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San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
San Francisco Airport Address: PO Box 8097, San Francisco, California 94128, USA
Airport Code: SFO



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San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Travel and Transport (San Francisco, California - CA, USA)




San Francisco International Airport (SFO) offers travelers a wide range of ground transportation options to suit every passengers' needs.

Serving San Francisco and the surrounding area, travel and transport facilities at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) include bus, shuttle bus, car rental, limousine, shared-ride van, taxi cab, train and BART metro rail services.




Travel by AirTrain
The AirTrain at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is a circular airport train service that connects all four of the airport's terminal buildings, the airport car parking areas, the airport's car rental garages and also the airport's nearby BART Metro train station.

Travel by BART Metro Train
There is a Metro train station at San Francisco Airport (SFO) located on level 3 of the airport's International Terminal building. The Metro system is operated by the Bay Area Rapid Transit, which is simply known as the BART and the San Francisco BART system provides one of the fastest and cheapest ways to travel around the San Francisco bay area. BART operating hours are as follows:
  • SFO Airport BART Monday to Friday - between 04:00 to midnight
  • SFO Airport BART Saturday - between 06:00 to midnight
  • SFO Airport BART Sunday - between 08:00 to midnight

Travel by Train
The San Francisco Millbrae CalTrain railway station is located close to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and can be reach by CalTrain shuttle bus. Traveling between San Francisco and San Jose, the CalTrains stop at a number of train stations during the journey and these include Stanford and also Palo Alto train station.

Travel by Buses
San Francisco Airporter buses depart for all destinations from outside the lower level of the airport's baggage reclaim area and travel into central San Francisco and nearby areas. The buses depart every 12 to 30 minutes and run from 06:20 until midnight. This is a quick and inexpensive way to travel into central San Francisco and to bus stops are located outside the International Terminal, on Level 1 and in the courtyard A area, and also one outside the Terminal 3 building, close to the Courtyard 4 area.

Travel by Shuttle Buses
Shuttle buses and shared-vans are also available at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and offer a door-to-door service, where you share a van with other passengers. Most of the airport's shuttle buses collect passengers at the departures and ticket levels of the airport's terminal buildings.

Some hotels also offer a door-to-door courtesy shuttle bus services for their guests, traveling from the airport, directly to the hotel.

Travel by Taxi Cabs
Taxis are readily available at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) outside of the airport's Terminals 1 and 3, close to the lower level baggage reclaim areas and at level 2 of the International Terminal arrivals area. They provide a convenient and easy way to travel into nearby San Francisco city and other destinations. The journey from San Francisco Airport into central San Francisco will take around 30 to 40 minutes, depending on traffic. Official San Francisco SFO airport taxi cabs should be used at all times to ensure safety and also to avoid being overcharged.

The airport taxi meters in San Francisco start at a basic fare, but additional charges are usually made for luggage, late-night driving and travel on public holidays in San Francisco, so it can prove useful to ask the taxi driver about these before leaving. The airport's taxi ranks are organized by uniformed staff and some San Francisco Airport taxis are happy to accept credit cards.





 
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