I saw a train platform, but I am confused...and the railroad tracks sound old and unused... mostly, Marin County offers buses to and from San Francisco through the Golden Gate Bridge and Presidio....goes downtown or through the Marina the buses are decent and actually not cheap...about $5-6 one way...so don't rush over the transit center is at Downtown San Rafael...similar to Burlingame or Palo Alto.. read more

Central San Rafael lots of places to eat and fine and see. Transit center is very conveniently located ! Buses and trains connect the North Bay to SF Great convenience! read more

Am in & out of here pretty much on a regular basis, about every two weeks. I actually feel this is one of the "cleaner" transits, outside, after being in San Francisco especially. The bathrooms here are disgusting & that's putting it mildly - don't touch anything you don't have to. I like the location as it is close to stores, places to eat and a bank right across the street. I actually have time to either shop (Walgreens about 3 blocks up the street) or grab a snack from the little kiosk located at the transit mall or even grab a full lunch/dinner from close by Sol Food. There is no parking though & that is a drawback big time for dropping off/picking up people. read more

Not much of a transit center and restrooms are inexplicably locked on weekends. It is walking distance from some shops and restaurants in downtown San Rafael. Golden Gate buses 70 and 101 connect to San Francisco. read more

I wanted to Check-In here, but noticed it hadn't been Yelped: corey g to the rescue!! I've been here a few times over the year because I have homies in Marin and up in Santa Rosa. The location of the transit center is nice in that its near downtown San Rafael, so you have lots of cool little shops, eateries, and coffee shops. I've only taken the Golden Gate Transit bus from here. There is a small waiting room area if you want to chill inside (there are decently clean restrooms inside). You also have a little deli/coffee/food shop right at the Center as well. read more

San Rafael Transit Center - Bus Stations Near Me - San Rafael, California

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I realize that not having parking is difficult. But as a transit center at the heart of town to help people get to where they need to be, it is among the best. Seriously for someone who uses transit regularly, it is a godsend. Golden Gate Transit is one of the best transit systems around and I can't say enough about it and all the drivers/staff that work there. Our nation needs to put more into transit infrastructure. Other nations have done it, especially countries in Europe, Asia, etc. The new SMART Train that is going in at San Rafael is only a small and very short-sightedly planned portion of what is needed for our Bay Area. I want to thank Golden Gate Transit for the outstanding service they provide. If ever you need to get around the North Bay Area, check out Golden Gate Transit. There are other bus pad locations like at Novato and so forth, that have parking for commuters. To be able to park your car and commute into the City, saves so much time, effort, and money. It is worth trying it at least once. I bet once you do, you will consider it as a helpful option more often than not. read more

I don't know what is not to like. It is a functioning transit hub. Great food close by. My only complaint is the crazies that hang there but you can't really do anything about that. read more

San Rafael Transit Center - Bus Stations Near Me - San Rafael, California

Too crowded, awkward location, no parking. Need I say more?? I dropped my friend off yesterday do she could load up her clipper card. There was literally no place for me to park when she went in. I went to the loading dock area and hoped a cop wouldn't come. For such a large transit center, they need parking!!! read more

To day bus 23 to fairfax driver he doesn't take in the bus he gone before time 1 minute everyday 4:15 to day he go 4:14 he saw me but be not stop the bus So why he go before 4:15 !!!!!! read more

If aliens came to earth looking for signs of civilization or intelligent life, and they saw this transit center, they would just keep on looking. To start, I will mention that I ride transit a lot. Every day, in fact. I am based in San Rafael, head to northgate area very frequently, and am schooling in SF. I am a lot more familiar with the transit center and transit system than I would ever want to be. There are two good things about this transit center. Number one: it does do its job. It is a location where you can catch busses. So thats important, but not spectacular since that is what it is designed to do after all. Number two: the kosmo café that is nested in beside the main building is great. The coffee is average at best, however the espresso is legitimately great. They have a good variety of snacks and it's a big positive on the espresso alone. Only problems are that it has no real seating area, and it is not open as much as I would like. Now on to the rest of the station: It's gross. Like really gross. I don't think the staff know what "cleaning" is. The bathrooms are a veritable swamp of excrement. There is only very poor shelter from rain or sun. They made high roof structures that appear very sturdy, but don't actually offer shade for most of the day. There is almost no seating whatsoever. Maybe two benches per bus pad. And then a couple unclean cement walls to sit on (i assume). They do have some planters, which is nice, but they could use more. There is no wifi or power so you can't really get any work done or much of anything while waiting. The cafe is great, like I said, but there is no place to actually consume the food you bought. The schedules are not standardized, and many seem to present information in different ways which is very inefficient. None of them actually present the information in a way that would be easy for a newcomer to the local transit system to actually understand. Not to mention they aren't always accurate. On many occasions I have had the bus arrive AND LEAVE early. Wtf is that. Thankfully they tend to actually obey the posted schedule whilst at the transit center. But any other stop is like the wild west. The clipper card readers are slow, unclean, outdated and really hard to read. As in the screen is awful. I have to either bend down till I'm about 3 feet tall or splay my legs out like a giraffe at a watering hole. Either way your face needs to be about 6 inches away from the screen in order to read it. The busses themselves also didn't bother to standardize their ticket system. So for example you have to tag on and off using clipper on some busses, but on others you only tag on. And God forbid you try to pay cash for your ride. All busses will take exact change or give you a "change card". They also make the rides inconvenient costs like 6:75. So a change card is a little slip of paper that looks almost exactly like a transfer, which is just plain mean hearted. And what's more, you can't use said change card on all busses. Yaaay. Oh and by the way, you cannot pay with a credit card because we apparently don't live in a civilized country. The busses are also extremely loud, I am sure they are loud enough at times to cause hearing damage. It would be great if they could either fix the busses, or set up like a waist high little cement wall to block some of the sound. I came hear to get to school, not to get stabbed in my ears. Get your shit together transit. read more

I've been noticing for a good while now that this certain guy has gone above and beyond cleaning around the transit center,and I could see how he took pride in doing so.Today I had to let him know how I truly appreciate what I've been seeing him do.Even when he is training someone it stands out.I found out his name is Jason and he does an Awesome job in keep SanRafael transit center clean.8/27/2020 Martha M. read more

Seriously. A major transit center with no parking available? Who thought of that?! Clearly someone who won't have to trudge with laptop and other things for business from over a mile away. There's no one to drop me off. Never would have guessed this! WTF?! read more

Good transit center bathrooms and clipper add value machines as well as two food vendors riff raff panhandlers are about but security guard keeps them for the most part at bay read more

I'm here like everyday and hate it. I hate when the people feed the birds and hundreds flock over and security does nothing. What happened to the security guards that would stop the problems. The people smoking everywhere I just want fresh air. The bathrooms are gross they need to be remodeled and bigger. There needs to be security in that area at times. That area shouldn't close until the last bus leaves. I don't like the ground it's slippery when wet. read more