Commute Patterns
San Francisco sits at the hub of extensive technological and physical infrastructures. It's a leader in mass transit and green transportation initiatives and is served by an extensive network of seaports and rail, road and air routes. Its sophisticated tech infrastructure—Yahoo names it "Most Wired City"—helps grow its excellent research and innovation institutions and to maintain one of the densest concentrations of IT, clean technology and life sciences companies and professional graduate programs in the world.
The document links at right access current information regarding commuting in the Bay Area.
MAJOR TRANSIT SYSTEMS INFORMATION & CONTACTS
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. It handles 32.8 million passengers per year.
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)
The train connects the East Bay, San Francisco and parts of the Peninsula with 43 station locations. It also conveniently connects to 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 the 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:
| AC Transit | 510-817-1717 |
| BART | 650-992-2278 |
| Caltrain | 800-660-4287 |
| Golden Gate Transit | 415-455-2000 |
| Larkspur Ferries | 415-457-3110 |
| Vallejo Ferries | 707-643-3779 |
| Blue and Gold Fleet Cruises | 415-773-1188 |
| Muni | 415-673-MUNI |
| SamTrans | 800-660-4287 |
| Commuters inc. (carpool info) | 800-755-7665 |
| Flexcar | 415-282-FLEX |