There are 3 ways to get from San Francisco to Albany by subway, taxi, or car
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San Francisco to Albany by subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Albany is to drive which costs $2 - $4 and takes 18 min.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Albany is to taxi which takes 18 min and costs $50 - $65.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at North Berkeley. Services depart every 30 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 30 min.
The distance between San Francisco and Albany is 15 miles. The road distance is 13.5 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Albany without a car is to BART which takes 30 min and costs $3 - $6.
The BART from Civic Center / UN Plaza to North Berkeley takes 30 min including transfers and departs every 30 minutes.
San Francisco to Albany train services, operated by BART, depart from Civic Center / UN Plaza station.
San Francisco to Albany train services, operated by BART, arrive at North Berkeley station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Albany is 13 miles. It takes approximately 18 min to drive from San Francisco to Albany.
There are 672+ hotels available in Albany.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Albany, CA, USA?
BART operates a subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to North Berkeley every 30 minutes. Tickets cost $3–6 and the journey takes 30 min.
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to North Berkeley
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- BART
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Estimated price
- $50–65
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
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