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The BART system is wonderful. Has its down sides of course. It doesnt run 24hours. It is limited in routes But it is easy to use. They do expand it. Now goes to SFO. And a much better way to get into the city than driving. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
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With the AC Transit System and BART, you don't need a car to get around in Oakland. You can get transfers from inside BART stations for discounts on AC Bus lines. Coming from LA, I was suprised how well utilized bay area public transportation is. The down side is that every year BART just kept getting more and more expensive. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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 by davequ
Since you're dead in LA and most other places without a car, I think it is amazing that I can fly into the Bay area, have meetings anywhere from the San Francisco financial district to Oakland to Dublin (places I have to go all the time for business),
and NEVER have to rent a car.
We have nothing like this in Colorado.
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Amtrak comes to Oakland at Jack London Square or Emeryville.
Car or Motorcycle is needed to reach it locally. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 by nrg510
Rail: There are two almost-new Amtrak stations, one at the east end of Jack London Square, and one in the tiny ''city'' of Emeryville, at the northwest corner of Oakland. The Jack London Square one is closer to BART and downtown, other than that there's not much of a difference. California Zephyr trains from Chicago no longer stop at the Jack London Square station.
Bus: The greyhound station is in a pretty ***ty corner of downtown.
Ferry: Ferries from San Francisco and Alameda arrive at the foot of Clay Street in Jack London Square.
BART, the regional subway/metro/whatever system is fast, comfortable, and aside from the occasional complete meltdown, extremely reliable. Unfortunately, it bypasses most of Oakland. If you're lucky enough to be going somewhere that actually has a station though (ie:Downtown, Rockridge, Fruitvale), it's great!
Oakland has probably one of the worst bus systems of any large urban city in the US (AC Transit). Sure, it's better than say, Phoenix or Las Vegas, but these cities weren't built around a large rail system (torn up in the 1950s) like Oakland. The 51 is the only line that seems to come frequently enough to be reliable. If you're not going somewhere along one of the 'trunk lines' (51, 40/43, 72/73, 57/58, 82) you're probably better off driving or (for shorter distances) walking. The buses are a good way to see some of the areas that you wouldn't dream of walking in, though.
Go to transitinfo.org for transit schedules, maps, etc...
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(Photo: a cool car at the Jack London Square) Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 by miruka
Take the BART. The BART is better than sliced bread. The BART is better than air. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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