This line is honestly a gamble, no shade but when it's the older woman driving, it's always late…read moreand super slow, and she doesn't pick up passengers. Every other bus driver is amazing.

AC TRANSIT 800 LINE BUS HOT-LINE: 1-800-THS-SUKS…read more As you can tell from my title this is what I thought about this service. I will provide you the scenario. Last Saturday night I walked to the station at 1st St. and Mission St. At around 1:45AM the 800 Bus passed by this station. A man advised the passengers at this station if you want to take the next 800 Bus the best chance is to walk to the station around Sansome St. and Market Street. I walked with 3 others to that station. What happened next was an adventure I like to forget (great for writing a short story to be published on the New Yorker but not great for trying to get back home to the East Bay late Saturday night/ early Sunday morning which can be very dangerous). Below is my formal complaint to AC Transit which I emailed and consisted of two paragraphs: Last Saturday I had to take the 800 bus back to Oakland. I walked to three bus stops before I could take a bus that was not full back to Oakland. One of the stops that I am complaining about is around Montgomery Bart station, which was the second bus stop I walked to (Beale Street and Howard Street was the first). The bus arrived around 2AM. The bus was half full yet it passed every possible passenger at this station. Seven of us ran to the bus when it made a stop at a stoplight. The bus driver ignored our pleas of letting us in. The bus was half empty!! In summary a group of us walked to Market and 7th where we were fortunate to take the 800 bus at 3:30 AM. I arrived at my destination at about 4:45AM. My complaint isn't only this station but the 800 bus line service during late Saturday night/ early Sunday morning. There should have been more buses available during the weekend because the 800 buses become full to capacity. The main complaint is however at this station because I had to wait about another 2 1/2 hours before I arrived in Oakland. Arriving at Oakland around 4:45AM isn't the safest thing to do; I eventually found out the next morning that 2 people in Oakland were shot that night. That could've been me. It was irresponsible for that bus driver to pass by station at Market Street & Montgomery Street when that bus was half full. I am not only voicing my opinions here but at Yelp and other online reviews regarding the inept service of the 800 bus line last Saturday night. The last time I wrote a 1-star review was Chris Daly's Buck Tavern. The reason I reviewed it as a 1-star is because I don't personally like Chris Daly because of his political antics. However the review for the 800 Line bus is more warranted and justified.

Tight on your money? Don't have a car? Need to get to the city fast and almost free?…read more Casual Carpool is your alternative to transportation to the city. You may wait awhile but if you have time or if you plan accordingly it is worth the wait. I avoid jumping in sketchy old cars, vans with only 2 seats, or those vehicles that remind me of those horror movies where they get kidnapped. But if you put all your paranoia aside, and willing to take a chance its a good ride to sf. As for the drivers you never know what you are getting. They could be quiet drivers, aggressive, talkative, slow, .... but just enjoy the ride. I avoid going in cars that smell like the san francisco air ... u know .... that hotbox smell... TIps: *Bring a pair of headphones if u want to avoid being talked to *Have $1.50 ready for morning commutes (its almost expected from every driver *Don't talk on your phone *Don't get caught snoring and drooling in the backseat

At first I was pretty skeptical about jumping into some random person's car not knowing how they…read moredrive or how they are as a person. But what the hell free ride to San Francisco from way out in the Herc is worth a try. It isn't available on Weekends because the carpool lane isn't open. Carpool hours are Monday through Friday 5am-10am and 3pm-7pm. What's better then waiting thirty minutes for the toll booth to pay four dollars? FASTRAK! What's better then paying four dollars for FASTRAK or WestCAT Lynx bus fare? Casual Carpool! Zip through the sea traffic and make to the city from Hercules in a mere 25 minutes, just enough time to listen to some of the fav tracks from Crown City.

Great taxi service. I called and they sent me a cab out which arrived in approximately 15 minutes…read more I thought that was excellent. Nice people too.

Great business if you are going to airport We scheduled a few days in advance. Dry nice and safe…read moredrivers.

Thanks to the driver I encountered last night from Royal Cab Co. for reminding me of why I don't…read moretake cabs here in the Bay Area. Especially the East Bay. You might say that being a New Yorker makes me a taxi-taking expert. I've been all kinds of places with all kinds of taxi drivers at all sorts of hours. For some reason, since moving to Berkeley a few years ago I've been anti-cab. It's partly because I have other modes of safe and reliable transportation (a bicycle, a car, a pair of legs), but mostly because of the attitude. We were just a few steps from our car parked in front of Cesar's in the Gourmet Ghetto, when a taxi pulled up and double-parked. The driver hopped out of his car, and ran up to the entrance of Chez Panisse. When the cab driver returned with his customers in tow, my boyfriend approached him, politely pointing out that he shouldn't have double-parked. Instead of simply admitting his fault, the cab driver started off on his insult spree by saying "Commercial vehicles are allowed to double-park." That's a new one. At least he didn't directly insult us, right? "You must be bad drivers if you can't get out of that space!" Oh no, you didn't! While I pride myself on my parallel parking skills (honed by parking in lower Manhattan), there was no way we were getting out of that space given the lack of room the cab driver left us. As the cab driver grew more and more defensive, my boyfriend kept his cool, and stuck to pointing out the obvious. It was when the cab driver said something about how we "must have had too much to drink" despite the fact that we were stone-cold sober that I reached my breaking point and hopped out of the passenger seat. We called the number on the cab once the cab driver remembered he had customers in his back seat and drove off. The operator was probably a little confused when we asked them without any introduction about commercial vehicles double-parking, but at least they knew the law better than the driver did. This would definitely be zero stars if it were possible.

Thank you to all drivers and hidden heroes - thanks for continuing to provide access to…read moretransportation in Alameda County. Much appreciation from your residents - I am only one of many.

This is a quirky little-known corner of the San Francisco Bay area that you have to see to believe…read more It's ripe with history, geology, and best of all some of the most amazing views on the Bay.

We ended up there via Hipcamp. We camped around the north side of the point - nice view of the Bay…read moreand watching ferries go back and forth. Super quiet! You're there among RV, boat and misc junk storage, but our view was spectacular. We were a short walk to the Black Star Pirate barbeque - which is super cool. At $90 a night for no hook up camping, it's a tough call if we'd go back. But it might be a nice break for Sacramento heat in the summer. check it out for sure!

I have used many local companies, but Diamond Limo is by far the best ride in San Francisco! Safe,…read morefriendly and dependable. Would highly recommend to corporate travellers. They are very busy and have many repeat customers which tells me how reliable they are.