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How to get to and from hundreds of the world's airports by car , bus, train and other forms of public transport. |
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San
Francisco Intl (SFO):
Location:
23km/14 Miles
SW of the City centre.
Airport Overview: A vast airport divided
into 4 terminals (1, 2, 3 & Intl) and a number of concourses (A-G). A
monorail called the Air Train connects these terminals and the car rental
center. The Intl
terminal is made up of concourses A and G, and all operations are divided in 2.
There are 2 check in zones, and 2 arrival channels. Make sure you know which
concourse your airline uses. Terminal 2 is currently closed for renovation. The
other concourses/terminals are used for domestic flights. The concourses are in
a large circle, and it is possible to walk between them, but the Airtrain is
free and regular.
Airline Locations: Intl
Terminal: Concourse A: Air France, Alaska Airlines flights to Mexico,
Asiana, Belair, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, Japan Airlines,
JetBlue domestic flights, KLM, Korean, Northwest Intl flights, Philippine
Airlines, QANTAS, TACA, Virgin America & Virgin Atlantic. Concourse G: Air China, Air New
Zealand, ANA, Eva Air, Lufthansa, Mixicana, Singapore Airlines, Spirit domestic
flights & United Airlines Intl flights. Terminal 1: Concourse B:
Continental, AirTran & Sun Country. Concourse C: Delta,
Hawaiian, Northwest domestic flights, Frontier, Alaska Airlines USA & Canada
flights, Horizon Air, US Airways, America West & Southwest. Terminal 2:
Closed. Terminal 3: Concourse E:
Air Canada,
American Airlines, American Eagle & Midwest. Concourse F: United domestic
flights, United Express & Ted.
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By Taxi: |
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Location: |
Taxis
can be found outside each terminal on the lower/arrivals level, on the
center island. |
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Taxi
Meters: |
San
Francisco Taxi metersuse the following to calculate fares: Flag fall
$3.10. Each extra fifth of a mile $0.45. Each minute waiting $0.45.
Airport surcharge $2. Bridge tolls are charged extra. For trips of more than 15 miles, a 50% excess is
charged. Up to 5 passengers ride for the same price. |
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Typical Taxi
Costs: |
San
Francisco: To
Downtown/Union Sq $33-40/15-30 mins, to Fisherman's Wharf $44 & Cow Palace $29.
South San Francisco $17. |
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Peninsula/South
Bay: Agnew $117, Atherton $68, Bay Meadows $26, Belmont $30, Boulder
Creek $200, Brisbane $20, Burlingame $16, Campbell $139, Carmel $371,
Colma $25, Cupertino $117, Daly City $30, Foster City $27, Great America
$114, Half Moon Bay $79, Hillsborough $19, La Honda $113, Los Altos
Hills $97, Los Gatos $142, Menlo Park $71, Millbrae $13, Milpitas $128,
Moffet Field $95, Montara $62, Monterey $352, Mountain View $97,
Pacifica $27, Palo Alto $79, Portola Valley $88, Princeton $72, Redwood
City $42, San Bruno $13, San Carlos $36, San Jose $134, San Jose Airport
$124, San Mateo $24, Santa Clara $122, Santa Cruz $214, Saratoga $131,
Stanford $83, South San Francisco $17, Sunnyvale $106, Watsonville $264
& Woodside $76. |
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East Bay:
Alameda $72, Albany $69, Antioch $212, Benicia $177, Berkeley $68,
Brentwood $262, Castro Valley $96, Concord $159, Crockett $149, Danville
$163, Dublin $128, El Cerrito $73, El Sobrante $127, Emeryville $59,
Fairfield $212, Fremont $113, Hayward $88, Lafayette $128, Livermore
$161, Mare Island $169, Martinez $178, Modesto $329, Moraga $133, Napa
$209, Newark $110, Oakland $68, Oakland Airport $84, Orinda $78, Pinole
$130, Pittsburg $198, Pleasanton $146, Richmond $78, Rodeo $139,
Sacramento $347, San Leandro $109, San Lorenzo $96, San Pablo $82, San
Ramon $164, Stockton $302, Tracy $228, Travis Air Force Base $231, Union
City $102, Vallejo $159, Walnut Creek $139. |
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North
Bay: Belvedere $79, Bolinas $160, Calistoga $318, Corte Madera $75,
Cotati $223, Fairfax $133, Greenbrae $83, Guerneville $314, Ignacio
$145, Kentfield $82, Larkspur $77, Marin City $65, Mill Valley $72, Muir
Woods $73, Napa $209, Novato $156, Petaluma $193, Point Reyes $191, Rio
Nido $311, Ross $83, San Anselmo $85, San Rafael $83, San Quentin $86,
San Rafael $83, Santa Rosa $247, Sausalito $65, Sonoma $212, Stinson
Beach $138, Terra Linda $134, Tiburon $80, Tomales $254, Woodacre $144. |
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Taxi
Companies: |
Luxor
Cab (415) 282 4141, Royal Taxi (415) 920 0700, San
Francisco Taxicab (415) 333 3333 & Town Taxi (415) 401 8900. |
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By Limo: |
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There are free phones in each terminal
baggage claim area to call a limo or taxi. |
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Limos.com: |
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□Find
limo service, click here.
