I will be working in San Francisco and am new to the area, but will be living in Sacramento, is there a bus line, or train that I can take to get back and forth to work, or a carpool system that is available, or could I possibly do a park and ride,(for instance driving to a certain trainstop or bus stop and then taking the bus or train for there? Any info would help.Thanks
2007-08-24 18:14:27 · 4 answers · asked by Laura the Capricorn 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ San Francisco
i do this every year and it has proven to be most reliable and least expensive.
from valley station in sac take the amtrak to emeryville. in emeryville there will be a small bus waiting to take passengers to S.F it is right there in the lot. there is a bus for every train arrival. price for that is included in your fare already. it does not do other pick ups just different drop off locations in S.F depending on how many people are on the bus it takes anywhere from 30-40 minutes to reach the final stop which is cal train station.
there is a dining car and it is a nice trip. cost is 19.00
taking bart from richmond is only good if you want to get off in san bruno or further down the peninsula. but to go to S.F. itself then the emeryville is the way to go
the greyhound route is so uncomfortable and boring. at least on the train you can bring your laptop a book a drink food playing cards etc. (there are seats with tables and electrical outlets as well
2007-08-25 08:34:59 · answer #1 · answered by jezbnme 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Amtrak probably will run between SF and Sacto. However, you probably are better off with a carpool if you can find someone to do it. I live in Sacramento and there is no other way of getting to SF that I know of except by car.
2007-08-25 01:25:09 · answer #2 · answered by karrie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can take Amtrak to Richmond, then walk over the the Bart station (it's close, they practically share a station), but I think Amtrak's pretty steep pricewise unless they have special fares for commuters.
You can sign up for a vanpool at:
http://rideshare.511.org/ridematch/
that may be your most realistic option.
2007-08-25 02:33:57 · answer #3 · answered by Rossonero NorCal SFECU 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
greyhound or the train AMTRAK!
2007-08-25 01:27:12 · answer #4 · answered by livinhapi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