Guidance on coming without a car.
Best way to visit San Francisco
This is probably the easiest way to visit San Francisco - unless you have to leave the city.
- Shared Ride Shuttle - $18 per person. Go to the 3rd floor at SFO (Shared Rides). No reservation is needed, but supershuttle.com can be arranged. Takes over an hour.
- Taxi is around $55 and takes about 25 minutes.
- From your smartphone, you can order Lyft or Uber. Cost is around $40. Go to the departure level at SFO.
- Nearest car rental - Enterprise on Geary Blvd.
Public Transportation Overview
- Lorries Airport Shuttle - 415.334.9000
- Calling a taxi is unreliable in San Francisco. I highly recommend using one of the apps on your SmartPhone: Luxor Cab , Yellow Cab, Flywheel (DeSoto)
- PUBLIC TRANSIT SCHEDULE (routesy.com on smartphones or nextbus.com)
- Plan a Trip on Public Transit - 511.org
- San Francisco CitiPASS - Museums, etc
- San Francisco Muni Passport - Geary Ave & Presidio Ave
- Line 1 (In bound) - Ferry Building/Financial District/Richmond/Bart Embacadero Station - California & Presidio Ave Stop
- Line 1 (Out bound) - Palace Legion of Honor Museum / Lake District / Sea Cliff - California & Presidio Ave Stop
- Line 2 (In bound)- Union Square/Moscone Convention Center (exit Kearny)/Westfield Center/Japan Town/Mt Zion Hospital/BART Montgomery Station - Presidio Ave & Pine St Stop
- Line 2 (Out bound) - Golden Gate Park/Richmond/Lincoln Golf Course - Presidio Ave & Pine St Stop
- Line 3 - Union Square/Financial District/Jackson St/BART Montgomery Station - Presidio Ave & California St Stop
- Line 24 - Pine St & Divisadero Stop - Pacific Heights/Buena Vista Park/Duboce Triangle/Castro/Noe Valley
- Line 33 - California St & Maple Stop - to Castro/Stanyan/Mission/Mission Dolores/Potrero Hill
- Line 38 - Financial District/Union Square/Westfield Mall/Moscone Convention Center (exit Kearny)/Richmond/BART Powell Station/Transbay Terminal - Presidio Ave & Geary Blvd Stop
- Line 43 - Marina/Cow Hollow/Pacific Heights/Haight/Cole Valley/UCSF Parnassus/City College/Inner Sunset/Stoneridge Shopping - Presidio Ave & Pine St Stop
- Download the Muni Map
- Golden Gate Park Shuttle (inside the park)
- Presidio Park Shuttle - Golden Gate Bridge (inside the park) PresidiGo
- Free UCSF Shuttle Service Information - We are across the street from the Laurel Heights Campus. Follow the Black/Tan line to go to Mt. Zion or Parnassus.
Driving Directions
Driving Directions to Monte Cristo Hotel
Driving from Oakland/Eastbay. Take I80 to San Francisco. Take Fremont exit. Immediate left turn onto Pine St after crossing Market St. Goto approximately 3089 Pine St. We are at the corner of Pine and Presidio.
Link: https://www.google.com/maps
Driving from SFO/South Bay via 101. Take 101 to Fell St. At around 1680 Fell St, right turn onto Masonic. At around 16 Masonic right turn onto Geary, then immediately take a left at the stop sign onto Presidio Ave. Stay on Presidio for 5 blocks. We are at 600 Presidio Ave.
Link https://www.google.com/maps
Driving from SFO/South Bay via 280. Take 280 North. Continue on CA-1 (signs for Golden Gate Bridge/19th Ave. Veer left at 19th Ave. Right turn on California Ave. Turn right on Presidio Ave. We are on the next block on the left.
Link https://www.google.com/maps/
Driving From North Bay - Take 101 S and cross Golden Gate Bridge. Exit to CA-1 towards 19th Ave. Turn right on Lake St. Left at 14th Ave. Left on California. Right on Presidio Ave.
Link https://www.google.com/maps
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Monte Cristo Bed and Breakfast Inn
600 Presidio Ave, San Francisco, CA 94115, US
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