Flying to San Francisco Airport is the best way of reaching this wonderful city. Both budget and regular airlines fly into the bustling US airport from locations throughout the country as well as major international cities that include Mexico City, London, Amsterdam, Tokyo and Seoul. Car hire in San Francisco Airport provides an easy local transport option.

The airport is a contemporary facility laid out around a central island. There are three terminals open to passengers, which are linked to each other, the car rental in San Francisco Airport car parks, short stay car parks and the regional train station by the AirTrain people mover system.

Apart from car hire, other transportation from San Francisco Airport is train, bus, airport shuttle or hired taxi. The airport’s retail outlets sell postcards, books, newspapers, pharmaceutical products, souvenirs, designer fashion articles, and the newest gadgets and electrical appliances.

Other amenities available to passengers at San Francisco Airport are a selection of cafés and restaurants, a medical centre, a banking facility and currency exchange offices, ATMs, computerised information screens, showers, storage lockers and wireless internet access.

Route 101 passes the west side of the airport. Using cheap car hire in San Francisco Airport this road leads to Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco Downtown, Chinatown and Golden Gate Bridge Park. The wharf is packed with food stalls and entertainment places, and is also the departure point for ferries to Alcatraz Island. Across the other side of the city’s iconic Golden Gate Bridge are whale watching points and surfing beaches such as Muir and Stinson, and Point Reyes.

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