Very reliable way to commute from Berkley/Emeryville to SF. Coming from an island in the middle of…read morethe Pacific, it's hard to tell how far everything is from each other on the map. Previous visits to northern California we have had a vehicle. Recently we had our shortest stop to the bay area and thought a rental wasn't necessary esp w/o littles tagging along. I'm the practical one, Mr. G on the other hand is the boujie one... when I suggested public transportation for the entirety of our travels, I really thought he'd never go for it! But surprisingly most times I suggested the bus/train routes on Google maps, onward we went! We were both pretty impressed at how decent our commutes were. Normally when you're on public transit you're "slumming it". These busses were a little more upgraded than ours back home. Cushioned seats, individual air spout above, pretty on time lol. The stop was right across the street from our hotel and from there went straight to the Salesforce Transit Center where you could easily transfer to other lines. The only confusing part at times were the charges per ride. Google maps lead us directly to download the Clipper app which is the digital card they use to pay for rides for the different lines throughout the cities. Supposedly there is a free transfer period and also day pass. Only one day I've seen my ride amount change for two different rides. For the most part the F bus to get to and from SF-Berkley/Emeryville costed $6 and arrived every 30 minutes. There was only one time we weren't able to snag seats and that was after the Giants game. So if there's a busy event, line up early to ensure your spot aboard the bus! All in all this wasn't an awful way to get across town. No need to worry about gas, parking or traffic. Save $, if you've got the time to spare waiting a bit and picking up more steps along the way. If you know SF parking and traffic, that alone would be enough to convince me to catch the bus, js.

Usually I'm not that impressed by AC transit or by any means of public transportation in general…read more Public transportation is a means to an end and I'm not quite the biggest fan of sitting next to individuals with funny odors or next to those who have to be touching when they sit next to you. Somehow, there's a lot of people that don't understand the concept of personal hygiene and like to sit next to me. But this review isn't about me. On the 4th of July, probably one of the worst days to ride public transportation, AC transit surprised me. Sure, the bus didn't leave exactly at 4:40pm. It actually left around 4:50pm. But the bus shepherds (what I call them because they herd the buses as if the buses were goats) made sure that everyone who wanted to get on the bus from SF to the East Bay got a seat on the bus. And trust me, there must have been around 50+ people in line. As a past youth sports coach, gotta love the team spirit!

This was a solid bus line when it was around. Sadly the ridiculous Muni changes and fare rises…read morehave caused the 9AX (and 9X and 9BX) to morph into the 8AX (and so on respectfully). Still runs the same line, justa different number because city officials and the people who run MUNI and fuckfaces. Gets reall crowded between Geary-California. but usually clears up once you get past Chinatown.

It is a crime to sneak onto a bus without paying the bus fare…read more Hehehe I've always done this. I know... I'm horrible. =P I hope they don't come get me. Ummm, If my memory serves me right... This bus runs through the projects to San Bruno. I almost got robbed like 3 times. Luckily I sat next to some old rough looking chinese ladies. They can fight, I'm sure you've seen that youtube video of OLD CHINESE LADY VS. BLACK GIRL. Haha. The bus is always on time and always smell like shit. Can't really complain about something that's cheap (or free =P). Gets me where I want to be and it beats traffic anytime.

I now have to take public transportation from Outer Richmond (33rd Avenue) to Financial District…read more(Bush and Montgomery) Monday-Friday every morning because of my new job. I personally do not like the 38 Geary bus because it's not very clean, the trip takes about 40-45 minutes and seem to always be crowded. My prayers were answered when I found out from sfmuni.com that I can take 38AX to work every morning. The bus is filled with working professionals and not very crowded considering it's not a double bus. My morning commute from point A (33rd Ave) to B (Montgomery/Bush) only takes 20-25 minutes because after stopping at 25th Avenue, the bus cruises down Geary, turns left of Masonic and right on Bush and doesn't stop until my final destination. The 38AX is so quick and convenient that I wished it ran more often than just during rush hours. The best part about 38AX is that you can sit in the front seats and do not have to worry about giving up your seat to seniors and persons with disability. I would never take the regular 38 bus or 38L when I have a choice of taking the 38AX :-)! If you do end up standing up because of no empty seat, make sure to hold on tight because the bus speeds down Bush street and breaks abruptly at times.

4 stars for Outbound, 2 stars for Inbound. Why?…read more Outbound: 1) Plenty of Seats where I get on (Davis & Sansome, next to Embarcadero BART) 2) 25 minutes to 25th. Just a bit faster than the 38L 3) No stopping every 2 minutes between FiDi and Van Ness 4) Ride is like a roller coaster, but not jerky Inbound: 1) No seats when I get on at 25th 2) Herky Jerky Ride that makes me start feeling sick 3) Roasting heat which doesn't help the above 4) 30+ minutes to FiDi? That's slower than the regular 38!!

