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SAN FRANCISCO MUNI

San Francisco Municipal-Railway – operates a mass transit system throughout the city, 24 hours a day. Adult fare $1.50; seniors/students .50˘; children under 5 free; $5 for cable cars all passengers. Fares are scheduled to increase July 1. One-ride fare with transfer good for two changes on all MUNI lines except Cable Cars within the time indicated on transfer. Exact change is required. Important: Be sure to have your receipt, transfer or pass to show as proof of purchase. Routes are too numerous to enable us to include a fully efficient map. SF Muni site (link above) has printable route maps and route schedules. Bus shelters also feature route maps and times. MUNI Route Street Maps are for sale at most drugstores, book stores, and Hallidie Plaza Info Center. Regular MUNI Metro service runs 6am-midnight. Owl Service motorcoaches replaces L, N, 5, 14, 22, 24, 38, 90 and 91 lines from 1- 5am.

MUNI Passports are available in the following designations: $11...1 - Day Passport; $18...3 - Day Passport ; $24...7 - Day Passport. Call 415-673-MUNI or check their website for route information, to confirm prices, and for locations to by Muni Passes.

MUNI Buses operate citywide and are numbered with destination on the front. Stops are marked by signs, yellow bands and curb markings. Visit the Muni site at http://www.sfmta.com/cms/home/sfmta.php for more information.

MUNI Metro Street Cars travel underground downtown and on the streets in outlying neighborhoods. All lines run from Embarcadero Station to Civic Center Station then split to various destinations. Lines include:

F MARKET – Historic street cars provide service daily between 6am-midnight along Market street from Castro through downtown and financial district, and on to Fisherman's Wharf. Muni's collection of historic trolleys includes Muni's famed Car No. 1, a genuine New Orleans "Streetcar Named Desire," and an open "Boat Tram" from England.
J CHURCH – Downtown, Civic Center, Noe Valley, Mission, Balboa Park Bart.
K INGLESIDE – Downtown, Civic Center, Castro, West Portal, Ocean Avenue, City College, Balboa Park Bart.
L TARAVEL – Downtown, Civic Center, Castro, West Portal, Sunset District, SF Zoo.
M OCEAN VIEW – Downtown, Civic Center, Castro, West Portal, Stonestown, San Francisco State University, Balboa Park BART.
N JUDAH – Caltrain Station, SBC Park, The Embarcadero, Downtown, Civic Center, Sunset District, Golden Gate Park, Ocean Beach.
S CASTRO SHUTTLE - Extra shuttle weekdays between Castro and Embarcadero stations.
T THIRD – Castro Station, Civic Center, Downtown, Embarcadero, AT&T Park, Caltrain Station, Mission Bay, Monster Park, and on to Visitation Valley along Third St.
CABLE CARS - Click Here For More Information .

For information about fares and where to buy passes,
http://www.sfmta.com/cms/mfares/indxfare.htm


Maps in stations show routes and destinations.

AC TRANSIT

AC Transit offers bus service from the Transbay Terminal located at First & Mission Streets, San Francisco to various destinations in the East Bay, Alameda and Contra Costa counties, including Berkeley, and Oakland. 510-817-1717.

AMTRAK

Amtrack Nationwide train service to San Francisco. Connecting point for San Francisco locations is Emeryville in the East Bay just over the SF Oakland Bay Bridge. Take Thruway motorcoach to PIER 39, SF Shopping Centre, Hyatt Regency (Financial District), SF Ferry Building (Market Street & Embarcadero), and SF International Airport. Check the website for information about KIDS RIDE FOR HALF PRICE TO YOSEMITE offer. 800-USA-RAIL.

BART

Bay Area Rapid Transit – links San Francisco to East Bay cities of Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond, Concord, Hayward and Fremont as well as Daly City, Colma, Millbrae, and SFO to the South. Trains run underground in SF; signs mark entrances along Market Street from Civic Center to Embarcadero. Purchase tickets at machines in stations. Wall maps show routes. Service Mon-Fri 4am-midnight; Sat 6am-midnight; Sun 8am-midnight. Ticket machines at each station. 415-992-2278.

CALTRAIN

Train services to the Peninsula and San Jose. Take MUNI Metro line T from Embarcadero to Caltrain Station at 4th & King Streets. 800-660-4287.

GOLDEN GATE TRANSIT

Golden Gate Transit provides bus service linking SF to Marin County cities of Sausalito, Mill Valley, Tiburon and Santa Rosa in Sonoma County, via the Golden Gate Bridge. In the city, buses stop along Van Ness, Lombard, Geary, the Financial District, Civic Center and at Transbay Terminal. 415- 923-2000.

SAM TRANS

San Mateo County Transit District –bus service from the Transbay Terminal, First and Mission Streets, to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and destinations south to Palo Alto. 800-660-4287.

TRANSBAY TERMINAL

Transbay Terminal offering connections to AC Transit, SamTrans, Golden Gate Transit, Amtrak, Greyhound Buses and Trailways Buses, is at First & Mission.
 


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