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 Muni Services in Brief
Muni provides service throughout the city of San Francisco on a variety of transit vehicles. Here is a brief explanation of these different modes:
Cable cars: these are historic cars which are cable-powered (cables are under the street). There are three remaining lines: the Powell & Hyde, the Powell & Mason, and the California. These are not wheelchair accessible.
Historic Streetcars: The F-Market and Wharves service runs from Fisherman's Wharf to the Castro, all on street-level tracks. This line is wheelchair accessible at most stops.
 Metro, light rail vehicles, streetcars: these start underground in Metro stations then come above ground and run on rail on city streets. They travel from downtown San Francisco out to various neighborhoods. These are the J, K, L, M and N lines. They are wheelchair accessible at all stations and at key stops on the street level.
Buses: these are the rubber tire diesel vehicles that run on the majority of San Francisco lines. Muni bus lines are wheelchair accessible.
Trolley buses: these also have rubber tires and are powered by electric overhead wires. They travel above ground only. At this time, only lines 6 and 41 are not wheelchair accessible.
More information on wheelchair accessibility is available.
Muni is one of dozens of transit agencies in the Bay Area. It is not related to BART, the Bay Area Rapid Transit. You must pay a separate fare on each transit agency.
Fare Info and Options
Here is some introductory fare information and some fare options you may be interested in.
- The San Francisco CityPass is good as a pass for seven consecutive days on Muni and is also good for admission to several attractions in the city. It's available at those attractions and at the Visitor Information Center at Powell & Market Streets.
Get more information, or purchase a CityPass online (offsite link). There is a shipping and handling charge for online purchases. The CityPass is produced and marketed by CityPass, an independent organization, not by Muni.
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More fare information is available, as well as where to buy items mentioned here.
The most likely fare items of interest:
Paratransit services for visitors
Information on paratransit services for San Francisco visitors, along with additional information including hours of service, is available on the San Francisco Paratransit Web site.
Tourist destinations
Except as noted, only routes with frequent daytime service are shown. