TRAVEL TIPS

Travel Tips
Whether you want to climb the hills of the San Francisco Bay Area or explorethe more urban delights of the "Cities by the Bay", you will never run outof things to see and do. Within every neighborhood, from San Jose in the"South Bay", Oakland in the "East Bay", San Francisco or Mill Valley, a diversity of tastes and interests are thriving! You will see it in the cuisine, the boutiques, the theater and the arts, word-class museums and boundless recreational opportunities.Visit the California Welcome Center at PIER 39 to help plan your visit toSan Francisco and the Bay Area. The Welcome Center is located in the heartof the world-famous Fisherman's Wharf area and offers a multi-lingual staff,ATM, Internet access to check e-mail, and airport shuttles. Helpful staffwill also assist you with information on attractions, dining, shopping andmore. Sunshine: 70 percent sunny spring through fall; thick coastal fog typically burns off by afternoon.
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From the city's unprecendent cable-car run down Clay Street in 1873 to the present-day computerized Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), San Francisco has had a long and successful tradition of public transportation. The city relies upon its daily patrons to, around and from the city. Located 15 miles from downtown San Francisco (see map). |
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The San Francisco Bay Area Transit Information website includes links to theregion's transit systems at www.transitinfo.org
| AC Transit |
510-817-1717 |
Tiburon Ferries |
415-773-1188 |
| BART |
650-992-2278 |
Golden Gate Transit |
415-923-2000 |
| BART Express Bus |
650-992-2278 |
Muni |
415-673-MUNI |
| Caltrain |
800-660-4287 |
SamTrans |
800-660-4287 |
| Golden Gate Ferries |
415-455-2000 |
Santa Clara County Transit (VTA) |
800-894-9908 |
| Larkspur Ferries |
415-461-6016 |
RIDES for Bay Area Commuters Inc. |
800-755-7665 |
| Vallejo Ferries |
707-643-3779 |
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California Welcome Center, San Francisco - Directions
California Welcome Center, San Francisco - Directions Located on PIER 39 at Beach Street and the Embarcadero, front of the pier, second floor, inside the lobby of the "Great San Francisco Adventure". Tel. 415-981-1280 |
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