We plan to relocate to the San Francisco Bay area and I've seen some nice houses in Walnut Creek, but my husband wants a short (half hour to 40 minutes if possible), smooth commute. What is this one like? Advice?
2006-11-27 13:40:28 · 3 answers · asked by Lydia C 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Commuting
San Francisco, CA to Walnut Creek, CA estimated miles 25-30 miles, estimated travel time 30 minutes if there is no traffic. I like to drive a lot. San Francisco has very limited parking place in downtown. You pay the parking in San Francisco. If you have a house here, some districts have parking permits that you have to pay every here (if you parked it outside the house). If you are in a hurry, good luck finding the parking space. Cops are on foot always to give the parking ticket. The sales tax in San Francisco is 8.50%.
On peak times, travel times in the Bay Bridge is 30 minutes, to reach Walnut Creek at least an estimate of 90 minutes. You have to pay $3.00 at the toll plaza when driving back to San Francisco.
My Advice to you, if you like driving, 60-90 minutes of driving time is like a long drive, that will be OK.
If you don't like driving that long, find a home in which you are not going to cross a bridge.
People learn to live with it. Some people cross the bridge just to work on the other side of the city. I heard people coming from Tracy, Stockton, Patterson, Merced, Modesto, Santa Cruz, Hayward, Fremont, Newark, Oakland, just to cross the bridge and they learn to live with it.
The most important thing of commute time is the mode of transportation. I drive a 2006 Toyota Corolla and fuel economy is within my budget. I also drive a 1997 Honda Civic which is also within my budget.
There are eight (8) bridges in the Bay Area, 7 are state owned, 1 is not. Golden Gate Bridge is owned by San Francisco (Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District).
It is up to you, but don't relocate to San Francisco, please. People leave San Francisco because of the parking spaces is crowded, no place to park, you will have more dents and scratches on your vehicle, you pay for parking (no choice even though there is BART), and there is a time limit for parking. When you're tired from work, you will have a high blood pressure because you cannot find a place to park.
2006-11-27 14:15:42 · answer #1 · answered by glen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walnut Creek can be reached by BART. This will take you less than an hour! If you will travel by car, then it will probably more than 40 minutes depending on the traffic. Try also looking for houses in Daly City. It would be the nearest place to San Francisco! Rental there is a bit lower and parking better than in San Francisco. Those from San Francisco would prefer shopping over these areas especially this coming Christmas season than shopping in downtown San Francisco where it is hard to park & where 30 minutes would parking would cost you around $ 2.00. Or you can probably go the other way of the Golden Gate Bridge to Sonoma! Rental there is much lower! It is where the wine counties are.
2016-05-23 16:05:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hard to say with traffic. If he is willing to take public transportation could be 40 minutes.
2006-11-27 13:47:55 · answer #3 · answered by I'm Trying 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