Hm. This should really be an update of my original 9L-San Bruno review…read more(https://www.yelp.com/biz/9l-san-bruno-limited-san-francisco?hrid=kub_qtm5gonARDqR6TdgBw&utm_campaign=www_review_share_popup&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=(direct)), because all the Muni Limited lines became Rapid lines circa 2013. In any case, it's difficult for me to believe that it's been almost 15 years since I had the job-from-hell I described in that review. But when I think of the regular old 9-San Bruno, I'm right back in that (pretty messed-up) frame of mind, so the 9R is kind of a respite, a specific point in time. There were the bad old pre-9R days, and the hopeful post-9R days? I don't know. The bus. It's useful. Now that I no longer did what I did where I did it, this bus isn't terribly useful to me, but I have used it on a few occasions to get to SFGH for non-emergency (and mostly non-medical) reasons. The lack of stops between Downtown San Francisco and the General is bliss. It just is. Again, it's probably nothing to most riders, but if you had to spend nights on loud, rowdy, packed-to-the-gills 9-San Brunos as they trundled down 11th Street and Potrero Avenue, you thanked the heavens when the 9R arrived.

My weekday go-to route downtown, if I've missed the 8-Bayshore. The 9R is usually an articulated…read morebus and can accommodate a lot of folks during the morning and afternoon commute. Barring a traffic jam on Market or Potrero, it shows up when expected. Operators are generally attentive, especially when there are wheelchair passengers.

This is the downtown end of the line for the Judah line. it is a platform right by the Caltrain…read moredepot. I think that station is overstating it a bit, it is just a platform MUNI has through the downtown area. I have used this stop to get to Caltrain several times. I doubt I will use it much anymore as I discovered that I can take Bart to Millbrae and that was much faster for me from where I usually stay....at about the same cost. Still this stop is in a newer neighborhood just past the ball park.

The 4th & King N-Judah station has got a lot of platform space, which is important because Caltrain…read moreis nearby, but it still feels crowded for some reason. I realize that most people will be waiting on the part of the platform that the train will actually stop near, but would it kill Muni to place a couple more NextMUNI displays around the station? From the middle of the station, it's almost impossible to tell when the next train is departing. They've solved the pedestrians-acting-stupidly problem involving the nearby T-Third station about as well as they could, but I think it would help to give the two stations completely different names so that people think of them as completely different places. I know it's just a semantic thing, but semantics often play a larger role in people's decision-making and general thinking than we, um, think.

This shuttle is mainly for the Mission Bay Area. I heard about it through my apartment building…read more This is such a much needed perk since MUNI monthly pass costs are ridiculous. The MB shuttle is FREE. Can I get an AMEN? Today was the first day and I took full advantage of it. There are several stops around the Mission Bay Area including UCSF, Berry Street, Walgreens, and Cal-Train. The Shuttle begins and ends at the Powell Street Bart Station (stop is by Walgreens on Market). Shuttle runs every 15 min - half an hour or so. You can find their schedule on-line. Basically it runs M-F from 7-10:30am & 3:45-8pm. Perfect for work schedules! Shuttle is very spacious with A/C and Comfy Padded Seats. It took me less time to get to Downtown than it was riding on Muni - obviously there are less stops. It is still fairly new so there are no permanent Mission Bay Shuttle Signs posted. There are just temporary ones or none at all, so I highly recommend downloading a PDF of their schedule and route. I am so thankful for this. It totally beats unreliable MUNI. Now, Baseball season and backed up trains, stuck trains underground, and MUNI fights are a thing of the past. Did I mention that it is FREE?

I have stopped using the Mission Bay shuttles after the schedule and route change that happened at…read morethe beginning of August. The accuracy of times and reliability have completely plummeted, and this is no longer a good service. I realize that the service is free so you can't really complain, but I just want to note my experience and say to not waste your time. You're much better off paying for another service than using this one. Route and Stop Changes - Caltrain to Powell stop has moved from in front of Walgreens to across the street in between 4th and 5th. - Powell stop has moved from in front of the Michael Kors store on Market St. to in front of Bloomingdale's on Mission St. Times The shuttles just don't come on time anymore. Also, the NextBus app is not tracking the times accurately either. There have been multiple times when the app said the shuttle is 2 minutes away, and the shuttle ended up coming 5-10 minutes later or sometimes not at all (I waited at least 10 more minutes before completely giving up). This combined with the new stops where I have to go more out of my way makes for a huge inconvenience when the shuttle doesn't show up, and I have to completely change my plans. The one time that the shuttle did show up (almost 10 minutes late), the driver did not pull up to the sidewalk. He stayed in the most left lane on Townsend and expected me to cross the bike lane and right lane to get to him during rush hour! WTF. After stupidly trying and almost getting hit by bikers, I went back to the sidewalk to see if he would move back over to the right lane. He didn't even make an attempt, so I walked away and headed to the Muni bus instead. This whole experience made me furious at the poor service and safety standards of the shuttle service now.

Cost $2.75 to take the bus. We took it from Chinatown to Pier 39. Perfect, it stops right in front…read moreof Pier 39. Well, it comes quit often and doesn't seem to fail. Best of all is that at the stop it tells you when its coming. So its not like you are waiting forever. The bus is old school but its clean. Friendly driver. Great transportation for sight seeing

Best muni route in the city! Punctual and friendly drivers who are helpful for planning your day in…read morethe Headlands. I took the first bus out on Saturday (9:30ish) from Sutter/Leavenworth and it took about 35 minutes to get to the Marin Headlands Visitor Center. I took the 2pm bus back from Field/Bunker Road. The signage painted on the asphalt is wrong so wait on Bunker Road just past the stop sign and wave at the driver so he knows to stop for you (closest stop to the visitor's center). Great way to avoid the hassle of parking, tolls, and traffic. I brought a book with me and the ride was great-amazing views along the way!

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.