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| On The Cheap Travel |
| San Francisco: Getting Around Take the Golden Gate Bridge, add a city by the Bay, and it is obvious why San Francisco is one of the best cities in all the world. There are many ways to get around SF On The Cheap and experience the essence of the city as well. BART: San Francisco has a unique monorail mass transit system known as BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit). The BART line leads directly out of both SFO and OAK airports. From there, you should be able to get near to your hotel or other place of accommodation. BART is very easy to navigate, and you can download BART schedules into your PDA or iPod. A word to the wise about BART: Know where you are going, and be prepared to walk from there. For example, the stop at Embarcadero is the closest to Fishermans Wharf, but it is still about a mile worth of walking. MUNI: The MUNI (San Francisco Municipal Railway) is composed of a lot of transports including railways and buses. It is one of the largest transportation systems in the world, and it is also one of the most confusing. Check out the route planners carefully to avoid getting on the wrong bus or train. Cable Car: I suppose you can’t say that you’ve been to San Francisco unless you’ve been on these historic Cable Cars. These things may be old but they are still an efficient way of getting around the downtown area. There are a three cable car routes: the Powell- Mason, Powell-Hyde, and California. The California line runs down California Street in an east-west direction, which makes it very difficult to get lost on this one. The Powell-Mason and Powell-Hyde lines are a little more complex. Both of them have turntable stops near Fisherman’s Wharf, but make entirely different routes. The best way to figure out where a cable car is going is to look at the signs painted on the side of it. What's your favorite way to get around SF On The Cheap? Let us know here. <<San Francisco Home San Francisco Cheap Lodging>> |