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California - San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
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| Full name: | San Francisco International Airport | | Location: | The airport is situated 14 miles (23km) south of San Francisco. | | Time: | GMT –8 (GMT –7 from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November). | | Contacts: | Tel: +1 800 435 9736. | | Transfer between terminals: | AirTrain light rail service operates on two lines. The Red Line
connects all terminals, garages and the BART Station; and the Blue
Line, which also connects to the Rental Car Centre. AirTrain does
not provide service to SFO's Long Term Parking Lot. | | Transfer to the City: | The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Rapid Rail service connects the airport
to the city centre, and provides a connection to the Caltrain commuter
rail service at Milbrae Station, from where trains leave regularly
to San Francisco downtown, costing about $2 and to San Jose.
SamTrans
Service, bus 292, leaves every 30 minutes for the city centre and
suburbs costing US$1.75. There are also shared vans, which provide a door-to-door service and are
cheaper than taxis. Reservations are sometimes needed for service
after 11pm. Taxis cost about US$35 for an hour's ride to the city
centre, very dependant on traffic. Airport employs are available at
the taxi pick up area, outside all terminals, to help
passengers. | | Car rental: | The AirTrain links the terminals to the rental car centre. Car
rental companies include Alamo, Avis, Budget, National, Thrifty and
Hertz. | | Airport Taxis: | Taxis depart from the designated taxi zones outside the arrivals and baggage claim level of each terminal, and uniformed taxi coordinators are stationed there from 7am to 1am to assist passengers. A taxi to the city centre takes about an hour and generally costs around US$35. | | Facilities: | There are banks, bureaux de change and ATMs available.
Facilities for the disabled are very good. Other facilities include
baggage storage, medical clinic, bars and restaurants, duty-free,
shops, childcare and baby changing facilities, post office,
wireless Internet, tourist information and hotel reservations.
There is also a museum, library, art gallery and an aviation
history museum within the terminal. | | Parking: | A long-term car park is situated two miles (3km) north of
the airport and is linked by a free shuttle bus service. Short-term
parking is available at the airport. | | Website: | www.flysfo.com |
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