Click
here to find a locally based limousine company. |
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Ultra Limousine & Executive Sedan Service: |
Operate from the airport to Yolo County, Solano County & Sacramento
County area. For a one way trip, $216 for up to 3 passengers in an
L-Series Town Car and $312 for up to six passengers. Tel (530) 668 0988. |
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Stars Limo: |
Tel 1
800 496 6532. |
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City Limousine: |
Tel 1 800 956 5466. |
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Nationwide Limo Service: |
Tel 1 800 339 8936. |
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Airport Commuter Limo: |
Tel 1 888 876 1777. |
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By Sam Trans Local Bus: |
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General: |
Local Bus services serving
the Airport are operated by SamTrans
tel 1-800 660 4287 or
www.samtrans.com. Direct routes connect the airport with Daly City
BART
(Bay Area Rapid Transit Train System) station, Colma
BART, San Francisco Transbay Terminal
and Stonestown Galleria (near San Francisco State University).
SamTrans
buses stop at the following locations: Intl Terminal: Level 1 in Courtyard A,
and curbside in Courtyard G next to the roadway. Terminal 2: On the
lower/arrivals level at the Center Island. Terminal 3: Curbside next to
Courtyard 4. |
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Route 292 to San Francisco & Hillsdale: |
Route: Hillsdale Shopping Center
San Mateo - Burlingame - Saratoga/Park Place - San mateo cal Train Station -
California/Howard - SFO Airport - United Maintenance Base
South San Francisco
- Brisbane Park & Ride - Downtown San Francisco (Mission & 1st, Transbay
Terminal). |
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Timings: This route
runs daily
0530-0115
with buses running ~every 30 mins during the day, to every hour in the
evening. Travel Time: To the airport
from the city is
~1 hour. |
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Cost:
Adult: $1.50, Seniors $0.75. Youth $1. Child: 1 child 4 and younger rides
free with each fare paying adult or senior. Exact money required as no
change given. |
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Route KX to San Francisco & Palo Alto: |
Route: San Francisco (Mission & 1st - Transbay Terminal) - SFO Airport - Belmont - San
Carlos - Redwood City - Atherton - Menlo Park - Palo Alto. |
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Timings: Weekday
services run 0553-2237 twice per hour until 2023, then once per hour.
On Sat and Sun the service begins at 0635 with 2 buses per hour until
1936, then 1 per hour until 2130. Bulky
luggage cannot be carried on this service. Travel
Time: From downtown San Francisco to the Airport
~35 mins. |
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Cost:
Adult: $4 to downtown San Francisco, or $1.50 locally, Seniors
$2/$0.75. Youth $2/$1. Child: 1 child 4 and younger rides free with each
fare paying adult or senior. Exact money required as no change given. |
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Route 297/397
night bus to San Francisco & Palo Alto: |
Route: Runs overnight on the
route Palo Alto Caltrain station - Redwood City - San Carlos - San Mateo -
Burlingame - Millbrae - SFO Airport - South San Francisco -
Brisbane - Downtown San Francisco (Transbay Terminal). Timings: Buses
leave the airport heading North towards San Francisco every morning at 0156,
0256 & 0356. Buses leave the airport heading South towards Palo Alto every
morning at 0201, 0301, 0401 & 0501. |
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Cost: Adult: $1.50, Seniors
$0.75. Youth $1. Child: 1 child 4 and younger rides free with each fare
paying adult or senior. Exact money required as no change given. |
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Evans
Airport Service to Vallejo & Napa: |
Runs
services to Vallejo & Napa. Timings: Buses leave SFO airport daily at
0630 (not weekends or holidays), 0815, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1630, 1830, 2030 &
2230. Cost: Adult $29 cash only. Children under 13 travelling to Napa
half price. Contact: (707) 255 1559.
