The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) regional train service offers scheduled service directly from San Francisco (SFO) and Oakland (OAK) airports to San Francisco, it's surrounding cities and East Bay destinations. Taking BART saves you money on cabs, shuttles and expensive hotel parking. That's why BART is the easiest, fastest and cheapest way to get to San Francisco and other Bay Area destinations. To get BART schedules, directions, and station area maps click here.

BART's 94% on-time record makes it very reliable and our website makes it easy to plan your trip. Trains arrive and depart from SFO and OAK three to four times per hour from 42 East Bay and San Francisco stations. Children between the ages of 5 and 12 receive a significant discount on BART tickets. Click here to purchase discount children's tickets online.

It only takes a half hour and $5.35 one-way or $10.70 round-trip to go to/from one of BART's four downtown San Francisco stations to/from SFO. BART is located in the SFO International Terminal and is a short walk to International flight check-in counters, gates and & customs. Domestic passengers can walk to BART in 5-10 minutes from Terminals 3 and 1. Terminal 3 is at the opposite end of the walkway from the BART station entrance. Terminal 1 is located on the opposite side of the International Terminal through an adjacent walkway. Passengers can also ride the Airtrain. Airtrain is above the BART station and takes passengers to and from Terminals 3 and 1 in minutes. Take BART and you'll see why it's the best way to go to SFO. BART SFO transfers can be purchased in advance when you book your trip on; Only in San Francisco and Expedia, Orbitz or Travelocity and their affiliate sites. Tickets are also available on Southwest Vacations, United Vacations, Yahoo Travel and other travel sites. Look for BART transfers on your online travel site or get tickets in advance from BART. Click here to purchase SFO tickets online.

Taking BART from OAK to San Francisco is easy too! The AirBART fare is $3.00. You'll need exact change to deposit when boarding the bus. The AirBART bus goes from the terminal to the Coliseum station. The fare to San Francisco is $3.55 one-way or $7.10 round trip. Tickets can be purchased inside the station. Then, insert your ticket in the fare gate, go up to the platform and take a San Francisco train for your half hour ride to downtown San Francisco. Click here to purchase OAK airport tickets online.

The most popular stations for visitors are Civic Center, Powell, Montgomery and Embarcadero in downtown San Francisco. Civic Center is close to upper Market Street hotels. Powell Street is closest to Union Square, the Cable Car and Moscone West. Montgomery is the station closest to Moscone North/South and financial district hotels. Embarcadero station serves the lower financial district and Fisherman's Wharf (via taxi or Muni) hotels. All four stations are stops for hotels located in the popular SOMA district. BART can also take you as far as Pittsburg/Bay Point in eastern Contra Costa county, Fremont in Alameda county or as close as Millbrae and San Bruno located within a few miles of SFO.


BART hours of Operation
Weekdays: 4:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Saturdays: 6:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.
Sundays: 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m.


For exact times from SFO or OAK (Coliseum Station) use the Quickplanner on www.bart.gov.  
*Fares are subject to change without notice. Please go to www.bart.gov for current fares.