It’s easy to get around in San Rafael and the San Francisco Bay Area!

Bicycles Bicycles are ideal to quickly and easily get to school, downtown and shopping. Bicycles are available for rent. Bus Public transportation is excellent in San Rafael and Marin County. Buses go very frequently within San Rafael, to San Francisco and to neighboring cities. There are two bus stops very near the Student Home™: one bus stop has express bus connections directly to San Francisco; the other bus stop has frequent local busses throughout the day to the Transit Center and to the neighborhood of Dominican University. Visit Golden Gate Transit for more information, schedules and fares. Ferry The most beautiful and most interesting way of going to San Francisco is by ferry! Enjoy gorgeous views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and San Francisco. The ride takes about 30 minutes from Larkspur (which can be easily reached by bus). Visit Golden Gate Ferry for more information, schedules and fares. Airports There are two international airports nearby: San Francisco (SFO) and Oakland (OAK). Both can be easily reached by bus, shuttle bus or taxi within one hour. Marin Airporter goes to SFO every 30 minutes; the Airport Express goes to OAK every 2 hours.

 

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