I walked from Terminal 1 almost all the way around the airport loop to the International terminal where the Bart station is (pre-security). Since you recorded this video, I think it is new that you can do that walk. It's a long walk if you are tired and carrying things. But I was not.
Hmmm, it's been over a year, so I had to re-watch my own video for a refresher, lol. I think it was probably like that at the time too (meaning I could have just walked it). Good to know, depending on which gate someone arrives at and what the most convenient path to it might be.
Nice video. If anything, what you did by getting off at the International Terminal stop likely saved time rather than just take the Air Train to Garage G/BART. As you can tell by my user name, I use SFO and BART a lot since "ca" represents California In fact, I'm heading to SFO this weekend for a few days in Tampa/FL.
You can walk from terminal 1 all the way to the air train, you have to be on the departure level outside of security and than go all the way to the left within 5 minutes you will see escalators stairs and an elevator take that to the top walk across the bridge and you are at the air train take it to Garage G Bart get off go rights and you will run into the Bart station where you purchase a ticket and then scan the ticket against validator go through the gates and then go down the escalator stairs or elevator there to platform.
The process itself should be similar. I found someone who showed getting to BART from the Oakland Airport, it looks like you walk outside briefly to get to the station: ua-cam.com/video/Q1y4OP8F4cg/v-deo.htmlsi=1ap4OVQJJgdXyvYT
For Android phones, I used Google Pay. In Google Pay, you search for Clipper, and then there's a way to load funds to it, and then utilize them like the way I did in the video. There are some instructions about that here: www.bart.gov/tickets#:~:text=Hold%20your%20iPhone%2C%20Apple%20Watch,to%20move%20your%20phone%20around. The route I took, from the Airport to Civic Center Station (Downtown), was 31 minutes. Also, I paid $10 for this in 2023. On January 1, 2024, there was a 5.5% increase in fare, so now I'd have to load $10.55 for the same trip.
@@PokoTravelerwhat if you travel in group of three family members? do all three members need to download "clipper" app on their phones separately and add the funds themselves?
I thought you had a comment before about iPhone and Clipper; there are instructions here. You should register an online Clipper account through the app, and then you can add it to your Apple Wallet to add funds: www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/clipper-app For BART fares, check out the fare calculator here: www.bart.gov/tickets/calculator For example, a one way ticket from the Oakland Airport to the same spot that I got off (Civic Center in SF) is $12, according to the calculator.
Somehow I still don't understand how to get this CLIPPER CARD. And what and where can I drive with it (also buses in SF?). Do I have to charge it every time I want to get on a train or other transport? Maybe I'm thinking too complicated. No idea. In any case, I've just become quite unsure and I'm hoping someone at the SF airport can help me and explain it there. We've never been to America and somehow I'm totally irritated.😢😢😢
You can put a chunk of money on it (say $20 to start) and then to pay for each ride, it then deducts from that chunk. You can also get a physical card and put cash on it if you don't want to use an app. There are usually attendants at SFO Bart station that can help you with payment. The Clipper card then can be used on Bart, Muni metro rail, Muni bus, Caltrain, and other transit operators throughout the Bay area.
Idk if you’ve already been, but you can buy a physical one from a machine at at the station or use your mobile wallet (Google or Apple Pay) and add it there with the add transit card option. You load money into it and tap on and off every time you board and get off a mode of transit. It is good for basically all transit in the San Francisco Bay Area, from BART to trams to buses to streetcars to ferries, regardless of the transit agency. Hope this helps.
@@Kevbot6000 Just for my understanding - the Clippercard is not allowed for the cable cars, right? And may I ask what it's like in the USA when you want to go to a restaurant - do you have to wait until you're assigned a table? In Germany you just go and sit at any table.
@@Ni.ck.y_ The clippercard actually does work on the cable car! They’re operated by MUNI, which also operates the trams and buses in the city. Just know the fare is a bit expensive since it’s mostly a tourist attraction ($8), but you can use it to pay. You can always ask the cable car conductor, too, if you have any questions. As for restaurants, for the most part, yes. There is usually a podium or desk near the entrance and a host/hostess will show you to an available table. There are some restaurants where you seat yourself, but you will usually see a sign that says to do that since it’s uncommon.
At the 14:12 mark, the foldable sign on the ground says "Yellow Line" and mentions San Francisco as the first destination. I'm not sure if they ever change up where the signs are located. At 14:19, on the train itself, you can see a yellow icon next to SFO Airport on the train. I assume that to mean Yellow Line.
@@PokoTraveler Thanks, I will be a first timer on the system, on my next trip. I have a Clipper Card being mailed to me. Plan to hit all the FUN tourist spots while there. Last week, when I was there, I rented an Avis rental car.
I love doing travel videos in new cities, so when I was coming to San Francisco for the first time, I was a little guarded because I kept hearing about how the homeless problem and people lingering on the streets was out of control in San Francisco. In reality, it was fine -- it was no different than any other big city in the United States. I'm not saying that homelessness isn't an issue; and I'm sure there are certain areas that I didn't walk around in which it's pretty bad. But I covered a decent amount of ground in several hours of going through Downtown, and I didn't feel on edge once. Here are a couple of my videos from Downtown: ua-cam.com/video/Yuv8D4A0ciQ/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/I4nJv_PSDBE/v-deo.html Likewise, the subway seemed safe enough. Just mind your own business, understand that you might see people acting unusual, but typically they just mind their own business too.
