Main Terminal / Concourses at San Francisco SFO Airport
San Francisco's Airport has four passenger terminals, arranged in a circle around the Domestic Garages: Terminal 1 with Boarding Areas B & C, Terminal 2 with Boarding Area D, Terminal 3 with Boarding Areas E & F, and the International Terminal with Boarding Areas A & G and International garages A & B attached to on either side of the Main Hall. T1, T2 & T3 handle domestic flights plus pre-TSA clearance flights from Canada.
Getting around at SFO:
1. All four terminals are connected by the Red and Blue Lines of the AirTrain, an automated people mover. The Blue line also connects to the garage, the BART Station and the Rental Car Center.
2. Domestic to International Terminals: A secure connector allows passengers, transferring from domestic flights in Terminals 2 & 3 to international flights in Boarding Area G, to walk directly to their new gate without having to exit and re-enter security or ride a shuttle bus between the two buildings.
3. At Terminal 2 a pedestrian bridge takes you to the AirTrain with connection to the BART transit system.
4. International to Domestic Terminals: To connect to any of the domestic terminals, take the AirTrain’s blue or red line at either station A or G below the Main Hall. To get to Terminal 3, you can also use the short connector between Boarding Area G and Terminal 3 and its F gates. (To get to areas in northern San Mateo County, San Francisco & the East Bay, take the AirTrain near Boarding Area G to the BART train station.)
5. International Arrivals: Unless you have gone through US customs clearance at participating airports in Canada and the Caribbean, you need to go through passport check, retrieve checked bags, go through customs clearance and - if transferring to another flight - re-check-in bag (the tag should indicate layover and final destination Airport Codes).
1. The International Terminal at San Francisco Airport with boarding areas A (gates 1-12) and G ((gates 91-102) on either side, has in the center a 2-level Main Hall. Split level boarding areas are for dining & shopping on the upper level and gate rooms on the lower level. There is a storage facility at the Airport Travel Agency (Main Hall); XpressSpa is in the Boarding Area G, near gate 100. Showers (& related services, incl. shoeshine) are in the Main Hall. Cell Phone rentals & Business services are in the Arrivlas Lobby (650.821.8000). The Medical Clinic (650.821.5600) provides services in the main hall, departures level. Baggage wrapping is in the Main Hall. Listed below are locations for Currency Exchange, ATM machines, Airline Lounges, and Terminal Connections:
(a) Currency Exchange at the International Terminal: The Main Hall, level 1 has three services at the entrances, two near Boarding Area A, pre-& post-security; one on in center & two near Boarding Area G, pre- and post-security. Boarding Area A has currency exchanges near gates 4 & 8, and at Boarding Area G near gates 91 and 93.
(b) ATM machines at the International Terminal: One is next to Boule Café, to the left of the Main Hall, and at Brookstone, center back; and at Boarding Area A near gates A1 & A8, and Boarding Area G near gate G91.
(c) Airline Lounges at the International Terminal: Air France Lounge at post-security, South, Level 4; British Airways Executive Club at Boarding Area A, Level 3, between gates 4 & 6; China Airlines Dynasty Lounge at South, level 4; EVA Airlines Evergreen Lounge at North, level 3; Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge at South, level 4; KLM Royal Dutch Airlines at South, level 3, shared with Delta; Lufthansa Airlines at United Red Carpet Club’s location; Philippine Airlines Mabuhay Lounge at South, level 4; Singapore Airlines Silver Kris Lounge at North, level 3, post-security; United Airlines Red Carpet Club at North, level 4, with post-security entrance on level 3); United Airlines Arrivals Lounge at the shoulder between the North terminal and the new International Terminal, on the second floor; United Airlines Departures Lounge in Boarding Area G, lower level, near gate 98; Virgin Atlantic Airways Virgin Cub House at South, level 5.
