Thursday, May 16: Ride your bike to BART and beyond for Bike to Wherever Day

Bike to Wherever Days 2024 banner with green yellow and blue swirls and a blue bike in the center

Bust out your bicycle and join BART in celebrating Bike to Wherever Day on Thursday, May 16. 

BART is sponsoring the annual celebration of cycling and hosting 24 “energizer stations” throughout the system. If you visit one of the BART stations listed below on Thursday morning, you’ll be greeted by Bike to Wherever Day volunteers handing out thousands of commemorative swag bags.  

Bike to Wherever Day began in 1994 as Bike to Work Day as a way to encourage people to ditch their cars and hop on their bikes. Things have changed since that first Bike to Work Day, and the annual event has transformed into a monthlong celebration of bicycling, called Bike to Wherever Days. The cornerstone of the month is Bike to Wherever Day on Thursday, May 16 – exactly thirty years after that first Bike to Work Day.  

Local organizers of Bike to Wherever Day include BARTable partner Bike East Bay, Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition, and BikeHUb, which operates bike stations at some BART stations (more on bike stations below).  

Energizer stations will be positioned throughout the BART system on the morning of Thursday, May 16. For exact times and to view the full list of energizer stations, visit Bike East Bay’s Bike to Wherever Day webpage. 

Participating BART stations include:   

  

  • Ashby 

  • Antioch  

  • Concord  

  • Downtown Berkeley BART Bike Station  

  • Daly City  

  • Dublin/Pleasanton  

  • El Cerrito del Norte  

  • El Cerrito Plaza  

  • Fruitvale  

  • Hayward  

  • Lake Merritt  

  • Millbrae  

  • Orinda  

  • Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Center  

  • Richmond  

  • San Bruno  

  • San Leandro  

  • South San Francisco  

  • South Hayward  

  • Union City  

  • Uptown/19th Street Oakland BART Bike Station  

  • Warm Springs/South Fremont  

  • West Dublin/Pleasanton  

  • West Oakland  

 

This year, Bike to Wherever Days will also include a family-focused and BARTable ride called East Bay Kidical Mass. The group will gather on Saturday, May 11, at 10:30am at Lake Merritt Station for a relaxed and inclusive ride around Lake Merritt. 

Bikes on BART 

Click here to learn everything you need to know about bikes and BART, including rules and the locations of bike storage facilities. 

A woman and man on the BART platform with cargo bikes

BART loves bikes, and we even changed our rules recently to allow bicycles on escalators throughout the BART system with the exception of ten narrow escalators (at 19th Street/ Oakland, Antioch and the Oakland Airport Connector).  

Our stations feature high-security bike racks, bike lockers, and both valet and BikeLink self-park Bike Stations. The staffed Bike Stations at Downtown Berkeley, Fruitvale, and 19th Street/Oakland are open for parking weekdays 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. and even have retail and maintenance services, in case your bike needs a tune up.  

Plan your route using BART's Trip Planner, which offers multi-modal, end-to-end itineraries for bike + transit trips. It features customizable bike speed options, including an option for e-bikes (select the settings/tool icon to customize your options). BART's Trip Planner includes results for more than 30 transit systems in the Bay Area and is available on web, mobile, and the official BART app.