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[printman2000]

Have you looked for hotels out of Downtown but near a BART station? BART covers pretty far, if you don't mind a long ride you can stay in Dublin/Pleasanton or Richmond or Union City or Fremont or SFO. The transit system in CA can rival that of the Northeast, IMO. No 24/7 subway service, but a much better bus network.

That's what I did when I went to DC, found a pretty good priced hotel by the Dunn Loring WMATA station.

BART seems pretty expensive and does not offer passes (that I can see). From Union City to Embarcardero would cost us around $28 round trip. It also means not going to the hotel except for overnight. I think I would rather have that cost in the price of a more convenient hotel.

[tp49]

Have you looked for hotels out of Downtown but near a BART station? BART covers pretty far, if you don't mind a long ride you can stay in Dublin/Pleasanton or Richmond or Union City or Fremont or SFO. The transit system in CA can rival that of the Northeast, IMO. No 24/7 subway service, but a much better bus network.

That's what I did when I went to DC, found a pretty good priced hotel by the Dunn Loring WMATA station.

There aren't any hotels walking distance from the Union City BART station (I used to live there). To get from Union City BART to the closest hotel would involve a bus ride on UC Transit which does not run all night.

To the OP, if you went this route while you're right BART doesn't sell passes (weekly or monthly, etc.) they do sell the "BART Plus" card which is good on most local buses but are not good on Muni cable cars in SF.

Something to consider as well is that prices in San Francisco are on par or greater than in New York City. Your best bets are either to see what you can get on Priceline in SF itself or reconsidering the budget as another poster suggested.

[printman2000]

I realize this is an old thread I started last year, but our trip to SF is coming up next month. I had started a new thread concerning a MUNI pass but have not gotten many views. I was hoping some people from this thread could help me out.

The thread is at http://discuss.amtra...080#entry368080

Thanks

[white rabbitt]

I realize this is an old thread I started last year, but our trip to SF is coming up next month. I had started a new thread concerning a MUNI pass but have not gotten many views. I was hoping some people from this thread could help me out.

The thread is at http://discuss.amtra...080#entry368080

Thanks

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[Blackwolf]

Things have really gotten a lot easier when it comes to moving between modes of transit in the SF Bay Area. Get a CLIPPER card. It is a flashpass-type of system that uses an RFID card that you tap either at a fare gate (like on BART or the subway portions of MUNI) or on validators aboard the bus coach, train or ferry boat (like CalTrain, SFMUNI, ACTransit, VTA, SamTrans, and Golden Gate Transit.) You normally have to pay a small fee to get the card ($5) but for a limited time they are "giving" them away for free. Keep the card for life, it is designed to be re-loadable.

The only downside from a tourist point of view is: Cable Cars don't have Clipper validators and as such are not included.

If you only intend on staying in San Francisco proper, a MUNI pass would probably be the best bet. But if you have any inclination on seeing more of the Bay Area, go Clipper. Take CalTrain to San Jose! Take the ferry to Marin! BART to Pleasanton! The options are rather huge at that point.