SamTrans Free Rides Cover 'Amateur Night' For Revelers

REDWOOD CITY, CA -- If you find a point in which the New Year's reveling is excessive, find a point on this map to get a free ride on a SamTrans bus, transit officials announced.

The service of 70 routes along the Peninsula runs from 8 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday, with "no restrictions," spokesman Dan Lieberman told Patch.

The San Mateo County Transit District buses will be operating on a Sunday schedule, while New Year's Eve riders will experience a normal schedule.

The offices handling SamTrans and Caltrain routes will be closed New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. For customer service inquiries, call 800-660-4287.

In Santa Clara County, free rides are also being offered through the Valley Transportation Authority. Details on the schedule's holiday service hours or adjustments can be found here: http://www.vta.org/notice?id=a0W1200000Iysdi

VTA is also providing free rides leading into 2019, with the same hours as SamTrans. With more on that, go to: http://www.vta.org/getting-around/new-years-service

--Image courtesy of SamTrans