Pinole's Transportation

• Airports
• Bicycle
• Car
• Carpool
• Public Transit
• Rail
• Taxi

AIRPORTS

• Oakland International Airport (27miles)
  (510) 577-4000
• San Francisco International Airport (34 miles)
  (650) 876-7809

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BICYCLE

• Bicycle Information
  Bike maps, taking bikes on Transit, etc.
• Bicycle 511
  Bike maps, safe riding, etc.

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CAR

• East Bay SMART Corridors
  Find out about the SMART Corridors program and view live traffic patterns.
• FasTrak Information
  Lets you pass non-stop through special toll lanes
• Slow for the Cone Zone
  Caltrans offers tips to save lives in California work zones.
• Traffic 511
  Lets you pass non-stop through special toll lanes.
• Traffic Status
  Live Traffic information (updated every 10 minutes)

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CARPOOL

• Rideshare 511 (RIDES for Bay Area Commuters)
  An online matching service will provide you with a list of carpool or vanpool partners.

• Contra Costa Commute Alternative Network
  Commuter information and incentive programs.

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PUBLIC TRANSIT

• BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)
  (510) 236-BART
  Operates rail service in San Francisco and the East Bay.
  Pinole residents generally commute from the "El Cerrito del Norte" station.
  BART system map 

• WestCAT (Western Contra Costa Transportation Authority)
  (510) 724-7993 or www.westcat.org
  Bus service in the City of Pinole is provided by WestCAT, which operates local fixed routes, Express and transbay routes, and Paratransit within its service area. Five local fixed routes, 16, 17, 18, 19, and C3-Connection serve the Pinole residential and commercial areas. The C3-Connection is an hourly shuttle between the WestCAT service area and Contra Costa College.
  
  The Route JPX is a weekday commute hour express bus service that travels between the bus stops located on Pinole Valley Rd. and Henry Ave. and the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station. It makes timed connections with WestCAT's local Rte. 16 serving Pinole Valley and provides Pinole Valley area residents improved access to BART and with all commute hour Fremont BART trains at the El Cerrito del Norte BART Station.
  
  Express buses are timed to connect to BART trains at El Cerrito del Norte Station. The express Route J serves along San Pablo Avenue and provides service to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station. WestCAT's Express Route JX is a convenient service operating on Diamond Lanes on I-80, providing a 15-minute ride to El Cerrito del Norte BART Station. WestCAT's Express Routes JL and JR have stops at Hilltop Mall and at the Richmond Parkway Transit Center (RPTC), respectively. At the RPTC, there are opportunities to connect with both local and AC Transit buses and with Greyhound, providing greater regional accessibility for the residents of Pinole. The WestCAT Lynx, the commuter transbay service to the San Francisco Transbay Terminal that can be accessed at the Hercules Transit Center.
  WestCAT system map 

• Dial-a-Ride offers curb to curb transportation to Senior and disabled passengers
  (510) 724-7993 - Information
  (510) 724-RIDE (7433) - Dial-a-Ride
  (510) 724-4466 - Dial-a-Ride Cancellations . 

• Transit 511
  Serves Western Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, with transbay service to the San Francisco Transbay Terminal
  Transit schedule and route finder

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RAIL

• Amtrak
  1-800-USA-RAIL
  For long-distance rail trips

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TAXI           

• Taxi-Call

         Taxi Services Locator online 

 511 SF Bay

Try http://www.511.org/