Planned for wheelchair riders
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) trains stop deep under the Embarcadero. Take the elevators up to the street, then go a short way outside to the Ferry Building and the waterfront.
Written for riders who need working elevators to reach the waterfront.
Station EMBR
Why this stop exists
Embarcadero · Ferry Building door
The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) platform is deep underground. You need the elevator to get up to the Embarcadero sidewalk.
Disability & mobility
Embarcadero is a deep downtown Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station. Elevators connect the platform and the street. If they are out, stairs are not a practical way to reach the Ferry Building.
Ferry
A short trip outside once you reach the street. The Ferry Building’s website lists its drop-off and accessible restrooms. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) only gets you to the sidewalk.
Visitor info for Ferry Building
Better for the Ferry Building’s indoor market
Waterfront
Same station, but you spend your time outside along the waterfront. The paving is mostly flat. Expect wind and crowds of visitors.
Better for time outside by the water
At this stop, “accessible” only holds when the elevators are working.
If the Embarcadero elevators are out, Montgomery St. station may still work for you, but the distance outside to the Ferry Building changes. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) elevator status: bart.gov/stations/elevators.
On the ground
Three steps: the elevator, the Embarcadero, the Ferry Building door.
01
The station is deep underground, and the only other way down is stairs. Check our live map before you board.
02
You come out on the waterfront sidewalk. If the elevators got you here, the Ferry Building is close.
03
Fresh air without spending the whole day at the market. It is all outside.
Why this stop feels like this
Embarcadero exists for Ferry Building trips. Whether you can make one depends on the elevators.
The stop sits under the Embarcadero so Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) riders can reach the Ferry Building without a long trip down Market Street. That only works when the elevators are running.
If an elevator is out, change plans; don’t treat it as a small delay. The waterfront is only close once the elevator has brought you up.
On the street
Embarcadero station
Market Street · Embarcadero
San Francisco, California
Embarcadero elevators · outside to the Ferry Building
Yellow · Red · Green · Blue
Nearby when the elevators work: Ferry Building, Embarcadero promenade.
Open Embarcadero on the live mapLive elevator status at EmbarcaderoAfter the elevator
Sorted shortest first. Times are hand-set for a chair or stroller pace after you clear the elevators — not live routing.
At the venue
We copied these by hand from each venue’s own pages. They may be out of date or wrong, so confirm on the venue’s page before you go.
Source: Ferry Building Marketplace
Last look
Four things to check before you go.
Make sure the Embarcadero elevators are working before you ride downtown.
The Ferry Building or the promenade. Same station, different time outside.
If the elevators here are out, Montgomery St. station may still work, but the route outside to the waterfront changes.
The Ferry Building’s website lists its drop-off and accessible restrooms. Our map covers the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station elevators. Check both.
About this guide. We put these guides together by hand. Travel times are our own estimates, and venue details are copied from their websites, so either can be wrong or out of date. Check the venue’s page before you go. For elevators, trust the live map and the transit agency.