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Oakland Coliseum BART Station
Category: Hotels & Travel Transportation Public Transportation Public Transportation [Edit]
700 73rd Ave(at San Leandro St)
Oakland, CA 94621
Neighborhood: East Oakland
54 reviews for Oakland Coliseum BART Station
54 reviews in English
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Review from Jojo P.
Winnetka, CA
12/29/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Good transit connection to the Oakland Airport and the Oakland Coliseum / Oracle Arena. If you are going to the airport, make sure to have exact change ($3.00) because the bus doesn't give change. Also, if you are using a BART ticket, make sure you only have $3.00 left on it b/c it won't return your ticket.
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Review from Jenn C.
1/28/2012
If you have a single BART station to provide access to the Oakland Airport - why wouldn't you make it easier for travelers to use it? That's the question always in my mind when I have to deal with a rolling suitcase and a shoulder bag as I try to hang onto my stuff and NOT get pushed down the escalator by inconsiderate fellow passengers.
The entire BART station is beyond "busy" or "travel hub" and right at the heart of "chaotic" - it's downright unfriendly. There's no vibe that makes me feel safe through here - people are rude and competitively jostle - how about everyone just act with some degree of civility to ensure we all get off the train safely and onto AIR BART? What an amazing marvel that would be.
Still, I'm glad it is here - and one extra star going to this station from the two it deserves for not changing the name of the station to reflect the ridiculously rapidly cycling name of the Oakland Coliseum. How do you even pronounce O.c.o. or whatever the hell it is now? -
Review from Renita R.
Ewa Beach, HI
10/31/2011 1 Check-in Here
This is the most GHETTO stations I have ever been to in my life. There needs to be more police and/or BART employees to keep the homeless people away from harassing people who are trying to buy their BART tickets. I can read and subtract just fine, I do not need you to do it for me and then demand me to give you money for doing so. Will NEVER be using the BART from this location ever again.
One yelper said it right, "wreaks of urine and despair." AMEN. -
Review from Annie S.
Berkeley, CA
10/22/2011
Definitely the best choice for parking when going to the Coliseum for a show.
The parking lot is huge and there are always a lot of policemen around...especially around Raider game time.
There's a skywalk to the Coliseum that takes 5-10 minutes, so it's really easy to get over. But, definitely factor in traffic time because there'll be other people thinking the same thing. -
Review from Nichele R.
Union City, CA
12/28/2011 8 Check-ins Here
Same bart different day. I don't really have anything to say other than if you plan to utilize this station on game days.. GOOD LUCK. PACKED
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Review from Justin C.
Looking for quick access to the Coliseum or Oracle? Take this over driving. Looking for a safe place where you won't have to worry about your well being? Don't come here.
This place is dirty, panhandler infested, and generally unsafe. Travel in numbers if you decide to use this station.
It's a cheap alternative to parking at the Coliseum.
Did I say I saw a crack spoon in the parking lot? Check out the photos. -
Review from Gloria H.
6/10/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Thankfully, we took BART to the U2 concert or we would have been stuck in traffic and missed a good portion of the show like so many!
It was easy. There were plenty policemen around so we felt safe. It's a walk but wasn't too bad. It does get crowded but it beats finding parking and getting stuck in traffic 100x over.
We are looking forward to the next concert at the Coliseum with BART being the chosen transportation. -
Review from Meo B.
Oakland, CA
6/20/2011
3 Words: WATCH YOUR ISH!!!
Giant's vs A's game Saturday night and we came out to a smashed front passenger window.
WHAT DID THEY STEAL???
**My Bible Experience on cd (narrated by Samuel L Jackson, Blair Underwood etc...it was awesome) and some Chuck E Cheese tokens.
WTH???
Called Bart Police and they had almost 10 people ahead of us that got robbed that same time.
Apparently once the cop was done patrolling one area the sticky fingered, bible loving, chuck e cheese token taking thieves would hit cars in a different spot.
Don't let me catch them playing skee ball with my tokens or I may have to have a game of Whack-A-Mole with them. -
Review from José Alfredo M.
Oakland, CA
9/1/2011 22 Check-ins Here
Well it's a bart station what can I say.
The place is semi-dirty but it's the BART station I depart most of the time from home.
It's just a station I guess -
Review from Victoria T.
Seattle, WA
Reeks of urine and despair.
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Review from Peter L.
Palo Alto, CA
4/30/2011 8 Check-ins Here
It's functional, but the single platform can get a bit crowded after an A's, Raiders, or Warriors game.
It's a bit of walk from the BART station to either the Coliseum or the Oracle Arena. Not the best of neighborhoods -- be careful at night outside of the station. -
Review from Lauren S.
