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Getting to San Francisco

By Betsy Malloy, About.com

Getting to San Francisco

You can choose three major airports for your San Francisco trip. Choose by price and convenience.

Amtrak's Coast Starlight runs through Oakland, across the San Francisco Bay. They run buses into San Francisco, arriving at the Ferry Building.

Many San Francisco visitors, come in automobiles. The most common approaches are I-80 from Sacramento and Lake Tahoe, or US 101 from Los Angeles or Northern California.

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