Exploring San Francisco: Top Transport Tips for Getting Around 

Thanks Denalin, that means so much to hear this from a SF native!! 😎👍 We treat San Francisco like London and never drive.

Thank YOU Marimily for the amazing message. 😊😊 You’ve really made my day, as this is exactly why we make our videos and what I was hoping to achieve with this one. We don’t actually receive that many comments which thank us, so this is really appreciated and make me want to keep making them. Have an amazing trip!! 😀👍

You're so welcome, Anastasiya!! So glad you found us! Have a great trip!! 😎👍

Thanks so much!! Glad it helped. And thanks again for taking the time to comment. 😎👍

Fab, so glad you got something from it - and thanks for taking the time to message!! Have an amazing trip!!!! 😎👍

Wow, that means a lot. Thank you!!! I just hope it doesn’t go out of date too quickly!! 😂

You are most welcome, Dianna. Thanks for taking the time to say so. We hope you have a great trip!!

Yay, so pleased you found it helpful!!! 😊Have a great trip, Crystal!!

Fab - hope it helps, Larissa!! Have a great trip!! 😎👍

Awesome!! That’s how a city should be!! 😍👏

Our pleasure, Sarapan!! We hope you have an amazing trip!!

Nice!!! Have an amazing trip!!!!! 😎👍

So glad you found it helpful, Angela!! Lots has changed since going paperless, so we learnt a lot ahead of our last trip there. Have an amazing time!!! 🌉

I’m going next month! If you don’t mind me asking… can you please give me some tips / major things I should know 😭

Hi Larissa. Check out our SF City Guide and let us know if you have any other questions: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0VaILW5DLnE.html

The perfect review - this is exactly what we were hoping to do!! Thanks for taking the time to message us!! Have a great trip!! 😎👍

Great to hear that it helped - your response is why we make these videos. Have an amazing trip!!! 😎👍

Thanks Bob - very kind of you!! 😊 My first thoughts are: "I'm jealous!!" You're going to have a great time!! We've only really stopped for food in Sacramento, so we do need to do that properly. Lake Tahoe, Santa Cruz and San Francisco are amazing though!! You'll be very tired on the plane back to Indiana but you'll have some AMAZING memories, I'm sure!! Let me know how the trip goes!!

Thanks Richards. Great idea. Are you from the UK?

Hi there, we haven’t tried the other ferry rides, to be honest. I’m sure they’ll all be great!! I want to book a dinner on the Bay, one day!! Let us know if you do it!!

I think you’ve got a great idea, Drew!!! As long as the parking doesn’t break the bank at Market/Powell. If it is really expensive, you could park near the Ferry Building, take the California Cable Car and change at Hyde to the cable car down to Fisherman’s Wharf and then get a normal tram back to the Ferry Building? That would take you in a big circle and mean you won’t have to take the same line at any time. Your plan is just as good though, just another option. Have a great trip!! 😎👍

Thanks for the comments - really glad it’s helped. BART connects to the VTA (that area’s rail network) which will take you one minute’s walk to the stadium. You’ll probably change at Milpitas for the second type of train. Hope that helps and enjoy the game!!! 😎👍🏉

Thank you for the quick reply. So when I look at the BART map & off your video, the BART doesn’t seem like it goes in that direction from SFO side. So I would have to go all the way around through Oakland to get to the Milpitas than get on the VTA? Again thank you so much for your help. Very much appreciate it

Yes, I think it’s quicker to go down the Oakland side of the bay to Levi Stadium - and then across. Google Maps is amazing in San Francisco so you can always put your Route in there and it will help you as you go. Enjoy!! 🏉😎

Hi Frank, yes they’re used to having people bring bikes back from Sausalito. They have a bike area. 🚴🏼🚲🚵

You're in luck...you won't need to rent or catch Ubers in SF. You might take the odd one but you don't NEED to take them at all. Have a great trip!!

@@LifeOfReillyTV I may take the odd one? the odd what?

You might take the odd Uber - leaving a restaurant after midnight, or if someone is really tired. This might be a British phrase!!

@@LifeOfReillyTV Gotcha! And yeah I am unfamiliar with British phrases so thanks for clearing that up

Ha ha. No probs!! Cheers!

Hi Richard - really glad that you found the video helpful. I hope it all made sense!! I'll answer the easy one first: you can book the kids' Cable Car rides on your MuniMobile app, at any point. It's still $8 but one less thing to have to buy in-person and wait in line for. You could put all of the Passports and kids' cables cars on your one MuniApp, which is nice and convenient. With regards to Clipper Cards, we didn't need them this trip so didn't get them for our kids. From what I can see, if the kids have phones, they could add the Clipper Card to their Digital Wallet but I'm not sure if they'll get the Youth Discount without applying for the Youth Card. This can be done via email but says it could take 7 business days to arrive: docs.clippercard.com/brochures/en/Clipper_Youth-Senior-Combo_072618_Tagged_7-31-18_v2.pdf You can get them from a Staffed BART station with proof of ID but I couldn't see Daly City when I checked: www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/locations We're geo-locked in the UK so I can't do this for you but you could try downloading the Clipper App and seeing if you could buy a Youth Ticket? Then, you'll know that your children could do that on their phone? I have a feeling they need the Youth Card though! They've made it a tough process for people that might only use a Clipper Card once or twice!

