Once you're here, you may be interested in our pages on walking across the Goden Gate Bridge and biking across the Golden Gate Bridge.
By Taxi: Getting There
The ride from Sausalito to the southern parking lot of the Golden Gate Bridge (where you can begin your walk) will cost $5-$10, depending upon your pick-up point.
If you are staying at a San Francisco hotel your concierge should be able to give you a good estimate from their front door.
Information on Sausalito taxi service and contact phone numbers can be found here. San Francisco Taxi Company Fares and Phone Numbers are:
Taxi Fares: First 1/5th of a mile: $3.10, Each additional 1/5th of a mile or fraction thereof: $0.45, Each minute of waiting or traffic delay: $0.45. Airport surcharge: $2.00. Passengers pay for bridge tolls. For distances 15 miles or farther outside the city limits, taxis will charge 150 percent of the metered rate.
Arrow Cab Company (415) 648-3181
DeSoto Cab Company (415) 970-1300
Luxor Cab Company (415) 282-4141
Metro Cab Company (415) 920-0700
Yellow Cab (415) 333-3333
Veterans Cab Company Main: 415-648-4119
By Taxi: Getting Back
If you want to take a taxi "down the hill" into Sausalito or back to San Francisco after walking across the Goden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, here's what to do:
WALKING NORTH: Stop at the rest area at the north end of the Bridge, which is called "Vista Point." You can then call a taxi and say, "Please pick us up at the Vista Point parking lot in Sausalito by the Golden Gate Bridge." You can even schedule in advance the time when they will pick you up, but leave yourself time to enjoy the walk.
There is one catch to doing this: the taxi has to cross the Bridge, pay the toll and come back north again to get to Vista Point, so you'll pay a few dollars extra. The area at Vista Point is so beautiful and the chance to photograph the Bridge is so wonderful that you may not mind.
If you want to save money and the whole gang is up to it, signs at the north end of the Bridge will direct you to the pedestrian passageway that leads beneath the Bridge to the parking lot and hiking areas on the other side. (Use the restrooms at Vista Point first, since there are no services on the other side of the Bridge.) Take this path and head uphill on the other side and you'll come to another parking lot. Call the taxi to pick you up there and they don't have to cross the Bridge, pay the toll and come back.
In this case, you'd tell them, "We're in the Golden Gate Bridge parking lot on the Sausalito side, across the Freeway from Vista Point, just off Conzelman Road." A satellite photo of the area is below, and you can click on "View Larger Map" to have the chance to get a good feel for both parking lots.
Google Map Instructions: Use the "+" and "-" buttons to zoom in and out, the arrow keys to scroll the map, and the SAT button to see the satellite view.
WALKING SOUTH: Another parking lot and observation area are at the southern end of the Bridge. Just tell the taxi to pick you up "at the Golden Gate Bridge South Parking Lot by the observation area."
By Bus
Golden Gate Transit buses (owned by the Bridge District) connect Sausalito and points north with San Francisco, criss-crossing the Golden Gate Bridge in each direction. Routes that stop at the Bridge in either direction in San Francisco (as of January, 2009) are numbers 2, 4, 8, 10, 24, 26, 27, 38, 44, 54, 56, 58, 60, 70, 72, 73, 74, 76, and 80. The Golden Gate Transit website has further information on these comfortable (some say luxurious) commuter buses, and you can also call 511 for transit assistance.
The San Francisco Muni Bus system routes 28 and 29 serve the southern end of the Bridge.
By Car
There are several parking lots at or near the Bridge, which you can read about on our Golden Gate Bridge parking page.
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