4/29/2011
This is the gateway to the A's/Raiders/Warriors games, the last place to grab some affordable snacks and last-minute scalped tickets before heading across the breezeway to whatever hometown game is in session.... my only complaint is that the CONSTANT presence of cops at the BART turnstiles is lame.
Just sayin'. -
Review from Tina C.
1/11/2011
Considering that BART is in a financial crisis all the time and have started the bad habit of charging at many of their BART stations, this station remains one of the few that they do not charge for parking.
Pro:
+A's games. BART here. Don't bother spending $20 on parking to watch the game and another hour of frustration getting out.
+Convenient to go to the Oakland Airport via AirBart shuttle ($3 exact change), but it takes awhile...
+Ample parking space and FREE (this is truly becoming increasingly rare)
+two train lines run through here (Dublin/Pleasanton and Fremont and on the opposite side of the track SF/Daly City trains).
+MyTransit store that takes commuter checks for Clipper Card adds
Con:
-Don't pick up passengers here. Tons of police.
-Sketchy, up and coming neighborhood. Be careful and attentive.
-I dislike how you have to go down a flight of stairs and then back up to go to the parking lot. A bit disconnected from the station.
-Homeless folks, eccentric characters, be careful! -
Review from Viola C.
San Jose, CA
4/2/2011 1 Check-in Here
Free parking.
enough said. -
Review from Eric B.
4/3/2010
The Oakland Coliseum BART station remains the easiest and cheapest way to get to and from an A's or Warriors game. Once you've arrived, go downstairs, through the turnstiles, up to the bridge, across, and then Bob's Your Uncle. On your way (and during game times), you'll also notice a heavy police presence, ad hoc ticket or souvenir sales, and occasional musical entertainment.
I also noticed the Coliseum Amtrak Station on the Capital Corridor Route and maybe if the schedule works, I'll try that some day. I've also used Air BART, but with their service, it's a LONG few miles to OAK and I now use Park N Fly.
In the past, I have driven to the game and parked either at the BART parking lot or on the streets just north of the Coliseum Complex. After all, who wants to pay that kind of parking lot fee? Just be mindful of the neighbourhood, especially at night. -
Review from Lady T L.
San Leandro, CA
8/19/2011
Oakland Coliseum BART is not the only way to get to the Coliseum. You have an Amtrack station inbetween the Coliseum and BART. Get on the Amtrack from where ever you are and get off right there at the tracks. Another great way to get to the Coliseum. If you are local, just hop on the BART train, price is good and less headache than taking the freeway.
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Review from Max A.
Oakland, CA
6/5/2007
My main beef with Coliseum BART is that picking people up there is a royal pain in the ass.
TWICE now I have pulled over in front of the station to pick up a friend and immediately been surrounded by cops and given a HUGE (we're talking hundreds of dollars) ticket for pulling over in a red zone. They sit somewhere invisible just waiting to nab the clueless. Like Oakland cops have nothing better to do. The same cops that don't show up with there is a raving maniac outside my front door harrassing my housemate. The same cops that don't show up when my house gets broken into. Yep, these cops can be found lurking around the front of Coliseum BART giving tickets. Nevermind that cars in the lot behind the station are being broken into. Grrrr.
If you're going to pick someone up at Coliseum BART, and they happen to be standing in front of the station or waiting there on one of the comfy benches, DO NOT PULL OVER. It will be tempting, and your friend will probably think you're mean for driving right on by. Best thing to do is tell them beforehand to wait for you across the street in front of Sonny's BBQ. Or to walk a block or so down to the little pullover spot. Or to go through the tunnel and meet you around back. Or to get off at Fruitvale or San Leandro.Listed in: East Oakland shopping &…
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Review from Jane S.
Denver, CO
10/11/2009
I love BART....and public transportation in general. I miss living in a city with a metro. But I HATE that you have to take a bus (AirBART) to get to this station from the airport, when the NAME of the freaking station is "Oakland Airport/Coliseum". I have made this trek before, though it has been awhile (about 4 years) and I am glad I packed accordingly. This station is good though because it has a LOT of payment terminals, all of which take credit cards, including American Express, with no minimum.
Overall, not bad. I like that there is only one platform for trains in both directions; gives me more of a chance to get my bearings and surreptitiously look at BART maps on my iPhone without looking like a tourist.Listed in: 36 Hours in San Francisco
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Review from vicky t.
8/3/2009 1 Check-in Here
Always a guaranteed to find some kind of parking space there for the As games which is a plus. If you happen to see two guys selling dope "Oakland Classic" shirts with Henderson (when he had hair) those are my homeboys.. support your local artists and get a shirt.
