Taxi or BART from/to SFO?
Aug 9, 2016 | 10:00 am
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Taxi or BART from/to SFO?
Best way to get from SFO to Andrews Hotel in Union Square on a Friday morning between 9 and 10 : Taxi or BART?
I believe the same would apply for Fisherman's Wharf or Financial District?
The hotel for now is in Union Square, but I might cancel though if Priceline will show better deals for FW or FD.
What about the return trip to SFO for a departure form SFO to YYZ scheduled for around 3:45 PM. on a Monday afternoon?
Thank you.
I believe the same would apply for Fisherman's Wharf or Financial District?
The hotel for now is in Union Square, but I might cancel though if Priceline will show better deals for FW or FD.
What about the return trip to SFO for a departure form SFO to YYZ scheduled for around 3:45 PM. on a Monday afternoon?
Thank you.
Aug 9, 2016 | 10:57 am
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No, BART goes nowhere near Fisherman's Wharf. You would either have to take the Powell or Hyde cable car from Powell BART (could take hours), the F Market/Wharves streetcar from Embarcadero, or walk the (very hilly) 2 miles to FW from Powell.
Aug 9, 2016 | 10:59 am
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Aug 9, 2016 | 1:55 pm
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If changing the hotel to FW or FD I'll get BART to Powell and then a cab from there to hotel. I believe it would be more cheaper then the full SFO hotel taxi ride. Thanks.
Aug 9, 2016 | 3:44 pm
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Consider UBER Pool the entire way. They've been running a lot of weekday specials lately - no guarantee it will be when you're here, but it will be less than a taxi, and take you door to door. Getting a taxi when you leave BART in SF is not as easy as you might think, given all the driving/turning restrictions on Market St.
Aug 9, 2016 | 6:29 pm
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Consider UBER Pool the entire way. They've been running a lot of weekday specials lately - no guarantee it will be when you're here, but it will be less than a taxi, and take you door to door. Getting a taxi when you leave BART in SF is not as easy as you might think, given all the driving/turning restrictions on Market St.
Aug 10, 2016 | 9:49 am
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BART to Financial District should be fine. Embarcadero station is very close to the Hyatt Regency, for example.
Aug 11, 2016 | 3:44 pm
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SuperSHuttle is HORRIBLE!
Since Uber and Uberpool they can't find enough people to take the shuttle so the dropoffs are nowhere near each other.
Aug 11, 2016 | 3:49 pm
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Aug 12, 2016 | 8:07 am
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In addition to the ride cost (which I see is estimated around $27-$35 for UberX) I have to also factor in the fact that having a Canadian wireless carrier (ROGERS) my international roaming charges for data, text and voice just for ordering and then getting the UBER to where I will be picked up will add up to some $15 extra.
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Aug 12, 2016 | 8:57 am
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Where is Uber picking up from at SFO International Terminal? Designated area? Anywhere?
In addition to the ride cost (which I see is estimated around $27-$35 for UberX) I have to also factor in the fact that having a Canadian wireless carrier (ROGERS) my international roaming charges for data, text and voice just for ordering and then getting the UBER to where I will be picked up will add up to some $15 extra.
In addition to the ride cost (which I see is estimated around $27-$35 for UberX) I have to also factor in the fact that having a Canadian wireless carrier (ROGERS) my international roaming charges for data, text and voice just for ordering and then getting the UBER to where I will be picked up will add up to some $15 extra.
UBER will tell you what door number to meet your driver at. It will be upstairs (departures level).
Aug 16, 2016 | 5:38 pm
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If you know someone at your destination, you could have that person order Uber/Lyft for you and save on the roaming charges. Or you could pick up a SIM card at the airport which would probably pay for itself. Just DO NOT take SuperShuttle.
Aug 24, 2016 | 12:33 pm
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We ended up getting an UBER and I've been able to use SFO wifi next to Door 4 at the departure levels where I asked the driver to pick us up. The cost to Andrews Hotel was 30 USD. Same for the return trip on Monday at noon. I tipped both drivers 5 bucks each. I don't know if it's regular practice but I did and none of them refused. I have to also add the cost of 4 texts and a call from the driver who picked me up (about 5 dollars in total). Overall, pretty satisfied with the Uber rides.