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Directions & Parking - San Francisco

Training Location
American Friends Service Committee
65 9th Street (between Market & Mission)
San Francisco, CA 94103

Directions
Access all transit systems from http://www.511.org/ or by dialing 511. After our phone experience, we suggest using the web if you have a choice.

511 is a toll-free phone and Web service that consolidates Bay Area transportation-related information into a one-stop resource. This easy three-digit number provides up-to-the-minute information on traffic conditions and incidents, details on public transportation routes and fares, instant carpool and vanpool referrals, bicycling information and more

Click on "511 TakeTransit Trip Planner" to find out the fastest way to get to the American Friends Service Committee. The major systems are:

BART
BART links SF with the East Bay and SF airport and Millbrae to the south.
Civic Center Station is the closest stop. Walk ½ block south on 9th St. www.bart.gov
415/989-2278; 510/465-2278 TDD 510/839-2278.

Cal Train
Go to the CalTrain station in San Francisco. At the SW corner of 4th and Townsend take bus #47 to Mission & 11th St. Walk two blocks to 9th St. Bus fare is $1.50. A taxi would cost about $6.00
800/660-4287 TDD 650/508-6448 http://www.caltrain.com/

AC Transit
AC Transit operates buses to Berkeley, Oakland, Richmond and other cities in Alameda and Contra Costa counties via the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Go to the Transbay Terminal, First/Mission Street. Walk to Market St. (one block). Take the BART from Embarcadero station and exit at Civic Center. Fare $1.40. Walk ½ block south on 9th St.
817-1717 TDD 800/448-9790
http://transit.511.org/schedules/index.aspx#m1=S&m2=bus&cid=AC

Golden Gate Transit
This system links San Francisco to Marin and Sonoma counties via the Golden Gate Bridge. Go to the Transbay Terminal, located at First and Mission St. Walk to Market St. (one block). Take the BART from Embarcadero station and exit at Civic Center. Fare $1.40. Walk ½ block south on 9th St.
415/455-2000; 707/541-2000 TDD 257-4554. www.goldengate.org .


Driving
Please consider driving only as a last resort. This SF area is congested and parking is expensive. If Park and Ride is an option, do it! However, for those of you who must directions are available from Google.

Parking
There are two lots on 8th Street between Mission and Market Streets next to the Holiday Inn:
   Public Parking $10/day 823-1066
   Toca Parking $9/day
MB Parking  Mission & 10th St. $10/day