OAK to SFO

[wms]

Does anyone know if there is a convenient way to get between OAK and SFO? Thanks in advance.

 

[Lrjtcaptain]

are we talking in an airplane, or by the BART or what? If your flying it, why?

If you are however, NCT 90% of the time uses the west plan. Take off oakland on 29 and the 27's and arrivals into SFO on the 28's. We have a diagram on our Status board in the tower that explains all the altitudes and heading associatied with the West Plan and the SE plan. If its a west plan day, and im sure it will be what you could do is get creative.
1.)Skyline Three Departure up to the point where you would intercept the R-135PYE.
2.)Join the Golden Gate 4 Arrival. Flexjet and Exejjet reposition all the time into SFO from my airport and end up getting D-> LOZIT then the GG4. You could join there or just somehow run up to SAU hit PYE and join there. It can be done.

Your best bet is to file to a specific navaid or fix in the northbay to join the arrival from the north. That way you get on the downwind. Not too familiar with the inbounds from the east and the south. I guess if you could fly E out of OAK you could get vectored into the straightinto RWY28L/R

Heres what I would do If i had no clue what I was gonna get is File Direct. That way NCT Data will laugh and say, I don't think so. So they will assign you a route that will work. Ive been confused in the past on a few routes and how i should file so thats how i did it. Anyways. Good luck.

If your driving, take the BART. There are busses out of OAK, dont remember exactly what they are called. BART Express or something. They'll take you to a bart station. Then you just ride the train under the bay and connect to SFO. A cab is gonna run you a minimum of 50$ and believe me, it looks close from the airports but it isn't. 880 to the 80 into San Fran on the Bay Bridge. I hate driving in San Fran cause there are no freeways minus the 101 S toward SJC.

 

[wms]

I need to get from one airport to the other on the ground. Preferably with dependable public transportation. Thanks for the info.

 

[Lrjtcaptain]

Then take the BART


http://www.bart.gov/index.asp

 

[typhoonpilot]

Don't remember BART going from airport to airport but there was a van service when I was doing that in 1995. It wasn't cheap but it was cheaper than a taxi. You might try a web search for van service between the two.

TP

 

[UpNDownGuy]

I assume from the way you phrased your question that you want to travel from OAK to SFO, not reposition an airplane.


Lrjtcaptain is right: take the BART. You need to catch the AirBart bus from OAK to the Oakland Coliseum/Airport Station. You can buy tickets for AirBart from a machine near the front doors of the terminal. Cost is around $2.00. Catch the Airbart bus from the center curb in front of the terminal. The only stop for the bus is the Coliseum Station. Go inside and look at the map. You will need to catch either a Millbrae or Daly City train. Buy a ticket from the machine and follow the signs to your train. Depending on the time, you will need to transfer at Daly City to continue on to the airport. It will be obvious, because they'll tell you to get off the train. Just wait for the next train and get back on, then get off at the SFO station. Total time will be about 1:15 with the AirBart portion; total cost around $8.00.


Here is a link to the BART website:


http://www.bart.gov/stations/map/systemMap.asp#


Real easy, very nice ride.


PS: Bring $10 in one dollar bills and some change and make life easy on yourself.

 

[wms]

Thanks alot, this is a big help.

 

[NEDude]

Sounds like you have been answered.

All of the information is correct from what my wife and I experienced on the BART between SFO and OAK 3 weeks ago. Very easy to do, just plan an hour to an hour and a half.