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Sydney G. Walton Pier 3 Square TransitJ A C K S O N S T Stops Pier 1.5 Pier 1 Paradas del tránsito 公車站地圖 Transit Golden Gateway Center To Fisherman’s Wharf Information SAN FRANCISCO WASHINGTON ST Embarcadero B A T T E R Y S T Sue Bierman Gate B Sausalito/Tiburon BAY Park Station 82 Maritime Vallejo Plaza San Francisco 292•397•398•FCX Larkspur Ferry Building Map Key LOwl Gates C L AY S T K You Are Here L D R U M M S T A C&D 1000-Foot (305m) Radius To Chinatown Three Four (ve minute walk) W One E Two Embarcadero Embarcadero BART Train Embarcadero T Embarcadero Center Center Embarcadero Bus (Motor Coach, Trolley Coach) Center Center 1 U Plaza Major Transit Terminal N 1 I Transit Stop Downtown Underground Station M S A C R A M E N T O S T A1 Station Entrance/Exit - Owl Owl 9•K•L•L •N•N •T Station Elevator 5 F R O N T S T Richmond D A V I S S T Ferry Tickets Bikeshare station Hyatt Transit Information Regency Gate E Owl N •T Alameda/Oakland Transit Lines C A L I F O R N I A S T A1 N Market Street Gate G AC Transit Buses Railway Museum F Berkeley NX1 Dimond District B1 G El Cerrito NX2 Laurel District J Berkeley P Piedmont L Richmond V Montclair LA El Sobrante W South Shore Pier 14 NL Eastmont 800 (Owl) Richmond 4•18 THE EMBARCADERO A2 Early Bird Express Buses B2 713 Millbrae 714 Daly City LOwl Spear P I N E S T Tower Golden Gate Transit Buses 4 Mill Valley 54 San Marin A3 N•NOwl•T 18 College of Marin 70 Novato Embarcadero Station 27 San Anselmo 72 Santa Rosa Owl Owl 30 San Rafael 101 Santa Rosa 7•9•9R•K•L•L •N•N •T 9R TransBay/Caltrain B3 Missionbay Shuttle TransBay/Caltrain Mission Bay Kaiser and UCSF One Rincon Center S T E U A R T S T Inside Station: PresidiGo Shuttle Front Express Route to Presidio Transit Center Bldg SFO & East Bay Stations 14 SamTrans Buses M A R K E T S T S P E A R S T 292 SFO / Hillsdale 397 SFO / Palo Alto B U S H S T 398 SFO / Redwood City FCX Foster City 14R San Francisco Muni Motor Coach and Trolley Coach (TC) 72 1 California (TC) 38 Geary To Union Square 5•7•38•38R F R E M O N T S T 5 Fulton (TC) 38R Geary Rapid 5R Fulton Rapid (TC) K Ingleside S T M 7 Haight/Noriega L Taraval 54 M I S S I O N S T D 9 San Bruno L-Owl Taraval Owl A R 9R San Bruno Rapid N Judah I A N W 14 Mission (TC) N-Owl Judah Owl Owl 14•14R O 14R Mission Rapid T Third Street L •N•N •T S H 25 Treasure Island T 292•397•398•FCX SolanoExpress B 82 Vallejo Transit Center E Rincon A Inside Salesforce Transit Center Bus Plaza: WestCat Bus 14•14R L Park LYNX Hercules/Rodeo E Fremont St Entrance 4•27 S Ferries (by Destination and Gate) 30•70•101 T Owl 5•7•25 •38•38R Alameda/Oakland G Sausalito / Tiburon B N•NOwl•T Larkspur C,D Vallejo B Thruway Bus 30•70•101 Richmond E 713 714 1S T S T Casual Carpool 800 S T N T S Inside Salesforce Transit Center Bus Deck: W NATOMA E F•G•J•L•LA•NL•NX1•NX2•O•P•V•W MINNA S Salesforce Transit Center 25 LYNX Greyhound To Ballpark 100 feet S T 100 meters M TransBay/Caltrain O To Caltrans Bike Shuttle L S (on Main at Bryant) F O Sponsored by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission in cooperation with AC Transit. Contact us at [email protected]. Revised October 5, 2020.

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