Enjoy the Majesty of Muir Woods…Ride the Route 66 Muir Woods Shuttle

Weekends & Holidays from May 7 through September 25, 2011

Enjoy the wonder of Muir Woods without fighting traffic and adding to the congested parking facility and surrounding roads—take Route 66. Route 66 is again sponsored by Marin Transit and the National Park Service this season. Golden Gate Transit (GGT) will operate the service for the sixth summer season under a contract with Marin Transit.

Route 66 service starts up again on Saturday, May 7, 2011, and will continue to run on weekends and holidays late into September, ending on September 25, 2011. Direct connections to/from the Golden Gate Sausalito Ferry will be available between Memorial Day weekend and Labor Day weekend (May 28-September 5).

Free parking is available at the Pohono Street lot and at the Manzanita Park and Ride lot (drop-off only) in Mill Valley, CA. (View PDF map)

View a map of the Route 66 Shuttle showing shuttle stop locations

View Route 66 Shuttle schedule

BUS STOP LOCATIONS

(View map - coming soon!)

ROUND TRIP ROUTE 66 FARES

Adults: $3  and Youth (6-18)/Seniors (65+)/Persons with Disabilities : $1

• Round trip fares are collected in the WESTBOUND direction traveling toward Muir Woods.
• A "Round Trip Muir Woods Shuttle Pass" is issued when you pay your fare. Passengers must retain this Shuttle Pass and present it to the driver on their return trip from Muir Woods. Round Trip Shuttle Passes are valid only on the day of purchase.
• One-way fares are NOT available.
• Fares may be paid by using cash (exact change required) or Marin Transit passes. No other fare media, including the Clipper card, tickets or transfers, are accepted on Route 66.

TRANSIT CONNECTIONS TO/FROM ROUTE 66

Bus Transit Connections To/From San Francisco

GGT Routes 10, 70, and 80 provide frequent service between Mission & 1st Streets in San Francisco and Marin City. Passengers may also board buses in San Francisco at Mission & 3rd, Mission & 5th, 7th & Market, McAllister & Hyde, McAllister & Polk, or Van Ness Ave & Geary Blvd. Additional stops are available along Van Ness Ave and Lombard St. The one-way cash fare is $4.15 for adults (may increase to $4.25 after July 1, 2011) and $2.05 for youth (6-18)/seniors (65+)/persons with disabilities/Medicare (may decrease to $2.00 after July 1, 2011). NO free transfers are available from Routes 10, 70, and 80 to the Muir Woods Shuttle.

Bus Transit Connections To/From Sausalito

When direct Route 66 service from Sausalito to Muir Woods is not available, passengers may board GGT Routes 10 or 22 in Sausalito and advise the driver that they wish to travel to Muir Woods. Pay $3 to purchase a Round Trip Muir Woods Shuttle Pass. Travel from Sausalito to Marin City on Routes 10 or 22 is included in this fare. In the eastbound direction, passengers transferring from Route 66 to travel to Sausalito must present their Muir Woods Shuttle Pass on Routes 10 or 22 for free travel from Marin City to Sausalito.

Bus Transit Connections To/From Central and Northern Marin County
GGT Routes 70 and 80 provide combined service every 30 minutes from Novato and San Rafael (and intermediate points) to Marin City. Additional service is available between San Rafael and Marin City on GGT Routes 17 and 71. Passengers connecting from points north should advise the driver that they wish to travel to Muir Woods, and should pay $3 to purchase a Round Trip Muir Woods Shuttle Pass. Travel from points in central and northern Marin County to Marin City will be included in this fare. Passengers needing to make a second transfer for travel to/from Muir Woods must present their Muir Woods Shuttle Pass on the next bus for free travel.

Ferry Transit Connections To/From San Francisco
Golden Gate Ferry provides service between the San Francisco Ferry Building and Sausalito. The one-way fare is $8.25 for adults (may increase to $9.25 after July 1, 2011); and $4.10 for youth (6-18), seniors (65+) and persons with disabilities/Medicare (may increase to $4.50 after July 1, 2011). Children 5 and under ride free (2 per full fare adult). In Sausalito, board Route 66 Muir Woods Shuttle at Bay & Bridgeway for direct service to Muir Woods. No free transfers are available to or from Golden Gate Sausalito Ferry and the Muir Woods Shuttle.

MORE INFORMATION

For more Route 66 shuttle information, call toll-free 511 (say “Golden Gate Transit,” then “operator”) or 711 (TDD), or visit www.goldengate.org. For information about Muir Woods, call 415/388-2595 or visit http://www.nps.gov/muwo.

FUNDING

Route 66 (Muir Woods Shuttle) is funded by Marin Transit and the National Park Service, and operated under a service agreement between Marin Transit and the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District (the operator of Golden Gate Transit).

ROUTE 66 RIDERSHIP

Total passenger trips made in both directions:

2010: 39,635

2009: 35,383

2008: 34,536

2007: 33,534

2006: 14,571

2005: 10,307