All You Need to Know About San Francisco International
If you’re anticipating traveling to San Francisco in the near future, for either business or leisure, you’re probably anticipating the wild grandeur of one of the world’s most famous and culturally diverse cities. From the Golden Gate Bridge to Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco is brimming with opportunity to see, feel, and experience new things with every look.
One concern that you might have before you leave for your trip is how to navigate SFO, San Francisco’s international airport; from quickly and easily navigating to baggage claim to finding transportation to your hotel, there are million things to consider at SFO. These anxieties, of course, are normal. If you have a big vacation planned out to the minute, being able to depend on transportation from the moment you leave baggage claim is a big part of your vacation beginning on the right foot. Similarly, keeping tight schedules during business trips is a huge part of a successful venture; dependable transportation to your after-flight meeting or dinner is vital to landing that important business deal. Here are a few tips for making your airport transfer go more smoothly.
Book a Car Service In Advance
If you’re in the midst of an important business trip, taking the time to fumble with your smartphone or tablet in baggage claim to reserve a car service is probably not the most effective way to find transportation. Booking your vehicle long before your plane lands is the only way to guarantee that your schedule’s requirements will be met, and you won’t find yourself idling on a bench in baggage claim, waiting around for your car to get there while there’s an important meeting going on without you.
Find a car service that offers up-to-the-minute dispatch services so you can know at all times where your car is, and when you can expect it to arrive. Without the freedom to manage your schedule this way, your trip might become a disorganized headache. And nobody needs that, especially not in a city like San Francisco.
Avoid Rental Cars at SFO
We know that renting a car for the duration of your trip, whether it’s for business or leisure, might seem like the most logical answer to your transportation woes in the Bay City. But consider this: SFO offers some of the most expensive rental cars in the entire country. You can expect to pay nearly double for an economy-sized vehicle in San Francisco as you would in Kansas City. And not only is the car expensive, but you might have to wait in a long line to even get the keys, especially if your plane lands during peak travel hours. With so many other threats to your schedule while you make your way through SFO, the hassle of renting a car can and should be one that is swiftly avoided. Besides, who wants to spend their vacation or business trip struggling to learn strange traffic patterns and fighting against a congestion of cars?
Never Settle for a Cab
If your plane lands during peak travel hours, you can go ahead and expect to not be able to find a cab when you’ve gathered your luggage from baggage claim. And few things are more frustrating than standing outside on the curb with heavy luggage and fatigue from a long plane ride weighing you down, unable to find a cab to take you to your hotel.
Not only are cabs unreliable, but how many times have you climbed into one, only to find that your driver doesn’t know how to get where you’re going? When you’ve got important vacation or business plans on the line, that kind of inconsistency should never find its way into your schedule.
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