San Francisco Airport Transportation
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (McDonnell Road, San Francisco, CA 94128) is one of the busiest airports on the West Coast, and the ground transportation situation there rewards anyone who pre-arranges a pickup. For a charter or prearranged commercial van, SFO places pickup and drop-off in the courtyards on the Arrivals/Baggage Claim Level; the airport's charter guidance says these services must be arranged with the operator in advance. Your group coordinator should contact the vehicle once bags are collected and the full group is assembled in the assigned courtyard, not before.
SFO's terminal curb is reserved for active pickup and drop-off, and vehicles are not allowed to wait there; transportation providers who arrive early can use the SFO Cell Phone Waiting Lot for up to one hour.
For an SFO departure, prearranged vans drop passengers at the terminal curb on the Departures/Ticketing Level, while airport charters use the arrivals-level courtyards for pickups. That separate pickup and drop-off arrangement is worth giving your transportation provider in writing so the group does not wait at the wrong level. Oakland International Airport (OAK) and San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) are both realistic alternatives for Bay Area travelers, and a San Francisco airport sprinter van can handle transfers from any of the three.
For groups connecting from SFO to a downtown hotel or a cruise departure at Pier 27, a direct sprinter van transfer skips the AirTrain connection, the BART crowding, and the metered cab queue entirely. Call 628-800-8650 to set up your SFO transfer today!



















