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San Francisco Airport First in the U.S. to Reach Deals With Uber, Lyft
- lukasm 12y agoI'm going to SF next week. What's the best way to get to the centre? I have a Uber account for London.
- lnanek2 12y agoLand at SFO. Get on the BART subway. That's it. You are done, it goes right from SFO to the center of the city. Some people are too lazy to walk around the circle of the airport and use the AirBART train to get to the BART stop at the airport, although personally I find it easier and quicker to just walk.
- jaredsohn 12y agoFYI, what you call AirBART is actually AirTrain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirTrain_(San_Francisco_International_Airport) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirTrain_(San_Francisco_Interna..., which you can also use to get a rental car or to go to the parking garage. AirBART is the shuttle bus service between OAK and BART. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirBART http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirBART
- threedaymonk 12y agoIf you're flying into the international terminal (which sounds like the case here), it's right next to the BART station anyway.
- teej 12y agoIf you are going downtown, take the BART. It costs about USD $9 to take from the airport, runs frequently, picks up inside the airport, and takes you straight in to downtown.
- lukasm 12y agogreat. apart from that taxi or uber? and to Alcatraz?
- marsvskittens 12y agoLyft and Uber tend to have better prices than cabs. I keep both apps around because the difference in price can jump around quite a bit - sometimes up to 2-3x. However, the ideal transportation if you're visiting is to simply walk around. It's amazing how easy it is to walk everywhere in SF. For Alcatraz, just grab a lyft/uber to the pier and take the ferry. By the way, if you have time the longer, late evening tours are quite interesting.
- henrikschroder 12y ago> late evening tours are quite interesting. And also sold out months in advance.
- NearAP 12y agoIf you're planning on a trip to Alcatraz over the weekend, check for tickets now. Weekend tickets typically sell out before weekend.
- toomuchtodo 12y agoIts been my experience they sell out 1-2 weeks in advance. Definitely buy as soon as possible!
- zorpner 12y agoIf you're going to use a taxi, use the Flywheel app -- it gives you the hail-without-talking-to-someone, see-where-your-car-is-on-a-map, and pay-through-the-app features of Uber/Lyft without surge pricing. Availability is fairly dependent on what part of the city you're in, though.
- lnanek2 12y agoAnd they were the first to ban and harass the companies too. Kind of silly they are trying to sound friendly now when other places have always just let them be.
- tobico 12y agoWhat a scam. The airports should be providing car access as a service to their customers, not double dipping and charging drivers for the privilege of driving over their land.
- blake8086 12y agoThis is great! Now these companies can become the new government-granted oligopoly that tries to use regulation to block future "disruptive" competition, and the complaint cycle can start anew!
- dnautics 12y agoStrictly speaking, incorrect. Nashville airport was the first in September. They even proactively created a ride share symbol.
- yoloswagins 12y agoWhat was the symbol?
- coralreef 12y agoI was super tempted to photoshop the iOS share icon with wheels and post it.