Take transit to FIFA World Cup 26™ SF Bay Area games and events

MTC and Bay Area transit agencies encourage residents and visitors alike to take transit to FIFA World Cup 26™ SF Bay Area games at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (Levi’s Stadium) in Santa Clara and to related events happening around the region. 

Free community watch parties, festivals and fan zones will be happening throughout June and July 2026. See the full list of events on the Bay Area Host Committee’s FIFA World Cup 26™ SF Bay Area Events webpage.

Take the train, bus or ferry to get to the celebrations affordably and stress-free. All these events are accessible by Bay Area transit. Learn more about taking transit to FIFA World Cup 26™ matches and events.

Take Transit to FIFA World Cup 26™ SF Bay Area Matches

Attendees of FIFA World Cup 26™ SF Bay Area matches in Santa Clara can ride:

• BART from the East Bay to Milpitas station and transfer to VTA Light Rail Orange Line. Ride to Lick Mill station. Walk to the stadium (8-minute walk). BART riders traveling from San Francisco or San Mateo County should transfer to Caltrain at Millbrae station, ride Caltrain to Mountain View station and then transfer to VTA’s Light Rail Orange Line to ride to Great America station. 
• Caltrain to Mountain View station and transfer to the VTA Light Rail Orange Line. Ride to the Great America station. Walk to the stadium (2-minute walk).
• Muni connects to BART and Caltrain in San Francisco. From San Francisco, please use BART or Caltrain to connect to VTA in Santa Clara. Muni does not offer direct service to San Francisco Bay Area Stadium (Levi's Stadium) in Santa Clara.  
• SamTrans connects to Caltrain and VTA services through major transit centers including Palo Alto Transit Center, Mountain View Station and Millbrae Transit Center. 
• VTA Light Rail Orange line from Mountain View to Great America station. From Alum Rock, take the Light Rail Orange line to Lick Mill station. From Santa Teresa, take the Light Rail Blue line to Lick Mill station. Riders on the VTA Light Rail Green line traveling from Winchester should transfer to the Blue Line at Convention Center and then ride the VTA Light Rail Blue Line to Lick Mill station. 
• Capitol Corridor westbound from Oakland Coliseum Station and get off the train at the Great America station. 
• ACE (Altamont Corridor Express) westbound to the Great America station from Stockton, Lathrop/Manteca, Tracy, Vasco, Livermore, Pleasanton and Fremont. 

View each agency’s FIFA World Cup 26™ SF Bay Area webpage or 511.org/FIFAWorldCup26 for more information. 

Review the full match schedule on the Bay Area Host Committee’s FIFA World Cup 26™ SF Bay Area website.

Late-night Service

Matches starting at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. will have special after-midnight service with connections back to San Francisco and the East Bay.

BART will run special limited-express service after midnight for matches that start at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. View BART’s FIFA service page for complete details about this special limited service.

Caltrain will operate late-night service for matches beginning at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., with additional northbound service toward San Francisco and southbound service toward San Jose following the match. View Caltrain’s FIFA service page.

Muni will operate a special bus shuttle service in San Francisco on evening FIFA World Cup 26™ SF Bay Area match days. Supplemental bus shuttles circulate between Union Square, SoMa, BART and Caltrain San Francisco. View Muni's FIFA service page.

Paying for Your Ride

The Bay Area’s transit agencies now accept contactless credit and debit cards for adult fare payment in addition to existing plastic Clipper cards and mobile Clipper cards in Apple Wallet or Google Wallet.  

The 'tap-and-ride' feature that allows riders to use a contactless bank card for fare payment includes mobile cards as well as traditional plastic credit or debit cards.  

'Tap-and-ride' is expected to be a big time-saver for Bay Area visitors as well as residents who can now use their contactless bank cards to board buses, trains and ferries with no registration or setup process required. Each person needs their own card or mobile device for payment.