Infrastructure & Transportation

San Francisco sits at the hub of extensive technological and physical infrastructures. It is a national leader in mass transit and green transportation initiatives and is served by an extensive network of seaports, rail, road and air travel routes. Its extensive tech infrastructure—Yahoo names it "Most Wired" City—helps grow its vibrant research and innovation institutions and to maintain one of the densest concentrations of IT, clean technology and life sciences companies and top-tier professional graduate programs in the world.

San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Located 13 miles south of the City in San Mateo County, San Francisco International Airport is an international gateway, with the largest international terminal in North America. SFO connects nonstop with 60 cities in the United States. It is a hub for United Airlines, its largest tenant, and the base of Virgin America's operations. Handling 32.8 million passengers per year, SFO is among the busiest airports in the United States.

Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)

The train connects the East Bay, San Francisco and parts of the Peninsula with its 43 station locations. It also conveniently connects SFO and one of the stations is just a connection bus ride to the Oakland airport.

Municipal Railway and Bus System (Muni)

According to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, Muni is one of the oldest public transit agencies and seventh largest system in the United States. Annually its historic streetcars, light rail vehicles, diesel buses, alternative fuel vehicles, electric trolley coaches, and famous cable cars carry more than 200 million riders.

For information on public transportation schedules and costs please refer to the phone numbers below:

For more information on commute patterns and bay area transportation, please visit the following link:

http://www.mtc.ca.gov/maps_and_data/datamart/stats/cntycomm.htm

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