Originally Posted by
mikew99
Personally, I would look into taking the South & East Bay Shuttle directly from SFO to Bay 101. Yes, it's a shared shuttle, and yes, it might or might not make a dozen stops before you get to Bay 101. But it will cost about the same as the BART/Caltrain/cab combo ($30+tip), it will probably be faster, and it will be a lot easier.
This.
Taking transit is a nice civic goal, and it's usually much cheaper than private transportation, but it doesn't work so well when you're traveling outside of the grid lines and time ranges the transit system is designed to serve. If you put any monetary value on your time and frustration, just take a shared-ride van. If you put a lot of value on your time and frustration, hire a private car service.