Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting Around
By Car
Driving in San Francisco can be frus-
trating. Along with aggressive local
drivers, one-way streets, no right/
left turns when you really need one,
and dead ends, there's a lack of
parking, period. Fortunately, it isn't
necessary to drive to most of the
places you'll want to go. When driv-
ing is imperative, rent a car for the
day. For those of you who are driv-
ing to SF, park at your hotel and use
public transportation.
streetcars, or cable cars often. A
1-day Passport is $9, a 3-day Pass-
port is $15, and a 7-day Passport is
$20. Special Passports for kids and
seniors don't exist, but Muni sells
monthly Youth/Discount Passes for
$10. Passports and $2 Muni maps (a
necessary item) can be purchased
at the Visitor Information Center on
Hallidie Plaza, at Tix Bay Area on
Union Square, and at the baggage-
level information booths at SFO.
Passes and passports can be found
at the cable car ticket booths at
Powell and Market or Beach and
Hyde streets. Single-day Passports
are available onboard the cable cars
as well. See also “Passes” on p 170.
By Taxi
You have to call for cab in San Fran-
cisco unless you are boarding one
from your hotel. TAXI COMPANIES:
DESOTO CAB y 415/970-1300, LUXOR
CABS y 415/282-4141, PACIFIC CAB
y 415/986-7220, VETERAN'S CAB
y 415/552-1300, and YELLOW CAB
y 415/626-2345. Rates are around
$2.85 for the first mile and $2.25 for
each additional mile.
By BART
BART, an acronym for BAY AREA
RAPID TRANSIT y 415/989-2278;
www.bart.gov, connect San Fran-
cisco with the East Bay—Oakland,
Richmond, Concord, and Fremont.
Fares range from $1.25 to $7.10,
depending on how far you go.
Machines in the stations dispense
tickets that are magnetically
encoded with a dollar amount.
Computerized exits automatically
deduct the correct fare. Children 4
and under ride free. Trains run
every 15 to 20 minutes, Monday
through Friday from 4am to mid-
night, Saturday from 6am to mid-
night, and Sunday from 8am to
midnight.
By Muni (Bus, Streetcar,
Cable Car & Subway)
The Bay Area has a hodgepodge of
transit systems that are all managed
by the county. San Francisco's Munic-
ipal Railway, known simply as “Muni,”
operates the city's buses, streetcars,
and cable cars. For detailed route
information, call Muni or visit its web-
site y 415/673-6864; www.sfmuni.
com. Most routes run from 6am to
midnight and some busy routes have
night-owl services. Another helpful
website is http://transit.511.org,
which also lists schedules and route
maps for all Bay Area transit systems.
Muni Passports can be a bargain
for visitors who plan to take buses,
On Foot
Seeing the city on foot is a fantastic
way to get around—but remember,
the hills can kill you.
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