Survival Guide - San Francisco - page 395

Arriving in San Francisco

From San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

BART Direct 30-minute ride to/from Downtown San Francisco costs $8.25; SFO BART
station is outside the international terminal.

Door-to-door vans Share vans depart outside baggage claim; 45 minutes to most SF loca-
tions; fares $15 to $17 one way. Companies include SuperShuttle ( 800-258-3826;
www.supershuttle.com ) , Quake City ( 415-255-4899; www.quakecityshuttle.com ) , Lorrie's (
415-334-9000; www.gosfovan.com ) and American Airporter Shuttle ( 415-202-0733;

www.americanairporter.com ) .

Taxis Depart from outside baggage claim; $35 to $50 to most SF destinations.

Driving Downtown San Francisco is a 20- to 60-minute, 14-mile trip north from SFO Air-
port up Hwy 101.

From Oakland International Airport (OAK)

BART AirBART shuttle ($3) runs every 10 to 20 minutes to Coliseum station, where you
catch BART to Downtown SF ($3.85, 25 minutes).

Door-to-door vans Shared rides to SF run $27 to $35 on SuperShuttle (

800-258-3826;

www.supershuttle.com ) .

Taxis Depart curbside; fares $50 to $70 to SF.

From Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport
(SJC)

Caltrain ( www.caltrain.com ) VTA Airport Flyer (bus 10; tickets $2; 5am to midnight) de-
parts every 15 to 30 minutes to Santa Clara station, where trains depart to San Francisco.
Caltrain terminal is at the corner of 4th and King Sts (one way $9; 90 minutes).