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Lawn at Yerba Buena Gardens
Elevator faregate on the BART platform at Montgomery station
Lobby of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

Montgomery St.

Planned for wheelchair riders

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) trains stop deep under Montgomery and Market Streets. Take the elevators up to the street, then head outside to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and Yerba Buena Gardens.

Written for riders who need working elevators to reach a museum.

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Station MONT

Elevators
2 · Street ↔ platform
Escalators
Not a substitute for elevators
After the elevator
Market Street / Mission Street sidewalk

Why this stop exists

Montgomery · museum and Gardens doors

The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) platform is deep underground. You need the elevator to get up to Market Street.

Get directions to station

Disability & mobility

Elevators first. Museum second.

Montgomery St. 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 option, and the route to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) from Embarcadero is not short.

Yerba Buena Gardens and SFMOMA from the Metreon

Gardens

Yerba Buena Gardens

Same area near Mission Street, but you spend your time outside on the plaza. The paving is mostly flat. Expect events.

Visitor info for Yerba Buena Gardens

Better for time outside in the Gardens

At this stop, “accessible” only holds when the elevators are working. Inside, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) handles access.

If the Montgomery St. elevators are out, check our live map before you ride past Embarcadero. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) elevator status: bart.gov/stations/elevators.

On the ground

What the trip actually feels like

Three steps: the elevator, Market Street, the museum door.

  1. BART platform at Montgomery Street

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    Check the elevators before you board

    The station is deep underground, and the only other way down is stairs. Check our live map before you board.

  2. Inside SFMOMA

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    Come up near Market and Mission Streets

    You come out on a downtown sidewalk. Decide early: the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) or Yerba Buena Gardens.

  3. Yerba Buena Gardens waterfall

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    Inside, the museum takes over

    Elevators inside the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) are run by the museum, not by Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART).

Why this stop feels like this

A deep Financial District station that serves a museum plaza

Montgomery Street entrance to Montgomery station
  1. BARTThe subway under Market Street
  2. SFMOMASan Francisco Museum of Modern Art, south of Market Street
  3. GardensYerba Buena Gardens, the outdoor option
  4. TodayNo elevator, no trip

Montgomery St. exists for museum trips. Whether you can make one depends on the elevators.

The stop sits under Montgomery and Market Streets so Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) riders can reach the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and Yerba Buena Gardens without a long trip from Embarcadero.

Before you board, decide where you’re heading (the museum or the Gardens). If an elevator is out, the whole plan changes.

On the street

Where you'll come out

Montgomery Street Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station
Montgomery Street · Market Street
San Francisco, California

Montgomery elevators · outside to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Yerba Buena Gardens

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Nearby when the elevators work: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), Yerba Buena Gardens. When they don’t: the route from Embarcadero is longer, so don’t count on it as an easy swap.

Open Montgomery on the live mapLive elevator status at Montgomery St.

After the elevator

Travel time from this station

Sorted shortest first. Times are hand-set for a chair or stroller pace after you clear the elevators — not live routing.

  3. All wheelchair tripsBrowse the directory →

At the venue

What each place offers

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.

  • Yerba Buena Gardens

    • The Gardens say both city blocks are accessible and meet the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Their accessibility map shows the points of access.
    • A newer accessible path links the north and south sides of the Great Lawn, with benches along it.
    • Public restrooms are open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., though the Gardens stay open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

    Source: Yerba Buena Gardens

    Visitor info for Yerba Buena Gardens

  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)

    • The accessible drop-off entrance on Third Street is close to the doors, which have electric push buttons.
    • Free manual wheelchairs, gallery stools, and canes at Coat Check on Floor 1, first come, first served, in exchange for an ID.
    • Elevators on Floor 1 (off Third Street and Howard Street) go up to Ticketing and the galleries on Floor 2. A second elevator in Schwab Hall on Floor 2 stops at every gallery floor, 2 to 7.

    Source: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

    Accessibility page for San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)

Last look

Before you go

Four things to check before you go.

  1. Check the map

    Make sure the Montgomery St. elevators are working before you ride downtown.

  2. Pick where you’re going

    The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) or Yerba Buena Gardens. Same station, different time outside.

  3. Allow for crowds on Market Street

    Downtown crowds are part of the route.

  4. Verify building access

    The museum’s website covers its elevators. 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.