Evening car pools leave San Francisco from Beale St. between Howard and Folsom. These car pools run every weekday from San Francisco to the East Bay. Between 3:30 and 7 PM, passengers and drivers can meet on Beale St. between Howard and Folsom in San Francisco. Signs are posted on Beale St. for different East Bay destinations — passengers and drivers can meet at the appropriate spot. The most popular East Bay destinations are Richmond, Hercules, Vallejo, and Fairfield.
The Sterling St. car pool-only on-ramp gets you onto the Bay Bridge faster than regular traffic. The northbound car pool lane starts after the Bridge a bit before the 80-580-880 interchange and continues to Route 4/Hercules.
