Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Mission, downtown, and the East Bay. Within SF, one-way fares start at $1.75.
BICYCLE
Bicycling is safest in Golden Gate Park and along the waterfront, where rentals are readily
available.
CAR
Avoid driving in San Francisco: street parking is rare and meter readers ruthless. Conveni-
ent downtown parking lots are at 5th and Mission Sts, Union Sq, and Sutter and Stockton
Sts. Daily rates run $25 to $50.
415-865-8200;
www.autoreturn.com
; 450 7th St, SoMa;
24hr;
27, 42)
. Fines run $73, plus
towing and storage ($453.75 for the first four hours).
800-222-4357,
415-773-1900;
www.aaa.com
; 160 Sutter St;
8:30am-5:30pm Mon-Fri)
can call anytime for
emergency service.
MUNI
MUNI
(Municipal Transit Agency;
www.sfmuni.com
) operates bus, streetcar and cable-
car lines. The standard fare for buses or streetcars is $2, and tickets are good for trans-
fers for 90 minutes; hang onto your ticket to avoid a $100 fine. The cable-car fare is $6
per ride.
MUNI Passport
(1-/3-/7-days $14/22/28) allows unlimited travel on all MUNI trans-
port, including cable cars; it's sold at
San Francisco Visitor Information Center
and
many hotels.
Key routes include:
California cable car
California St between Market St and Van Ness Ave
F
Fisherman's Wharf to Castro
J
Downtown to Mission
K, L, M
Downtown to Castro
N
Caltrain to Haight and Ocean Beach
Powell-Mason
and
Powell-Hyde cable cars
Powell and Market Sts to Fisherman's Wharf