@@LifeOfReillyTV thanks for the reply, that’s great advice. I’m thinking it will be more straightforward to buy the paper version of the Clipper for the children for the sake of the $3 charge

Also if we plan on taking both lines of the cable car on the same day (to and from the wharf to Union Square) could we buy the children the adult 1 day passport at $13 as it would work out cheaper than 2 x $8 trips? Sorry for hijacking your video comments with my questions!

It would definitely be more straight forward but I don't think they can get a Youth priced ticket without having got the Youth Card. You might find you get the $3 fee and then have to pay the adult price. Sorry to not know the answer to that one...you could phone their Customer Services or throw the question into TripAdvisor for an answer? Let me know what the answer is because I'm certain that I'll have the same question again!!

Ha ha. Don't worry, that's what the comments are for!! I'm sure you'll help loads of other people! You're absolutely right about the Cable Car tickets. If you know you're definitely going to want to use the cable cars more than once, or you want the freedom to jump on and off, definitely get the kids the 1 Day Passport!! Yes, it's $5 more than you would have paid but you'd end up paying much more if you go on the cable cars more than once. Great plan!! For anyone else reading this...if you're strict and make sure you will only go on the cable cars ONCE with kids, you could get them the single trip cable car ticket and use the free Muni for the rest of the day (while the free U18 Muni offer is still on)

Cool!! Sounds like a great trip! You could certainly get anywhere in the city without a car, but you might want to go more suburban, so easier to go in your rental car, I reckon. Have an amazing time!!

Ha ha. I’m pretty sure the apps are on Google’s App Store too. 👍👍

Hi Sheri, oops, maybe I didn’t make the video clear enough, after all. If you’re planning on using BART, the Clipper Card is all you’ll need!! It has Muni and Ferries on there! You’ll get some good discounts on everything except - you’ve got it - the historic cable cars! If you weren’t using BART, I’d have a different answer but you’re good to go!! Have a great trip!

@@LifeOfReillyTV thanks. right now we have two options. one is to stay at the airport hotel the entire time in which case we would use bart for three days pre cruise and one day post cruise. the other option would be to take bart downtown and stay at a hotel closer to the pier thereby only needing to use the other options of transport until we return from the cruise and go back out to the airport to stay (for ease of getting in and out of town.) THAT said, do you have a different answer if we are using bart for basically only 2 trips vs using it daily? i am thinking the three day pass is probably the way to go which is what we have done in other cities here and abroad.

I would be tempted to stay closer to the pier so you don't have a 40 min BART to catch every day. It would also be cheaper. Once you've got the Clipper card, you could just use that the whole time, for ease, as it works for Muni etc, but you would only use BART to get to the airport and back. That's fine and what I would do. I hope that all makes sense!

YES! Thank you for backing up what we say!!! We usually drive to a station and then BART in. The public transport is so good!

I hadn't heard of that, Julian!! Thanks for adding it to the list!! 🚲

40 miles all day $30, amazing! I think in the future it will reach $50

And perfect for the hills in SF!!

@@LifeOfReillyTV very useful , I recommend to the hills only one passenger, two maybe not .

Our pleasure. Have an amazing trip!! 😎👍

If you're just going to be using buses/trams in SF, then you only need the Muni Card. If you're going to use BART, then you'll probably use Clipper, well, you'd have to.

@@LifeOfReillyTV thank you for your reply!! I’d really love a video of you ranking SF attractions (things to do/places to go)

Your wish is our command!! We haven’t ranked them, but see what flavours and sights look good to you: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0VaILW5DLnE.html

You can plan your trip - it’ll tell you what bus/tram to catch. You can also buy your tickets on the app. 😎👍

Hi Ethan, you just have to show your Chase Center ticket to the conductor/driver.

Hi Darlene, thanks for getting in touch. So glad you're enjoying our videos. You're right, we do leave off the seniors...I'm always thinking from a family perspective but we do want everyone to enjoy our videos. I think the free Muni Senior card is for San Francisco residents only but you can sign up for the Senior Clipper Card, which would give you Muni Discounts (half price travel). You might want to see if they let you on for free anyway?!! Watch out for the pesky Historic Cable Cars: you only get a discount if you travel on them between 9PM and 7am, so not great times at all!!

@@LifeOfReillyTV Thank you

Absolutely. It’s like New York and London, where you can get everywhere easily on public transport but still get an Uber/Lyft if running late. 😀👍

Exactly 💯 mate 👍🏽

You don’t. It all depends on what mode of transport/where you’re looking to go. Muni is cheaper but city only, Clipper is more expensive but you get BART and one of the ferry rides, plus Muni.

@@LifeOfReillyTV so does that mean if you get the clipper card, you can ride muni using the clipper card?

Yes, the Clipper card will work on Muni, too!

Just remember that there are some RU-vid channels that post videos trying to make SF, Los Angeles, New York, etc look as dangerous & sketchy as possible. All to get views for their channels.

I didn’t even think of that! It could be a great idea for domestic travelers!

Enjoy your shopping!!!

What idiocy. Fresh blood? Your chances of meeting vampires are..,whacko. Just go enjoy yourself,.

It is if you're English and used to 40 degree weather!! Ha ha.

Transplant?! You don’t have to give an organ to get around…unless you order a limo!! 😀

@@LifeOfReillyTV Dad joke received 😑.

👏😂

But I also don’t get your original post! 😀

@@LifeOfReillyTV lol I was asking if a single guy from a different state needed a car to get around. Where I'm from, a car is mandatory. According to the video, the answer is no.