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Santa
Cruz Airporter Bus to Santa Cruz & Beyond: |
Route: SFO Airport - San Jose Airport
($20) -
Scotts Valley ($50) - Santa Cruz ($50) - Soquel/Capitola ($50) - Aptos ($50) - Watsonville
($50). Timings: Buses leave SFO airport daily at 1000, 1200,
1400, 1600, 1800 & 2000. Buses leave Santa Cruz daily every 2 hrs
0730-1730. Contact: Tel 1 800 497 4997 or (831) 475
0234 or (831) 423 1214. Reservations on this bus are strongly recommended. |
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Monterey
Airbus: |
Route:
San Francisco Airport - San Jose Airport (Terms A, Intl Arrivals
& C) - Prunedale Chevron Station - Marina - Monterey Transit Plaza.
Note: Passengers traveling from San Jose Airport to SFO airport
can only board at Terminal C. |
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Timings: Buses leave SFO airport daily at 0645, 0815, 0945, 1115, 1245,
1415, 1545, 1715, 1845, 2015 & 2200. Buses leave Monterey daily at 0400,
0530, 0700, 0830, 1000, 1130, 1300, 1430, 1600, 1730 & 1900. Buses leave
Prunedale 30 mins later. Buses leave SFO airport daily at 0645, 0815, 0945, 1115,
1245, 1415, 1545, 1715, 1845, 2015 & 2200. Travel Time: To
San Jose Airport 45 mins, Prunedale 1:45 & Monterey 2:15. |
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Cost: To San Jose airport
$15, to Monterey $40, to Prunedale $35. Contact: (831) 373 7777.
Reservations on this bus are strongly recommended. Contact: 1 831 373 7777.
Reservations on this bus are strongly recommended. |
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Marin
Airporter to Sausalito & Marin County: |
Route: SFO Airport - Sausalito/Spencer
($18) - Mill Valley/Manzanita/Seminary ($18) - Larkspur ($19) - San
Rafael Transportation Center ($19) - Ignacio Hamilton Terminal ($21). Children
under 5 free, children (5-9) half price. Timings: Buses leave
SFO airport daily at 0500, then every 30-60 mins until midnight. Contact:
Tel (415) 461 4222.
Credit cards not accepted. |
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Sonoma
County Airport Express to Sonoma County: |
Route:
SFO Airport - Petaluma -
Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa - Sonoma County Airport. Timings:
Buses leave SFO airport daily at 0515, 0645, 0800, 0900, 1000, 1100, 1230,
1400, 1530, 1700, 1830, 2000, 2130, 2300 & 0030. Cost: Adult one way
$32, senior (62 and over) $30, Child (under 12) free with an adult,
Airport & Airline employees $15. Contact: Tel 1 800 327 2024
or (707) 837 8700. |
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Sonoma
Airporter to Sonoma County: |
Route: SFO Airport - Sonoma - Infineon
Raceway - Glen Ellen - Kenwood - Oakmont. Timings: Buses leave
SFO airport daily at 0840, 1140, 1440 & 1740. Cost: Adult one way $50, Child (under 2) free, Child
(2-11) $35. Contact: Tel (707) 938 4246 or 1 800 611 4246. |
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By Shuttle Van: |
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A bewildering
array of Shuttle companies operate at this airport, most serving downtown,
but others to more specific areas. They usually depart from the
upper/departures level at the center island. The following shuttles operate
on demand and no reservation is needed for a trip from the airport. For
trips back to the airport, a telephone booking is required: |
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□Shuttlefare: |
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On-line shuttle van reservations to and from this airport. Click
here to
make a reservation. |
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□resorthoppa.com: |
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□resorthoppa.com runs
shuttle vans and private cars from this airport to San Francisco. Click
here
to make a reservation. |
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Advanced Airport Shuttle: |
Run shuttles to the downtown area. Adults
$15-16, children under 5 half price. Contact: Tel (650) 504
6641 or 1 888 862 8788. Shuttles depart from under the Yellow sign on
the Ticketing level, on the center island of each terminal. |
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Airport Express: |
Runs shuttles to the downtown area for $15-17. Runs every
~30 mins and takes 20-35 mins depending on traffic. Contact: (415) 775
5121. Shuttles depart from under the Yellow sign on the Ticketing level, on the
center island of each terminal. |
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American Airporter
Shuttle: |
Runs shuttles to the
downtown area for $16+. Contact: Tel (415) 202 0733. Shuttles depart
from under the Red sign on the Ticketing level, on the center island of each
terminal. |
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Bay Shuttle: |
Run shuttles to the downtown area.
