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San Francisco SFO Airport Overview

San Francisco International Airport SFO is one of the country's busiest airports and is gateway to the Pacific regions. SFO serves the cosmopolitan city of San Francisco, Silicon Valley, and the wider Bay Area.  According to Fodor, San Francisco International is 'One of the Best [airports] in the World'.  Travel & Leisure bestowed  the Airport with their Social Media in Travel & Tourism Awards. Also the 'Frequent Business Traveler GlobeRunner Awards'  vited SFO as 'Best Airport in the Americas'. 

The Airport is located next to the cities of Millbrae & San Bruno, in San Mateo County, 13 miles south of San Francisco, California, and situated near the junction of Highway 101 and Interstate 380, and offers easy connection to Hwy 280 (San Jose - San Francisco).

With four long runways and an estimated 44.5 million passengers in 2012, San Francisco International Airport is hub to United and Virgin America airlines, and is served by a multitude of domestic and international airlines offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe.
Lufthansa's flight 454 offers a scheduled route to Frankfurt;  AirFrance offers seasonal flights to Paris de Gaulle airport; SAS offers flights to Copenhagen; and  United offers non-stop service to Taipei & Paris.

For current traffic information, call 511 from within the San Francisco Bay Area, or  510.817.1717 from outside.

NOTE:  CLEARlanes are now available at SFO to subscribing members, getting you through security check quickly.

The passenger terminal complex at San Francisco's Airport consists of four passenger terminals - domestic terminals T1, T2, T3 & the International Terminal.  A new control tower is being built between Terminals 1 & 2.  (For more  information please refer to 'Terminal Maps' page.)
Other parking options at San Francisco International Airport include a cell phone lot, a Domestic Parking Garage, International Parking Garages A & G, ParkFAST covered reserved parking, and Park VALET. (For more information, please refer to 'Airport Parking' page.)

The Rental Car Center at San Franisco Airport (780 N. McDonnell Road) is accessible by AirTrain's Blue Line, which also serves the parking lots and all terminals and runs 24/7. The Center houses the rental car counters for Alamo, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Fox, Hertz, National & Thrifty on level 4. Offsite agencies ACE & Payless provide free shuttles from the Rental car center, stopping at the south curb upon request.

To get from San Francisco International Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi or limo, or use the efficient Metro rail services which run between the Airport, the city, and the Bay Area. The BART transportation system at the Airport connects to the Caltrain at the Millbrae Station, requiring a transfer at the San Bruno station during weekday daytime hours; however, direct service between SFO & Millbrae is available weekday evening, and on weekends/holidays.
Transportation available outside the International Terminal: (a) Charter Services, SamTrans, & Pre-Arranged Vans - at level 1, Bus Courtyards A & G; (b) Airporters Bus, Limousines, & taxis - at level 2, Arriva/Baggage Claim Center island Transport Zone; and (c) Long-term parking shuttle, Off-Airport parking shuttle, hotel courtesy shuttles & door-to-door vans - at level 3, Departures/Ticketing Center Island Transport Zone.

Present & Future Airport Developments:  Ground breaking started on the new air traffic control tower, between Terminals 1 & 2 (east of the current one which it will replace) - completion is scheduled for fall 2014 and should be fully operational a year later.


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San Francisco SFO Airport Update History

  • Updated SFO Taxis & Limos page - May 10, 2013
  • Updated SFO Airports page - May 7, 2013
  • Updated SFO Food & Stores page - May 7, 2013
  • Updated SFO Airport Intro page - Apr 27, 2013
  • Updated SFO Terminal Map page - Mar 14, 2013
  • Updated SFO Main Terminals page - Feb 8, 2013
  • Updated SFO Official Website Links page - Feb 8, 2013
  • Updated SFO Direct Flights page - Jan 25, 2013