of this station were cleaned anyways? It's called a towel, you get it damp then rub it on the wall and the decades of dirt and dust will come off. (It takes the towel and rubs the towel on the wall then it puts the towel back in the basket!) At least try it once, some of those walls used to be white you know. Also, the station could really needs to be re-decorated. It's not really that cool. Maybe in 1976 when it was built people thought it was cool. How about a little update. And why the hell are there advertisements everywhere? Do we need the money that bad? Can we either remove the ads or replace them with art please? Life is so short, a few minutes without ads in my face would be nice. Both BART and MUNI inside of this station should be 100% free. I pay my ridiculously high state and federal taxes. Stop suckin' me dry. Gotta pay to go anywhere and pay for water even. Water should be free too. And parking should be free everywhere. All these things are hidden taxes. read more

This is my favourite BART station for starting off an exploration of our City by the Bay. The immediate payoff for this guy that remembers the old Embarcadero Freeway, is the Ferry Building and the Waterfront. There's also lots of neat places to eat, some decent shopping options, the Farmer's Market, and seasonal Ice Skating at Justin Herman Plaza. Other options include walking down to Pac Bell Park for a Giants game or heading down for a long haul past Fisherman's Wharf and Marina Green to the Golden Gate Bridge. And if you want to join the hordes around the Union Square area, take the California Cable Car line back. I'm also thinking about a future option of walking over to and up the Filbert Steps, admiring Coit Tower, and then heading back into North Beach and onwards through Chinatown. As for the often broken escalators, the Embarcadero BART station is a means towards an end. Walking up (or down) all those stairs is good for you. read more

Busy station by the financial station. Always cramped during commute times. Or not even then. All stations are gonna have the crazy panhandlers and lack of BART police. Like I said, it's close to major restaurants, the ferry building and even the California cable car line. But beware of commute hours. read more

Tl;dr: if someone else acquires your clipper card and then gives it back, check with the station agent that it's your card and not one with a huge negative balance. If it isn't your card, ask for the nearest customer service terminal (one at embarcadero) to deactivate your old card and get a new one. A regular commute in to work with a twist. Getting off the bart downtown to realize you're missing your clipper card. It's nowhere in sight. A lady down the train waves you over, and whispers they saw the lady behind you pick up your dropped card and hand it to a man across the aisle. You walk up to said person and ask if they have a newly acquired clipper card. They say yes, ask you to back up, and proceed to spend 3 bart station hops looking in their giant suitcase for your card. 3 stops later, they produce your card, you thank them and exit the train to return to your destination. But this story is just beginning. You explain what happened to the station agent who no doubt has heard every variation of card woe possible. He tells you to hop one more station over to embarcadero to see the customer service agents. While en route, you report the event to the bart police and are asked to call bart police, where you are immediately put on hold. The customer service agents are the hero of the story. They deactivated my stolen card, transferred it's balance to a new card, and charged a $5 new card fee. Don't assume someone giving you your card back is actually giving you "your" card. read more

The combination MUNI / BART Station at Embarcadero may be the most heavily used station in the system. The station is underground with several staircases and elevators accessing Market Street. Although close to the actual Embarcadero, the station is a short walk down Market Street, closer to the Financial District. This is either the first or last station in San Francisco before heading through the Transbay Tube to Oakland and points beyond. Its location makes it popular with tourists and commuters both, especially when connecting from BART to MUNI or vice-versa. It is also extremely busy and often congested to the point of capacity. The station is old and worn, but still basically clean and maintained. This is a great station for that wonderful view of seeing the San Francisco skyscrapers come into view from the up escalators or just standing near the Transbay Tube exit to feel the rush of an incoming BART train. read more

No kidding, this is what happened to me at this BART station! I was sitting down switching my low heels to office high heels. Lady screaming at the top of her lungs came over to me and SMACKED me across my right cheek and called me a bitch. My eyeballs almost popped out of my eye socket and my right cheek stung like hell! I got up, started screaming back at her and pulled out my cellphone to call the police but she was mentally crazy and she walked away fast. So, I dropped the call to the police and let her free. A nice man came over and gave me his business card and told me he saw the whole thing. He would vouch for me if needed, that was nice. He asked if I was okay and I nodded up/down in scary freaked out mode. I skipped my meeting and went straight to the office. Told my manager what happened and I sat in silence for the rest of the day... The lesson here is... don't wear sexy office high heels. Keep your flat comfy Naturalizers on for the whole day. read more

