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Ok, San Diego does not have good public transport. Unless you're staying with friends or family, I highly recommend renting a vehicle. If you have an ok budget, try the major rental car companies
Or if you want to save money and don't mind driving a beater, try Rent-A-Wreck. 4400 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, CA 92115. (619)223-3300 Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Is to fly into to Los Angeles, rent a car and drive from there. This way you can drive along the coast and take in the spectacular view.
Driving is the best way. Driving is fairly easy if you come from anywhere in North America. I didn’t experience any of the road rage we always here about in the news. Leave a Comment Theme: Motorcycle
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The best way to get around in San Diego is by renting a car. There's not many taxi's in San Diego and the only ones that I know are down town. You can call for a taxi but I'm not sure what they will charge you. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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511 is a free service that was launched in San Diego County this year (2007) that provides up to date information on traffic accidents and conditions on the major highways. If you find yourself stuck in traffic, you can just call 511 from your cell phone and tell the voice activated system what freeway you want information for, and the up to date recording will tell you if there's an accident up ahead. The system can also estimate driving times based on the current traffic conditions between major points in the County. If you can't get the voice activated system to work (which happens if it can't understand what you're saying), the system also uses a touch tone system to access the same information.
Unfortunately, much of San Diego's traffic congestion is due to construction on some of our major freeways, plus, drivers tend to slow down to see the non-accidents (like a driver with a flat tire)on the side of the road.
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Parking in Downtown San Diego can be difficult and expensive. However, there are some tricks.
The meters do not run 6pm-8am on the weekdays or all day on Sunday. This means that you can park your car on any street in a legal space overnight without paying the ridiculous nightly rates that hotels and lots (surface or garage) charge.
Most of the time, you'll be able to find a good space close to your hotel. The exception to this is the Gaslamp, where parking will be much more difficult. Little Italy, with its surgence of condos, is also harder to find a space in. Generally you'll have to get out to the fringes, especially where Little Italy runs into Downtown and the residential development drops off. Unless you're lucky. There will also be problems around Petco Park on days when there is a Padres game. People attending the games will try to avoid paying for the lots and will fill up the street spaces.
One worry is theft and vandalism. There is a sketchy area of Downtown SD on the eastern side that should be outright avoided. Basically, if you're parking at night and there are plenty of open spaces, it's probably a bad section of town. Always park near other cars. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Parking in the Gaslamp tends to be overpriced. If there is a Padres game in town - plan your visit to the Gaslamp for a different night! Otherwise, the best deal is to park at Horton Plaza. It is a large, secure parking garage. TAKE YOUR TICKET WITH YOU. Enjoy the Gaslamp, then buy something really cheap in any store (even just a pack of gum - I prefer a cup of coffee.) Ask the store to "validate" your ticket and parking is free for 2 or 3 hours.
For directions, see the website. There are a lot of reviews under "Things to do" for Horton Plaza itself.
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Southern Calif was built around the auto....don't fight it. If you can't drive stay near the downtown. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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The best way to get around would be to rent a car if you're not driving into the city. Many of the things to do in San Diego are spread out, and there's no way you'd be able to walk from.. lets say the Zoo to Sea World. The only place you'll run into any problems with parking would be downtown (there are pay lots, but it can get pricey), or by the beach.
It isn't too complicated to drive in SD - the streets are mostly laid out in rough grid fashion (no round abouts or anything like that) and you have left turn arrows at stoplights (not left turn yields like in LA - those always stress me out when I'm up there!). There are 4 way stops in many communities - just make sure you fully stop and don't do a "California Rolling Stop" lest a police officer sees you and gives you a ticket for failing to stop. The freeways are also close to everything you would want to visit. Theme: Car/Motor Home
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