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to prepare and share meals
among the group. On some
routes, buses stop to let riders
explore a national park or
freshen up in a natural hot
spring. The popular Coastal
Crawler tour spends a week
winding down the California
coast from San Francisco to
Los Angeles, with stops in
Monterey, Big Sur, and Hearst
Castle ($320 round trip). Other
Green Tortoise routes include
Los Angeles, Yosemite National
Park, the Grand Canyon,
Death Valley, and Las Vegas.
Journeys are slow, so if you
need to reach your destination
at a precise time, it may be
better to take the Greyhound
or a train.
The Transbay Terminal,
located at Main and Howard
Streets until 2017, is used by
long-distance, regional, and
local public transit bus lines,
as well as a few sightseeing
Sailing under Golden Gate Bridge, an unforgettable experience
tour companies. It can attract
petty criminals, so stay alert
and watch your belongings.
ships dock near Fisherman's
Wharf at Pier 35. The city is the
embarkation and debarkation
point of many operators' Alaskan
or Mexican Riviera cruises. Taxis
and public transportation such
as BART, buses, and Muni Metro
streetcars are available at the
dock; the city center is only a
few minutes' ride away.
Arriving by Sea
Sailing under Golden Gate
Bridge into San Francisco Bay is
a highlight of arriving at the port
of San Francisco. Luxury cruise
DIRECTORY
Arriving by Air
Air Canada
Tel
(888) 247-2262.
Air France/Delta/
KLM
Tel
(1) (800) 221-1212.
American Airlines
Tel
(1) (800) 433-7300.
British Airways
Tel
(1) (800) 247-9297.
Qantas
Tel
(1) (800) 227-4500.
United Airlines
Tel
(1) (800) 241-6522.
US Airways
Tel
(1) (800) 428-4322.
Virgin Atlantic
Tel
(1) (800) 862-8621.
San Francisco
International
Airport (SFO)
Airport
Transportation
American Airporter
Shuttle
Tel
202-0733.
(Reservations
recommended.)
BayPorter
Express
Tel
467-1800.
(Scheduled service
between SFO and
Oakland airports.)
SamTrans
Tel
(1) (800) 660-4287.
∑
samtrans.com
SuperShuttle
Tel
(1) (800) 258-3826.
∑
airportshuttles.com
Tickets and
Fares
Expedia
∑
expedia.com
Kayak
∑
kayak.com
Priceline
∑
priceline.com
Travelocity
∑
travelocity.com
Arriving by Train
Amtrak
Tel
(1) (800) 872-7245.
∑
amtrak.com
CalTrain
Tel
(1) (800) 660-4287.
∑
caltrain.com
Arriving by Long-
Distance Bus
Green Tortoise
Tel
956-7500.
∑
greentortoise.com
Airport Paging
Tel
(650) 821-8211
(press number 2) or
(1) (800) 435-9736.
Airport Police
Tel
(650) 821-7111.
Info Service
Tel
(650) 821-HELP.
JetBlue
Tel
(1) (800) 538-2583.
Parking Garage
Tel
(650) 821-7900.
Traveler's Aid
Tel
(650) 821-2730.
Virgin America
Tel
(877) 359-8474.
Greyhound Bus Line
Tel
(1) (800) 231-2222.
∑
greyhound.com
Arriving by Sea
Port of San Francisco
Pier 1, The Embarcadero.
Tel
274-0400.
∑
sfgov.org
Other
International
Airports
Oakland Airport
Information
Tel
(510) 577-4000.
∑
oaklandairport.com
San José Airport
Information
Tel
(408) 277-4759.
∑
sjc.org
Airport Information
Tel
(650) 821-8211 or
(1) (800) 435-9736.
∑
flysfo.com
