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Originally Posted by dreamingat30fps
I'm actually going to be in the Sacramento area next week visiting a friend. Doubt we will go to SF unless he wants to take us and drive. I'm certainly not taking the rental car there.
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I live near Sacramento, and I take day trips to San Francisco on occasion, without having to drive.
I’ll take Amtrak, and leave my car at the Sacramento train station (or ride share there). I’ll take a morning Capitol Corridor train to Oakland Jack London Square, and catch the ferry from there to the SF Ferry Building; the walk’s not too far, but check the train/ferry schedules in order to have enough time, but not too much. I’ll wander around SF for the day, mostly on foot, and then catch the Amtrak bus to Emeryville, departing from near the Salesforce building in the evening (last bus at 7:30p weekdays and 8:40p on weekends, according to the online schedule). From there, it’s another Capitol Corridor train back to Sacramento. The
Capitol Corridor website often has discounts for multiple travelers (right now: buy one, get 50% off for up to 5 more people on the same trip).
It’s fairly relaxing when you don’t have to worry about your car or dealing with the traffic.