Quickest/cheapest way from SFO to Oakland
Feb 20, 2002 | 5:00 pm
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Quickest/cheapest way from SFO to Oakland
I have an 8 hour layover in SFO tomorrow and am wondering if someone can tell me the quickest/easiest/cheapest way to get from SFO to Jack London Square in Oakland.
Feb 20, 2002 | 8:14 pm
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Get on the SamTrans BART shuttle bus to the Colma station...then take BART to the Lake Merritt station (need to get on a Fremont-bound train).
From there, take an AC Transit bus to Jack London Square. Not sure of the exact route, but Transit Info (817-1717 from any Bay Area area code) can help out.
Allow about 1.5-2 hrs. for each way.
A day in downtown SF is much easier: just take the SamTrans express bus (KX) downtown. Only 1/2 hr.
From there, take an AC Transit bus to Jack London Square. Not sure of the exact route, but Transit Info (817-1717 from any Bay Area area code) can help out.
Allow about 1.5-2 hrs. for each way.
A day in downtown SF is much easier: just take the SamTrans express bus (KX) downtown. Only 1/2 hr.
Feb 20, 2002 | 9:10 pm
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If you can't sort out the buses at Lake Merritt, you can just walk down Oak Street and under the freeway to Jack London Square. I used to work at the BART headquarters there and would walk down there at lunch some days.
I looked at the Waterfont Hotel and they had this info listed:
Downtown Shuttle (FREE)
A free lunchtime shuttle bus connects Jack London Square to downtown Oakland. The shuttle runs along Broadway every six minutes between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.
If you go this route, take a Concord or Richmond train to 12th Street/Oakland City Center.
I looked at the Waterfont Hotel and they had this info listed:
Downtown Shuttle (FREE)
A free lunchtime shuttle bus connects Jack London Square to downtown Oakland. The shuttle runs along Broadway every six minutes between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.
If you go this route, take a Concord or Richmond train to 12th Street/Oakland City Center.