Adults $16, Children (2-10) $8. Whole van $55. Contact: (415)
564 3400. Shuttles depart from under the Yellow sign on the Ticketing level,
on the center island of each terminal. |
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City Express Shuttle: |
Runs
shuttles from the airport to All Bay Area Cities. Contact: Tel 1 888
8SHUTTLE. |
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Citywide Shuttle Service: |
Runs
shuttles from the airport all over the Bay area. Contact: Tel 510
336 0090. |
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Go Lorrie's Airport Shuttle: |
Run shuttles to the downtown area. Adults
$16, Children (2-12) $8. Contact: (415) 334 9000. Shuttles
depart from under the Red sign on the Ticketing level, on the center island
of each terminal. |
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M & M Luxury Shuttle: |
Run shuttles to the downtown area and to
Alameda & Contra Costa Counties.
To Downtown $14. To Alameda County $25-39, to Contra Costa County $27-45.
Contact: (415) 552 3200. |
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Pacific Airport
Shuttle: |
Run shuttles to the downtown area. Hotels
& residences $16. Contact: (415) 681 6318. Shuttles depart
from under the Yellow sign on the Ticketing level, on the center island of
each terminal. |
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Peter's Airport
Shuttle: |
Run shuttles to the downtown area for
$14-16. Contact: (650) 577 8858. Shuttles depart from under
the Yellow sign on the Ticketing level, on the center island of each terminal. |
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Quake
City Shuttle: |
Run shuttles to the downtown area.
Adults $14-16, Seniors $12, Children $8. Contact: (415) 255
4899. Shuttles depart from under the Yellow sign on the Ticketing level, on
the center island of each terminal. |
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SF City Shuttle: |
Run shuttles to the
downtown area. Hotels &
residences $15.
Contact: 1 888 850 7878 or (415) 822 2648. Shuttles depart from under the
Yellow sign on the Ticketing level, on the center island of each terminal. |
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South & East Bay
Shuttle: |
Runs shuttles to Hotels, businesses &
residences in San Mateo County ($11-47), Santa Clara ($17-69), Alameda
($34-79) & Contra Costa Counties ($79-149). Contact: 1 800 548
4664 or (408) 225 4444. Shuttles depart from under the Yellow sign on the
Ticketing level, on the center island of each terminal. |
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Super Shuttle: |
Runs
to Downtown hotels from $17 and to residences from $17 for the first
person & $10 for each extra person to the same address. Runs to
San Mateo County $18-32. Runs to Santa Clara County $26-95. Runs to Alameda
Country $32-90. Runs to Contra Costa County $49-89. Contact:
Tel
(415) 558 8500.
Shuttles depart from under the Blue sign on the Ticketing level, on the
center island of each terminal. |
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VIP Airport Express: |
Runs shuttles to San Mateo County ($15-21) & Santa Clara
County ($20-34) Counties. Contact: (408) 885 1800 or 1 800 235
8847. |
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The following shuttles operate with a
reservation only from the airport. For trips back to the airport, a
telephone booking is also required: |
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Bayporter Express: |
Run shuttles to San Mateo County ($20-55
for the first person, each extra person $12), to Alameda County $25-50 & to Contra Costa County
$29-50. Contact: 1 877 467 1800 or (415) 467 1800. |
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Davis Airporter: |
Serves Solano, Yola & Sacramento Counties.
Cost: $40-70 for the first passenger. Each extra passenger to the same
destination half price. Contact: 1 800 565 5153 or (530) 756 6715. |
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East Bay Connection: |
Serves Contra Costa County hotels ($28)
& residences ($28-43). Contact: Tel 1 800 675 3278 or (925) 945 0268. |
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Fairfield Airporter: |
Serves Solano, Yola & Napa Counties. Cost:
$25-70. Contact: 1 877 424 7767 or (707) 421 9469. |
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Marin County Airport Express: |
Serves Marin, Napa
& Sonoma Counties. Cost: Adults $28-109, Seniors $26-107.
One child under 2 free. Contact: Tel (415) 666 0166. |
See below for an on-line fare quote for Shuttle service: Last Visit
Sep11.
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