After stage one of my honeymoon, the short trip from Las Vegas to San Francisco proved to be uneventful. That was until landing.
San Francisco Airport (SFO) is built right at the edge of the bay. In fact, It could be safe to say, in the bay.
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Advantages: Nice clean modern airport Disadvantages: Lack of Duty Free
...trip from Las Vegas to San Francisco proved to be uneventful. That was until landing.
San Francisco Airport (SFO) is built right at the edge of the bay. In fact, It could be safe to say, in the bay.
As we decended, I looked out of the window and saw the ocean. It was getting bigger in the window.
It was getting very close to the wings and I thought "we are about to ditch in the sea here"
Anyway, faith in your ... ...about 10 miles from Central San Francisco, to the south.
There are 2 sets of hotels here.
One set by the airport. Handy for stopover flights but not much else.
One set in the City. Good for sightseeing and tourism but not handy for flying.
They operate a shuttle bus to and from the Major hotels and Airport. It costs $12 per person and its door to door service. The driver knows where he is going and is friendly ... more
After stage one of my honeymoon, the short trip from Las Vegas to San Francisco proved to be uneventful. That was until landing. San Francisco Airport (SFO) is built right at the edge of the bay. In fact, It could be safe to say, in the bay. As we decended, I looked out of the window and saw the ocean. It was getting bigger in the window. It was getting very close to the wings and I thought "we are about to ditch in the sea here" Anyway, faith in your pilots is what was required as they made a perfect touchdown on the Runway. The approach gives you a good view of the neighbouring city of Oakland. Its off to the right as you decend. You actually fly over the Oakland Bridge only a mile or so before touchdown. Strage really because Bridges are the main reason for the relocation of the airport in the first place.
In 1936, The Golden Gate Bridge was constructed. Due the sheer height of it, the airport, located not far from the site of the bridge, had to close due the clearance problems. So the new airport was built out of town. When I say out of town, Its about 10 miles from Central San Francisco, to the south.
There are 2 sets of hotels here. One set by the airport. Handy for stopover flights but not much else. One set in the City. Good for sightseeing and tourism but not handy for flying. They operate a shuttle bus to and from the Major hotels and Airport. It costs $12 per person and its door to door service. The driver knows where he is going and is friendly enough. Hire cars and taxi are also available here. Parking is plentiful too.
The terminals in USA are very straightforward. They seem to be more open plan than here. You are either Internal or an international traveller. 2 seperate terminals and drop off points for each. They also ask what airline you are with when dropping you off as each airline has its own desk and location in the terminal. Very good idea I think.
I got to fly into San Fransisco twice and out twice in 10 days. Flying out internally is like catching a bus. Very easy. Just hop on and off you go. Flying out internationally was the same.
Check in time is kept to about 10 mniutes maximum where ever you are. The Desks for the airlines take your bags, no matter where you are going. They sort them out once they have them. Not like our airports where its one desk/one plane. Much less stuffy than the English Airports.
Shopping is not quite as good as our Airports though. Duty Free is restricted to a couple of shops and only a couple of places to eat. When you think of the multiple shops we have in the departure lounge,you would be suprised at the lack of them.
Flying internally provided more choice of eateries. Pizza Hut was one Brand I noticed and Star Bucks Coffee. The staff are very polite which was nice, but most of them are after a tip.
That was one thing that annoyed me about San Francisco. Everyone was looking for a tip no matter how little they do for you.
Anyway, Its a nice airport that is quite modern that is very clean but lacked any decent shopping facilities.
Advantages: A nice airport to travel in and out of Disadvantages: Quite far south of the city, approach to landing is a bit scary
San Francisco airport is pretty quaint as far as airports for major cities go. Upon my visit there it was pretty quiet, pretty relaxed and a very nice change from airports like Heathrow and LAX.
There is lots of thought for the passenger at SFO. There are plenty of walkways, and if you’re lucky enough to only have hand luggage your passage is a pretty smooth and easy one. There are nice shops, souvenir outlets and places to eat as well as terminals ... ...the airport is south of San Francisco. Quite a way south in fact, so it is quite a long way to get into the city itself. And if you’re flying in from the south don’t expect to see the city from the air, because it won’t happen.
Secondly the approach to San Francisco is not for the faint hearted. I have heard legends about places like Hong Kong, but San Francisco wasn’t ideal for a nervous passenger like myself because on your descent all you see ...
toneboy7 30.08.2000
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Advantages: Big, serviced by numerous airlines, good selection of restaruants/bars/shops to pass time Disadvantages: Big, weather affects air traffic, lots of people
...don't come prepared.
Second, San Francisco can be an extremely quick airport if the weather's nice, or a painfully slow airport if the weather is bad. SF has to deal with some pretty nasty fog at times that can really slow things down, so again, come prepared.
So here's some advice for flying out of SF -- do your research before getting to the airport. Check the weather forecast because that is what affects the traffic at SFO more times than not. ... ...Area airports -- Oakland and San Jose -- that can be used to fly into or out of the Bay Area. Both of which tend to experience fewer delays and less volume. Depending on the airline, using one of these other two can save you some money as well.
The other thing to be aware of is to stay away from the solicitation booths where people can set up shop and try and sell you religion or other things. They look somewhat like information booths, so keep ...
lagrpa00 26.08.2000
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Advantages: Good location, easily accessible Disadvantages: lack of shops
I have flown into and out of SFO on two separate trips to the City.
My first experience was flying out after a 6 day stay and initially flying into LAX. It was a reasonable experience. I booked a hopper bus trip back to the airport from the Fisherman's Wharf area near the bay. This cost about $16 - expect to call at other hotels so leave time for the journey (about an hour with 3 other pick ups). I was checking in to fly out with BA. Check-in was ... ...to get to. The airport was easy to navigate in general. After check-in I had to go through security before getting to the departure lounge - The security checks were very thorough, even had to take shoes off, but necessary in my opinion. The departure area in general is lacking shops - the usual ones we'd expect in UK airports. It is possible to get a drink and something to eat but at a price. I was lucky enough to have access to the Executive Lounge ...
chezza1310 03.07.2005
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