Heading to Thrive City at Chase Center for Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final? Your best bet is still the Muni stop right outside the arena, but be ready for very large crowds and some temporary tweaks to T Third service over the weekend. Fans riding in from the southeast side of San Francisco should pad their schedules for transfers and connections.
According to SFMTA, the T Third will still serve Thrive City, but crews will be working along sections of Third Street this weekend. Northbound travelers from Bayview, Hunters Point and Visitacion Valley should take a T bus to 3rd & Marin, then transfer to a T train. Riders coming from Chinatown can stay on the T train straight to the UCSF/Chase Center stop. During the Fix It! weekends, buses replace trains in the work zone and run roughly from 6 a.m. to midnight.
How To Connect From Other Transit
Peninsula riders can take Caltrain to 4th & King, then either walk 15–20 minutes to Thrive City or hop on the T Third at the 4th/King platform. Caltrain notes the T may be labeled the S Shuttle Mission Bay and that Muni service to Chase Center is free with a Chase Center event ticket. Chase Center's event pages list Thrive City's watch-party schedule and show the final match on Sunday at 12 p.m. PT.
Expect Delays On Regional Routes
BART has warned that trains will single-track through the Transbay Tube today for lighting work, cutting frequencies to roughly every 30 minutes and suspending some lines, which could slow BART-to-Muni connections for many fans. Local reporting from Mission Local notes that the T Third work aims to improve long-standing reliability problems, and that buses will bridge sections of the line during repair windows. If you're coming from outside San Francisco, add 30–60 minutes to your return trip and check advisories before you head home.
Quick Tips For Fans
Give yourself plenty of time, keep your Chase Center ticket handy as proof of Muni fare on event day, and consider walking from 4th & King if Caltrain is your connector. If you need to transfer at 3rd & Marin, board early, since replacement buses fill fast on high-attendance days. For live service updates and trip planning, check the transit agencies' advisories before you leave.