The parking lot has never given me issues and folks for the most part let you merge etc... when leaving the area. -
Review from Theresia D.
Vallejo, CA
6/26/2009
2nd time ever taking bart in Oakland, the first time was to a Raiders v Steelers game (Sorry DJ we lost that one).
This time i stood the entire ride, we had to wait to get out of the station and wait to get in, there were so many people it was crazy. I've never seen them stop the turnstiles to keep people from getting in or out. Even after the game was over & my team won (GO GIANT"S) we still had to wait awhile to get on the train.
In reality though, I actually love bart and wish they would extend it to Vallejo area maybe just to the Carquinez bridge at least then we can walk across the bridge. Eh I will just keep hopin and dreamin. -
Review from John S.
San Francisco, CA
3/3/2008
I've spent a lot of time here waiting for BART trains and waiting for AirBART. It looks like a really sketchy station, and maybe it is, but I've never had a problem here, and I've been here really late at night.
Now, the whole concept of AirBART sucks, and it's a joke that you have to pay an additional $3 because they didn't have the foresight to connect BART directly to OAK, but I can't really hold that against this particular BART station.
It can get pretty dirty, and when you're up on the platform, the whole thing looks like some kind of tank refueling station thrown together in the middle of a battlefield. I know the AirBART deal, but they could have better signs explaining the additional $3.Listed in: BART
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Review from Cade P.
San Francisco, CA
4/16/2009
Clean! Close to A's stadium (this is so awesome when you go to a game), and it also:
1) doesn't smell like piss.
2) doesn't smell like bums.
3) doesn't smell like BUMS PISSING.
BRAVO!
Btw, if you haven't been to a baseball game at the A's stadium, I suggest it. You can hop on Bart, head straight there, get park tipsy on 40s of Corona ($12 is a bit much, but whatev...), hot dogs, pretzels and peanuts.
I'm not an A's fan, but this place is fun. GO BOSOX! -
Review from Tracy A.
Oakland, CA
5/1/2011 1 Check-in Here
Best way to go to a game!
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Review from Brittney T.
Ypsilanti, MI
6/23/2011 2 Check-ins Here
This Bart station is awesome because it connects you to the games! This way you don't have to deal with parking traffic and expense and just take Bart! It does get really crowded before and after the game, but it beats driving every time. From Dublin / Pleasanton it's only $7.20 so that's pretty nice on the pocketbook too.
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Review from L.A. W.
Tracy, CA
8/4/2007
I always did love BART
After an As game it's a bit scary when people don't move out of the way of the escalators..."HEY DRUNK ASS...KEEP MOVING!""
Scary peeps come up. Me and my kid play "that's your boyfriend" while we wait for a train. (We find the ugliest, most effed up grossest guys and tell each other, "That's your boyfriend." You have to pretend you're thrilled.)
As much as I expect it, no idiot falls onto the tracks. I don't know if that relieves or dissapoints me.
Best BART experience to date, was the A's fan that got all of our train to chant "Let's go Oakland" all the way to Castro Valley. It didn't hurt that he was pretty and funny.
Worst BART experience to date, was when I sat in a urine soaked seat on the way to work. UGH, thank God I keep clothes at work. Bleh.
NOTE: I realized I"m a failure as a parent when I got on with the masses and some ASS in a Dread Pirate Roberts tshirt wouldn't move his feet from the seat he was sprawled across to allow any of the standing room only people to sit. My daughter said, "He probably doesn't notice. I wouldn't." Revoke my mom license. I've failed. -
Review from Luke B.
Oakland, CA
2/20/2011 1 Check-in Here
Rough area but very close to airport & Oakland Coliseum.
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Review from ANGELA K.
1/13/2010
This is great that this station is soo close to the Oakland Coliseum!! It's very convenient for the Baseball fans, concert fans, and just about anything!! =)
It's not that safe around here.....
The parking is big and FREE!! =)
Be careful of your surroundings, there's a bunch of homeless and other crazy folks lingering around the station.
It's kinda hard to see the police BART and guards around here.....they just bullshit!!Listed in: BEST BART STATIONS TO GO…
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Review from Matthew M.
Redondo Beach, CA
8/27/2009
Much better than the Los Angeles' light rail stations! It's seperated grade so the train don't stop in traffic and very spacious!
1 point off for being a slighty scary place, plus it's a bit of an incovience having a seperate booth for information and special tickets. -
Review from Karen C.
San Francisco, CA
10/31/2005
* Excellent, inexpensive option to get to a concert at the Oakland Coliseum.
