San Francisco International Airport 12 miles
(22 kilometers) south of the city center. This is the main airport for international
flights with the other two being for domestic and other North American arrivals
and departures.
Oakland International Airport is on the east
side of the bay, 8 miles (13 kilometers) south of the center of Oakland with access
to San Francisco over the Bay Bridge.
San Jose International Airport is on the south side of the bay. It is a few
miles from the center of San Jose, and about an hour’s drive from San Francisco.
Due to congestion and parking problems in San Francisco the best methods of
reaching the center are by taxi or shuttle bus. A taxi will cost approximately
30 USD and the bus about 15 USD and these stop at a variety of downtown hotels.
San Francisco public transport
Useful bus routes #5 From the Transbay Terminal, west alongside Haight-Ashbury
and Golden Gate Park to the ocean. #7 From the Ferry Terminal (Market St) to the
end of Haight St and to Golden Gate Park
Muni
The city's public transportation is run by the San Francisco Municipal
Railway, or Muni (tel 415/673-6864). A comprehensive network of buses, trolleybuses
and cable cars run up and over the city's hills
Other transportation services
Various other public transportation networks serve San Francisco and the
Bay Area. Along Market Street downtown, Muni shares the station concourses with
BART, which runs to the East Bay - including downtown Oakland and Berkeley - and
outer suburbs.
Organized tours
One way to orient yourself is an organized tour . Gray Line Tours, for
example, take you around the city in four fairly tedious hours for around $37
a head. Considerably more exciting are the 60-minute bay cruises.