2. Terminal 1 at San Francisco Airport serves US Airways, Alaska, Southwest, Hawaiian, Horizon, Frontier, Delta, Midwest, AirTran, and has boarding area B (gates 20-36). It offers Information counters, hotel boards, and access to the International Main Hall and to the Boarding Area C. The USO Lounge, accessed via elevators behind Delta's ticket counter, on the Mezzanine Level is open 24/7, tel. 650.821.7613. Lost & Found (tel. 650.821.7014) is on the Arrivals level near carousel 17. Fee-based Rapid Charging Units are at B gates 23 & 43. in T3 at E gate 61, F gates 87 and near F gates 80-90.
3. Terminal 2 at San Francisco Airport with boarding area D serves American & Virgin Atlantic withgates 1-14. With nearly 640,000 square feet of space, it is the Nation's first terminal to be awarded the LEED Gold award. It has a capacity of handling 5.5 million enplaned passengers a year, a large retail area with 12 food & drink establishments, 9 stores, a gourmet marketplace with wine bar, and a spa, it offers easy connection via a pedestrian bridge to the AirTrain with connection to the BART transit system. Among the terminal's sustainable features are paperless tickeng and preferential parking for hybrid cars. Terminal 2 also hosts food vendors offering healthy fare from local sources.
When entering T2 from the Departures curb, you have the North Ticketing Hall for American Airlines to the left, and the South Tickeing Hall for Virgin America to the right, followed by the Security check in the center, and leading to the Retail Concourse, and straight ahead to the Departures Lounge and Boarding Area D with 14 airline gates.
4. Terminal 3 at San Francisco Airport with boarding area F serves Continental, American, United, Air Canada, with gates 68-90. has on its Mezzanine level a full-service branch of Bank of America; a nursery & a Video Remote Interpreting Service. The departure area, which has an Aquarium, leads to Boarding Gate F. ATMs are located at pre- and post security. All modes of transportation can be accessed outside levels 1 and 2. A Kids' Spot is near F gate 87A. Fee-based Rapid Charging Units are at F gates 87 and near F gates 80-90.
Other Amenities and services inside all four terminals include Information booths with language assiance; an abundance of food & drink establishments and shops, paging service (tel. 1.800.I.Fly.SFO or 650.821.8211, then select 2), work stations, telephones with data ports. Mailboxes are at curbside on Departures /Ticketing level at the end corner of all terminals. SmarteCarts are available for free in pre-security areas & garages. Free phone boards for lodging, transportation & attractions are in the Baggage Claim area of all terminals. Change machines are in the baggage claim areas.
Getting around at SFO:
1. All four terminals are connected by the Red and Blue Lines of the AirTrain, an automated people mover. The Blue line also connects to the garage, the BART Station and the Rental Car Center.
2. Domestic to International Terminals: A secure connector allows passengers, transferring from domestic flights in Terminals 2 & 3 to international flights in Boarding Area G, to walk directly to their new gate without having to exit and re-enter security or ride a shuttle bus between the two buildings.
3. At Terminal 2 a pedestrian bridge takes you to the AirTrain with connection to the BART transit system.
4. International to Domestic Terminals: To connect to any of the domestic terminals, take the AirTrain’s blue or red line at either station A or G below the Main Hall. To get to Terminal 3, you can also use the short connector between Boarding Area G and Terminal 3 and its F gates. (To get to areas in northern San Mateo County, San Francisco & the East Bay, take the AirTrain near Boarding Area G to the BART train station.)
5. International Arrivals: Unless you have gone through US customs clearance at participating airports in Canada and the Caribbean, you need to go through passport check, retrieve checked bags, go through customs clearance and - if transferring to another flight - re-check-in bag (the tag should indicate layover and final destination Airport Codes).
1. The International Terminal at San Francisco Airport with boarding areas A (gates 1-12) and G ((gates 91-102) on either side, has in the center a 2-level Main Hall. Split level boarding areas are for dining & shopping on the upper level and gate rooms on the lower level. There is a storage facility at the Airport Travel Agency (Main Hall); XpressSpa is in the Boarding Area G, near gate 100. Showers (& related services, incl. shoeshine) are in the Main Hall. Cell Phone rentals & Business services are in the Arrivlas Lobby (650.821.8000). The Medical Clinic (650.821.5600) provides services in the main hall, departures level. Baggage wrapping is in the Main Hall. Listed below are locations for Currency Exchange, ATM machines, Airline Lounges, and Terminal Connections:
(a) Currency Exchange at the International Terminal: The Main Hall, level 1 has three services at the entrances, two near Boarding Area A, pre-& post-security; one on in center & two near Boarding Area G, pre- and post-security. Boarding Area A has currency exchanges near gates 4 & 8, and at Boarding Area G near gates 91 and 93.