* Dining options are limited -- we came prepared with our own 40s and sandwiches.
* Safely reaching our destination with bellies full and ready to rock, the very helpful BART agent points us to the walkway to the Coliseum.
* On the walkway from the BART Station to the Coliseum, ready for the concert! Wait...there's nobody else on the walkway...let me check those tickets...oh. The show was yesterday. Quickly realized thru laughing tears that my friend and I are standing targets, being on a chainlink-fenced arial walkway in sketchy Oaktown over the railroad tracks. Not good.
* Riders on BART back to SF were nice and didn't point and laugh at me as I cried into what remained of my 40. -
Review from Zeke S.
Hayward, CA
5/25/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Always a fun time at this station. Always busy but the manage the high traffic times very well.
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Review from Roll N.
Ann Arbor, MI
7/29/2010
When the hell are they going to connect the Bart directly to the Oak airport?
The bus ride takes 15 mins, but you might want to add some time depending on how long you have to wait for the bus to arrive or leave. I notice that I wait for the bus to leave more often than wait for the bus to arrive.
Is it safe? Yeah, as long as you stay on the platform and mind your own business.
$3 one way, driver carries no change. -
Review from Amy D.
1/19/2006
BART is a great alternative to driving to the Coliseum if you don't want to pay the $10, $20 or whatever it is. I've used BART to get to 3 or 4 A's games and also a Raider's game. If you don't want to ride BART all the way from Millbrae to Oakland, another option is to drive to Hayward, park and ride to Oakland from there.
After games it gets pretty crowded, but whaddya gonna do? I'm glad more people are making use of our public transit systems.
Sometimes there are people selling $5 t-shirts or hats on the bridge between the BART station and the Coliseum. -
Review from Matthew P.
Berkeley, CA
2/4/2009
I hope people going to any Raiders/A's game will use the BART to get here. It's a very easy way to get to the game and not be on the road all wasted. Of course, keep it to yourself on the BART, don't harrass someone for wearing the visiting team's jersey. Not that I am stoopid enough to wear a Rams jersey to a Raiders game, but some people are.
I wish Candlestick/Monster Park was this easy to get to. -
Review from Ricardo R.
Newark, CA
1/22/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Needs a pick me up, love the local food stand vendors. Only thing that sucks is that ugly baseball/football stadium across the bridge that's falling apart.
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Review from Henry S.
Dublin, CA
4/19/2010
This is my "parking lot" when ever I drive to watch an Oakland A's game. If you are stupid enough to pay $17 for parking for a game inside the stadium parking lot, I have gourmet ice cubes for sale. With as many games that I go to I can easily spend $100 a month on parking at the games alone. Parking at BART is just a quick 10 minute (if even that) walk from the BART lot and across the ramp into the Oakland Coliseum. Yes, you'll get a lot of annoying guys asking if you have an "extra ticket" for sale but I usually just ignore them and make my way into the ball game.
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Review from scott p.
San Diego, CA
5/9/2009
OMG I loovvveee yelping BART stations- wish they had yelp when I lived up here. Love this BART station since it is from here you can a) get to the airport using the "AIRBART" shuttle service ($3) and see the A's/Warriors/Raiders play. Also, they have a guy who sells hot dogs in the downstairs lobby. Great hobos, too.
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Review from Alexander E.
San Pablo, CA
5/13/2010 3 Check-ins Here
The Oakland Coliseum BART station is one of the better stations system-wide. I've never parked my car in this lot, but I've heard positive things. The real convenience is attending A's games. The station is directly across from the ballpark and is about a three minute walk. Even as the game comes to an end, the BART trains aren't as packed as the evening commute on a San Francisco BART train. The other convenience is the AIR BART shuttle that takes you to Oakland International. I do wish there wasn't a $3 surcharge for a five minute bus ride, but what can you do?
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Review from Matt M.
Dublin, CA
Updated - 6/23/2009
good news everyone!
Last night, I set a record by getting asked for money only twice on my way from my car to the underground walkway!
Usually I reach a good half-dozen times!1 Previous Review: Show all »
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4/3/2009
shhhhh!!!! you can find free parking here for A's games! shhhhhhhhh!!!!!
don't tell anyone!
just don't… Read more »
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Review from John B.
10/6/2009
Easiest and cheapest way to get home after an A's, Raiders, Warriors game and Oakland airport, with out having a car, ya!
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Review from Nicolette O.
Cypress, TX
9/23/2007
A little shady, I'll admit that, but the staff was helpful, the trains came on time, and it was surprising how quickly it was to get to San Francisco from here. Nice service.