@@PokoTraveler Thank you for your patient reply! I'll watch following videos later. Too much reviews and reports about how dangerous the city is on social media. Therefore, this made me concerned about the safety of the city and made me hesitant to apply to college located in the downtown 😂😂
I used BART extensively for a week & had zero problems. Some people advise to try to ride at the front of the train rather than the back, because trouble makers will ride towards the back. In that week I saw exactly one non aggressive beggar & one guy who had trouble moving his legs - looked like a drug issue.
I use the BART / Muni stations every day. I have seen a few people sleeping at two stations so far this year, but the stations I use the most (at Embarcadero and at Church) almost never have this issue. And at the stations where I did see people sleeping, I didn’t wake them up to ask if they were crazies. I certainly didn’t feel uncomfortable, but I understand that some people - especially those who aren’t from big cities in general, and those who like to be upset about anything to do with San Francisco - say they feel that way.
@@peteralbert1485 BART has crazies on the trains because it's public transportation and San Francisco has lots of crazies. I carry legal self protection so I can go brutal if needed. When seconds count the police is many minutes away
Great Video - Thanks for all the info.
Very helpful! At around 7:33 it shows one of the pick-up areas for Ubers D3 and D4 etc.
It helped me a lot, I go from Sao Paulo to San Francisco to get to Napa Valley, it helped me
Thanks for the feedback, I'm glad it helped! 😀
Public transportation in Napa is the worst I've seen.
Thank you for the video. I’ll be doing this in a few weeks and you answered two questions that I had.
Very helpful ❤
Thank you very much for your video. If everything goes right, I should be in the Bay Area in 2026 (Super Bowl 60)
I walked from Terminal 1 almost all the way around the airport loop to the International terminal where the Bart station is (pre-security). Since you recorded this video, I think it is new that you can do that walk. It's a long walk if you are tired and carrying things. But I was not.
Hmmm, it's been over a year, so I had to re-watch my own video for a refresher, lol. I think it was probably like that at the time too (meaning I could have just walked it). Good to know, depending on which gate someone arrives at and what the most convenient path to it might be.
I rode Bart to SFO on opening day to check out the new station. Bart was passing out free baggage tags that day. I still have them.
Thanks super helpful
If your coming from terminal 2 take the blue line going to bart much closer
Nice video. If anything, what you did by getting off at the International Terminal stop likely saved time rather than just take the Air Train to Garage G/BART. As you can tell by my user name, I use SFO and BART a lot since "ca" represents California
In fact, I'm heading to SFO this weekend for a few days in Tampa/FL.
You can walk from terminal 1 all the way to the air train, you have to be on the departure level outside of security and than go all the way to the left within 5 minutes you will see escalators stairs and an elevator take that to the top walk across the bridge and you are at the air train take it to Garage G Bart get off go rights and you will run into the Bart station where you purchase a ticket and then scan the ticket against validator go through the gates and then go down the escalator stairs or elevator there to platform.
I took the airport train once.
Will the process be the same to get into BART station from Oakland International Airport as well, because I am going to land at that airport?
The process itself should be similar. I found someone who showed getting to BART from the Oakland Airport, it looks like you walk outside briefly to get to the station: ua-cam.com/video/Q1y4OP8F4cg/v-deo.htmlsi=1ap4OVQJJgdXyvYT
@@PokoTravelerThanks a lot
Was that a ticket you download first? Or an app? When you access to the bart area? Does it have a cost? How much time it took to arrive?
For Android phones, I used Google Pay. In Google Pay, you search for Clipper, and then there's a way to load funds to it, and then utilize them like the way I did in the video. There are some instructions about that here: www.bart.gov/tickets#:~:text=Hold%20your%20iPhone%2C%20Apple%20Watch,to%20move%20your%20phone%20around.
The route I took, from the Airport to Civic Center Station (Downtown), was 31 minutes.
Also, I paid $10 for this in 2023. On January 1, 2024, there was a 5.5% increase in fare, so now I'd have to load $10.55 for the same trip.
iPhone is basically the same. Open wallet download the clipper card and follow directions.
@@PokoTravelerwhat if you travel in group of three family members? do all three members need to download "clipper" app on their phones separately and add the funds themselves?
Can you give me the BART fare chart please?
I thought you had a comment before about iPhone and Clipper; there are instructions here. You should register an online Clipper account through the app, and then you can add it to your Apple Wallet to add funds: www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/clipper-app
For BART fares, check out the fare calculator here: www.bart.gov/tickets/calculator
For example, a one way ticket from the Oakland Airport to the same spot that I got off (Civic Center in SF) is $12, according to the calculator.