One of the most trafficked bart stations! This station is the first stop in SF and is home to the financial district, ferry building, and much more! It has a Peet's inside so that's good! You don't linger at BART for a long time, you're there for only one reason. And that's to take BART or MUNI to your destination. The cleanness is pretty average here. Safety here is pretty good, you probably won't get mugged as this place is almost always busy. read more

I thought I had already reviewed this station--actually I did; all four of the combined BART-Muni underground stations used to be reviewed as one on Yelp. Yelp even went a little bit far and claimed that the Van Ness Muni station was also a BART station. I must have corrected that listing five times before they finally changed it. But now they've gone and separated some of the true BART-Muni combos. I guess I get what I deserve sometimes. This is one of my favorite underground stations. It's a lot cleaner than the Civic Center and Powell stations, and it's also not as far underground (if that's possible), so it's not as big a hike up stairs. It's also gleaming most of the time. It would have been nice if they had included an exit directly into the Ferry Building, but that's kind of asking for a lot. read more

Unfortunately, it's my daily stop. The only great thing about this place is convenience. Right when I get out it's steps away from the office - rainy days are no longer an issue to my hair!!! My curls stay intact. Ha. 1) the escalator is so narrow, it's a hotmess going up during peak hour. I timed myself to be at the closest door to the escalator and speed walk to beat the masses. 2) Bart employees here are lazy. The strike brought them a raise (they didn't need). When in need of help, they are sitting there taking their sweet time doing nothing. One dude was so rude to me when I had asked a question, I flipped him the finger after. 3) the entrance near Fremont street hella smells like piss and poo. Ok, all BART are like that but this ones in the FiDi, I'd expect it to be just a tad bit cleaner. I kind of miss getting off Montgomery, did it for 9yrs. read more

This could have been amazing. However, my knowledge was less than amazing. It would have helped if I would have seen this on an actual map before disembarking. I had set a goal to find Ghiardelli Square and my buddy wanted to go to Lombard Street, the snaky part. Being that this station is the first into San Fran from the east or north, it made sense to stop here. If we had MUNI passes and took MUNI to the other end of the Embarcadero, it would have made perfect sense. Is a $17.00 day pass a good idea? Sometimes. In any case, it was confusing, even though this isn't far from the Caltrain station across from AT&T Park. It's extra convenient that this is also a MUNI station, but it didn't work out this way...this time. I can't really say anything horrible about the station. The card readers worked just fine, and I know from experience in Philadelphia and NYC that you don't ask workers for help. If the station was dirty, it wasn't as bad as Philly or NYC. read more

Leads to financial district area and embarcadero shopping/eating area. Overall it's okay and it's where you should get on if it's rush hour so you don't have to crowd as much when it hits montgomery, powell, civic center as it heads outbound. Most times rush hour screws up how often the munis come. Example be N Judah coming every 10 minutes but rush hour has it come every few minutes/five minutes and all of a sunday be a 15-20 minute wait. WEIRD YEA. read more

Most popular BART station! ALWAYS super crowded. Then again, what do you expect when this stop brings you to the most bustling place ever? Tons of people come to the Financial District for shopping, eating, business, events, and sightseeing. There have been several times where it's just impossible to find a seat on the train, much less space to stand and be able to breathe. The escalators tend to be extremely congested during commute hours. They don't check to see if passengers are trying to exit/enter the train. Case in point: my friend was right behind me, trying to get off the train, and the door closed! It was like being in a Korean drama as I watched my friend mouth words and motion helplessly as the train started moving away. The good thing is that the SF BART stops are in close proximity to each other, so my friend got off at the next stop, then returned to the station on the next train back. read more

BART is awesome for what it is, let's just leave it at that for now. Embarcadero is my most frequently used stop since it's so close to all the places I like to go to in San Francisco (which are in decent walking distance). My only disappointment is that the last train that is a straight-shot back to my home (without the pain of transferring in Oakland) leaves at around 7:45 or 8:00. This doesn't leave much time for me and my friends to do things in the city at night, but we're usually tired by then anyway. Commuter days suck, because you'll usually end up standing, but it's cool because the crowd thins out the farther east you go. Apart from being a bit dirty, gross and a little expensive, it's a solid method of public transportation. Sure beats driving all the way here and paying for parking. read more