The Nearest Airport to San Francisco (With Trip Planning Tips)
Figure out the best and nearest airport to San Francisco Bay Area to serve your upcoming trip. This thorough guide also offers rental car and trip planning resources.
Travel the San Francisco Bay Area and you’ll find lovely beaches, urban parks, hiking, redwoods, Gold Rush history and a whole lotta good eats.
So, if you are putting together a Northern California itinerary, use our Bay Area guides to design a perfect trip.
For San Francisco, use our offbeat SF guide to get off the tourist trail. We also have suggestions for the best walks in SF, a Golden Gate bridge guide, and suggestions for where to find cool indy bookstores and Mission murals.
If you like an active vacation, we’ve got you covered. Here are our favorite walks in SF, cool hikes in the Presidio and national parks near San Francisco.
We’ve also got you covered regarding where to stay in SF, along with tips for how to get downtown from SFO airport.
For elsewhere in the Bay Area, check out our guide for cool things to do in Half Moon Bay, the best Half Moon Bay beaches and HMB hikes, and a weekend getaway for Santa Cruz.
Here’s our full archive for the Bay Area:
Figure out the best and nearest airport to San Francisco Bay Area to serve your upcoming trip. This thorough guide also offers rental car and trip planning resources.
Learn some fun facts about SF’s cable cars before you visit. Get the scoop on cable car history, tech specs, how they barely survived and offbeat factoids.
All your questions answered for riding the cable cars in San Francisco. Get tips on the best line to ride, ticketing info, history and more nerdy trolley fun.
Should you rent a car in San Francisco? Do the math and get advice on whether to rent a car using these three different itinerary scenarios.
Get inspired to visit cool national parks near San Francisco. This guide lists ALL of the national parks within a 3 hour drive, with suggested things to do and a map.
Figure out the best, fastest and cheapest ways to get from the San Francisco airport to Oakland airport. We’ve got tips, routing suggestions and full costs.
Use these San Francisco travel tips to maximize your trip. Get trip planning advice, ideas for what to do, (and which touristy things not to do) and practical logistical tips.
Get off the couch and take one of these best walks in San Francisco. These walks range from 2-17 miles with forests, parks, epic views, urban exploration and SF history.
Figure out where to go hiking in the Presidio of San Francisco. Get a curated list of trails with epic views, informative history and quirky stops.
Take a stroll through SF’s most notorious Gold Rush neighborhood on this Barbary Coast Trail tour. Get background, things to do and a complete Barbary Coast map.
Explore SF’s wild side on the San Francisco Crosstown Trail. Get the full FAQ on the hike, tips for doing it in sections and public transpo tips.
Figure out the best, fastest and cheapest ways to get from the Oakland airport to San Francisco airport. We’ve got tips, routing suggestions and full costs.