(b) ATM machines at the International Terminal: One is next to Boule Café, to the left of the Main Hall, and at Brookstone, center back; and at Boarding Area A near gates A1 & A8, and Boarding Area G near gate G91.
(c) Airline Lounges at the International Terminal: Air France Lounge at post-security, South, Level 4; British Airways Executive Club at Boarding Area A, Level 3, between gates 4 & 6; China Airlines Dynasty Lounge at South, level 4; EVA Airlines Evergreen Lounge at North, level 3; Japan Airlines Sakura Lounge at South, level 4; KLM Royal Dutch Airlines at South, level 3, shared with Delta; Lufthansa Airlines at United Red Carpet Club’s location; Philippine Airlines Mabuhay Lounge at South, level 4; Singapore Airlines Silver Kris Lounge at North, level 3, post-security; United Airlines Red Carpet Club at North, level 4, with post-security entrance on level 3); United Airlines Arrivals Lounge at the shoulder between the North terminal and the new International Terminal, on the second floor; United Airlines Departures Lounge in Boarding Area G, lower level, near gate 98; Virgin Atlantic Airways Virgin Cub House at South, level 5.
2. Terminal 1 at San Francisco Airport serves US Airways, Alaska, Southwest, Hawaiian, Horizon, Frontier, Delta, Midwest, AirTran, and has boarding area B (gates 20-36). It offers Information counters, hotel boards, and access to the International Main Hall and to the Boarding Area C. The USO Lounge, accessed via elevators behind Delta's ticket counter, on the Mezzanine Level is open 24/7, tel. 650.821.7613. Lost & Found (tel. 650.821.7014) is on the Arrivals level near carousel 17. Fee-based Rapid Charging Units are at B gates 23 & 43. in T3 at E gate 61, F gates 87 and near F gates 80-90.
3. Terminal 2 at San Francisco Airport with boarding area D serves American & Virgin Atlantic withgates 1-14. With nearly 640,000 square feet of space, it is the Nation's first terminal to be awarded the LEED Gold award. It has a capacity of handling 5.5 million enplaned passengers a year, a large retail area with 12 food & drink establishments, 9 stores, a gourmet marketplace with wine bar, and a spa, it offers easy connection via a pedestrian bridge to the AirTrain with connection to the BART transit system. Among the terminal's sustainable features are paperless tickeng and preferential parking for hybrid cars. Terminal 2 also hosts food vendors offering healthy fare from local sources.
When entering T2 from the Departures curb, you have the North Ticketing Hall for American Airlines to the left, and the South Tickeing Hall for Virgin America to the right, followed by the Security check in the center, and leading to the Retail Concourse, and straight ahead to the Departures Lounge and Boarding Area D with 14 airline gates.
4. Terminal 3 at San Francisco Airport with boarding area F serves Continental, American, United, Air Canada, with gates 68-90. has on its Mezzanine level a full-service branch of Bank of America; a nursery & a Video Remote Interpreting Service. The departure area, which has an Aquarium, leads to Boarding Gate F. ATMs are located at pre- and post security. All modes of transportation can be accessed outside levels 1 and 2. A Kids' Spot is near F gate 87A. Fee-based Rapid Charging Units are at F gates 87 and near F gates 80-90.
Other Amenities and services inside all four terminals include Information booths with language assiance; an abundance of food & drink establishments and shops, paging service (tel. 1.800.I.Fly.SFO or 650.821.8211, then select 2), work stations, telephones with data ports. Mailboxes are at curbside on Departures /Ticketing level at the end corner of all terminals. SmarteCarts are available for free in pre-security areas & garages. Free phone boards for lodging, transportation & attractions are in the Baggage Claim area of all terminals. Change machines are in the baggage claim areas.
