Originally Posted by
dsldog400
I've done the Amtrak connection between SMF & Bay Area each way, but it was such a pain to get from the SMF airport to Amtrak if I didn't have time to ride the bus.
I was thinking the opposite--it's a pain to get from SMF to downtown, assuming that's where you need to be.
Even I wouldn't advocate SJC-SMF on Amtrak, connecting to SMF-XXX on AS (or vv).