Employee Shuttle Service and Corporate Shuttles in San Francisco and the Bay Area

Four things set it: the vehicle size, the hours it runs each day, how many days a week and how long the route is. A Sprinter doing a morning and evening loop from a Caltrain station is quoted very differently from a motorcoach running all day between campuses. Hourly service has a minimum, four hours for a Sprinter, and point-to-point runs are priced on the route. Send the schedule and you’ll usually have figures within half an hour.

Only if it holds an SFMTA Commuter Shuttle permit, and even then only at the zones on the city's stop map. The current permit runs from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, and permitted shuttles must give Muni priority and may not stage or idle at stops. Shuttles without the permit can't use those zones, so their pickups have to be arranged elsewhere, such as an office driveway or a legal loading curb.

Size it to the peak run, not the daily average. A Mercedes Sprinter takes up to 14 riders, a mini coach seats from 27 up to 36, and a motorcoach up to 56. If 40 people ride the 8 a.m. loop but only 12 ride at noon, a larger vehicle at the peak and a Sprinter midday can make sense. Include ridership by time of day in your request so the quote can be sized to it.

We can quote it. Last-mile loops usually start at stations such as the San Francisco Caltrain station at 700 4th Street, Millbrae, where Caltrain meets BART, Palo Alto or Mountain View. Those stations don't publish loading zones reserved for private shuttles, so the pickup spot is agreed before service starts. Include the train times your staff use when you ask for a quote, and how many riders you expect on each run.

It can. The program covers employers with 50 or more full-time employees in the Bay Area Air District, and its options include employer-provided transit, described as a free or low-cost bus, shuttle or vanpool run by or for the employer. Check the current 511.org employer guide for the exact rules that apply to your company before you rely on a shuttle to meet them.

CPUC operating authority first: a charter-party P permit covers vehicles seating fewer than 16 including the driver, and an A certificate covers any size. The CPUC also asks for a CHP safety inspection on any vehicle seating more than 10, a drug and alcohol testing program and enrollment in the DMV pull-notice program. Ask any provider for its permit type and how it handles each of these.

We can quote it. Short-term shuttles cover things like a company offsite, a product launch, an office move or a few weeks when a construction closure cuts off a usual route. Send the dates, the stops and the run times, and the quote shows each vehicle and the hours. Book early for dates that clash with big San Francisco conferences.

We can quote it. A timed run between, say, a South San Francisco site and a downtown office, or across the Bay Bridge to the East Bay, is set up like any route: departure times from each end, the number of riders and the days. One-way legs are quoted on the route, and if the vehicle stays with you between runs, the quote shows it by the hour.

The pickup and drop-off addresses, the run times, the number of riders on each run, the days of the week and the start and end dates. If riders come off specific trains, include those times. With that, we can send a quote, usually within 15 to 30 minutes, payable through a secure online link. Tell us about any riders who need extra help boarding.

Yes. During a big conference week, a Sprinter or mini coach can run set loops from the hotels your guests use to your office or event space and back. Moscone Center has no on-site parking. Its Howard Street driveways give shuttle buses tied to Center events first priority, and use of the North and West cutouts has to be confirmed before the event. Send the hotels, the schedule and riders per loop.

Plan around it in advance. SFMTA publishes a street closure and event list for operators, covering permitted closures and events at Oracle Park and Chase Center, and its special events team sends updates by email. Big conference days and parades change downtown traffic, so it pays to check that list and share any temporary pickup spot with riders before the day. Closures are listed by street and time.

Yes, especially in an Executive Sprinter, which has leather seats, a table and a divider, so a short commute can double as time to clear email. Most of our vehicles have Wi-Fi; ask in your quote if it matters for your route. For longer runs between campuses, a quieter vehicle with fewer riders per trip is worth considering. A Sprinter with a table also suits small team meetings on the way to an offsite.