Somehow I still don't understand how to get this CLIPPER CARD. And what and where can I drive with it (also buses in SF?). Do I have to charge it every time I want to get on a train or other transport? Maybe I'm thinking too complicated. No idea. In any case, I've just become quite unsure and I'm hoping someone at the SF airport can help me and explain it there. We've never been to America and somehow I'm totally irritated.😢😢😢
ua-cam.com/video/BGr3iqzh5YA/v-deo.htmlsi=S0etQJOgKkTNttMU
You can put a chunk of money on it (say $20 to start) and then to pay for each ride, it then deducts from that chunk. You can also get a physical card and put cash on it if you don't want to use an app. There are usually attendants at SFO Bart station that can help you with payment. The Clipper card then can be used on Bart, Muni metro rail, Muni bus, Caltrain, and other transit operators throughout the Bay area.
Idk if you’ve already been, but you can buy a physical one from a machine at at the station or use your mobile wallet (Google or Apple Pay) and add it there with the add transit card option.
You load money into it and tap on and off every time you board and get off a mode of transit.
It is good for basically all transit in the San Francisco Bay Area, from BART to trams to buses to streetcars to ferries, regardless of the transit agency.
Hope this helps.
@@Kevbot6000 Just for my understanding - the Clippercard is not allowed for the cable cars, right? And may I ask what it's like in the USA when you want to go to a restaurant - do you have to wait until you're assigned a table? In Germany you just go and sit at any table.
@@Ni.ck.y_ The clippercard actually does work on the cable car! They’re operated by MUNI, which also operates the trams and buses in the city. Just know the fare is a bit expensive since it’s mostly a tourist attraction ($8), but you can use it to pay. You can always ask the cable car conductor, too, if you have any questions.
As for restaurants, for the most part, yes. There is usually a podium or desk near the entrance and a host/hostess will show you to an available table. There are some restaurants where you seat yourself, but you will usually see a sign that says to do that since it’s uncommon.
How did you know which train was the Yellow-N train to downtown SF??? Didn't see how you determined that!!!!
At the 14:12 mark, the foldable sign on the ground says "Yellow Line" and mentions San Francisco as the first destination. I'm not sure if they ever change up where the signs are located.
At 14:19, on the train itself, you can see a yellow icon next to SFO Airport on the train. I assume that to mean Yellow Line.
@@PokoTraveler Thanks, I will be a first timer on the system, on my next trip. I have a Clipper Card being mailed to me. Plan to hit all the FUN tourist spots while there. Last week, when I was there, I rented an Avis rental car.
Hello, is it safe to take subway here? Because I saw a lot of news about this city with negative reviews.
I love doing travel videos in new cities, so when I was coming to San Francisco for the first time, I was a little guarded because I kept hearing about how the homeless problem and people lingering on the streets was out of control in San Francisco.
In reality, it was fine -- it was no different than any other big city in the United States. I'm not saying that homelessness isn't an issue; and I'm sure there are certain areas that I didn't walk around in which it's pretty bad. But I covered a decent amount of ground in several hours of going through Downtown, and I didn't feel on edge once. Here are a couple of my videos from Downtown:
ua-cam.com/video/Yuv8D4A0ciQ/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/I4nJv_PSDBE/v-deo.html
Likewise, the subway seemed safe enough. Just mind your own business, understand that you might see people acting unusual, but typically they just mind their own business too.
@@PokoTraveler Thank you for your patient reply! I'll watch following videos later. Too much reviews and reports about how dangerous the city is on social media. Therefore, this made me concerned about the safety of the city and made me hesitant to apply to college located in the downtown 😂😂
I used BART extensively for a week & had zero problems. Some people advise to try to ride at the front of the train rather than the back, because trouble makers will ride towards the back. In that week I saw exactly one non aggressive beggar & one guy who had trouble moving his legs - looked like a drug issue.
Dude you could have stayed on air train to get to Bart directly. That was a big miss. Not realizing on the map the stops. That’s on you bro
How long took you?
28 minutes from SFO to Powell station in SF.
Not sure if I'm the only one who sometimes hops the gate when I'm about to ride Bart
Great thing to admit on the internet 😁👍 you should stop doing that
If the doors open u can board. Very confusing I can imagine.
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better question is why in the hell would you want to go any were around SF lol or CALI ^_-
shut up you baby
cus it’s cool?
Almost all BART trains have homeless crazies sleeping on them. Can be an uncomfortable experience.
Nope. They introduced police foot patrols last year and it's been fine lately.
I feel immune to it, because I see it from the Cleveland airport all the time. Although they are mostly just sleeping.
It has not been my experience.
I use the BART / Muni stations every day. I have seen a few people sleeping at two stations so far this year, but the stations I use the most (at Embarcadero and at Church) almost never have this issue. And at the stations where I did see people sleeping, I didn’t wake them up to ask if they were crazies.
I certainly didn’t feel uncomfortable, but I understand that some people - especially those who aren’t from big cities in general, and those who like to be upset about anything to do with San Francisco - say they feel that way.
@@peteralbert1485 BART has crazies on the trains because it's public transportation and San Francisco has lots of crazies. I carry legal self protection so I can go brutal if needed. When seconds count the police is many minutes away