Hi Pascal!
Unfortunately, most traveling around the bay area is best accomplished
by car. In San Francisco itself, public transportation is fairly
reliable & efficient. However, outside of the city proper, taking a bus
will mean you spend much of your day sitting on and/or waiting for the
bus.
There is caltrain (http://www.caltrain.com) which is a train line that
runs from San Francisco to San Jose, and is fairly efficient & reliable,
but that will likely not get you to your final destination.
Taxis do exist, but they're rather expensive, so unless your employer is
going to be reimbursing you, i'd strongly advise against them.
There is also the BART trainline that runs from half way down the
peninsula up through san francisco, and to many points in the east bay,
but that won't get you to sunnyvale either.
As for hotels, I honestly couldn't tell you where to stay, although if
you're looking for something inexpensive, motel 6 is a good bet as a
cheap option that is not going to be a roach motel.
Unfortunately, i've never been a tourist in the bay area, so my
perspective is not quite the same as yours. Let me know if you have
more questions.
HTH,
Lonni
On 07/31/2005 08:39 AM, Chong Yu Meng wrote:
Hi all,
I may be going to San Francisco, end August or beginning September. I
don't have a driver's licence and have never even driven a car before in
my life (cars are very expensive here in Singapore and not that useful
because public transport is quite efficient and convenient). The two
times I have been to the US (Atlanta and Phoenix in 2000 and 1994
respectively), I travelled with my boss, who loved to drive. This time,
I am travelling there with my wife, who also does not know how to drive.
I'm wondering how to get around, since I will need to go down to
Sunnyvale, in addition to San Francisco. Are taxis a good idea? How are
the buses there? Also, what's a good place to stay? I remember very
vaguely that Motel 6 was pretty cheap and convenient, but since I have
to shuttle between Sunnyvale and San Francisco, I'm wondering what would
make most sense.
Any help would be deeply appreciated !
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