Sights and Sounds of San Francisco, California USA

Remember to practice appropriate safety measures when traveling.

San Francisco, California is one of my favorite U.S. cities; which one is yours?

Each time I visit, I always take a bunch of photos and always have a different experience as the city is quite vast and walkable despite its steep hills.

Airport Information

The city is served by two airports and have a third as an alternate airport. The first is San Francisco International (SFO) and the other is Oakland Airport (OAK). The alternate airport is San Jose-Mineta International Airport (SJC).

The city of San Francisco is accessible from each of the airports either by train or a combination of buses and trains.

San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

This airport serves as a U.S west coast gateway to Asia. It’s located just about 30 minutes by train from the city center.

Home Airline

United Airlines (UA). 

Airport To The City

You can take the KX Express, or the 262 local bus as well as the BART train into the city. You can access all of these from the airport’s terminals.

You can find additional information here.

Airport Hotels

There are a many hotels in the vicinity of the airport. One thing to always check is if they have free airport transportation and also the times the shuttles are available.

The Hyatt Regency is located at the international terminal and accessible by the Airport train.

 

Scheduled Service Airlines Serving San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Aer Lingus (EI), Aeromexico (AM), Air Canada (AC), Air China (CA), Air France (AF), Air India (AI), Air New Zealand (NZ), Air Premia (YP), Alaska Airlines (AS), All Nippon Airlines (NH), American Airlines (AA), Asiana Airlines (OZ), Avianca (AV), Breeze Airways (MX), British Airways (BA), Cathay Pacific Airways (CX), China Airlines (CI), China Eastern Airlines (MU), China Southern Airlines (CZ), Condor (DE), Copa Airlines (CM), Delta Air Lines (DL), EVA Airways (BR),

Emirates (EK), Fiji Airways (FJ), Flair Airlines (F8), Frenchbee (BF), Frontier Airlines (F9), Gol Transportes Aereos (G3), Hawaiian Airlines (HA), ITA Airways (AZ), Iberia Airlines (IB), Japan Airlines (JL), JetBlue Airways (B6), KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL), Korean Airlines (KE), Lufthansa German Airlines (LH), Philippine Airlines (PR), Porter Airlines (PD), Qantas (QF), Qatar Airways (QR),

SAS (SK), Singapore Airlines (SQ), Southwest Airlines (WN), Starlux Airlines (JX), Sun Country Airlines (SY), Swiss Airlines (LX), TAP Portugal (TP), Turkish Airlines – Star Alliance (TK), United Airlines (Star Alliance) (UA), Vietnam Airlines (VN), Virgin Atlantic Airways (VS), WestJet (WS).

Oakland International Airport (OAK)

This airport is actually closer to the city of San Francisco, but it doesn’t have as many flights.

Home Airline

Southwest Airlines (WN). 

Airport To The City

You can take the BART train into the city via an 8-minutes shuttle train.

You can find additional information here.

Airport Hotels

There are a many hotels in the vicinity of the airport. One thing to always check is if they have free airport transportation and also the times the shuttles are available.

There are no hotels on the airport property.

 

Scheduled Service Airlines Serving Oakland International Airport (OAK)

Advanced Air (AN), Alaska Airlines (AS), Allegiant Air (G4), Delta Air Lines (DL), Hawaiian Airlines (HA), Southwest Airlines (WN), Spirit Airlines (NK), Sun Country Airlines (SY), VivaAerobus (VB), Volaris (Y4) and , Volaris El Salvador (N3).

San Jose-Mineta International Airport (SJC)

This airport is and alternate airport for the San Francisco Bay area.

Home Airline

None

Airport To The City

You can take the Airport Flyer to the BART train into the city. You can also take the Caltrain as well as Amtrak.

You can find additional information here.

Airport Hotels

There are a many hotels in the vicinity of the airport. One thing to always check is if they have free airport transportation and also the times the shuttles are available.

There are no hotels on the airport property.

 

Scheduled Service Airlines Serving San-Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC)

Alaska Airlines-oneworld (AS), American Airlines-oneworld (AA), Delta Air Lines-SkyTeam (DL), Frontier Airlines (F9), Hawaiian Airlines (HA), Southwest Airlines (WN), Spirit Airlines (NK), United Airlines-Star Alliance (UA), Volaris (Y4)

Things To Do In San Francisco, CA USA

There is a lot to do in this city. The most famous of which is the Golden Gate Bridge. But take a walk downtown, take the Cable Cars, walk down to Fisherman’s Wharf, walk along the piers, go to Alcatraz, take a side trip to Sausalito; these are all cool things to do when visiting the city.

In these three videos, you will see a good bit of the city as I walk from where the Cable Car starts at Powell and Market and walk through a [art of Chinatown past Lombard Street, through Fisherman’s Wharf and ended up at Embarcadero Terminal. It took forever and I was super tired, but it was a fantastic time.

 

Part I – Walking from Powell and Market Streets to ChinaTown

 

 

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Part II – Walking from ChinaTown To The Top Of Lombard Street

 

 

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Part III – Walking from The Top Of Lombard Street To Fisherman’s Wharf Then To Embarcadero

 

 

PS: I still have not made it over to Alcatraz as I’m Mr. Last Minute and the tickets are usually gone by the time I get there, Have you?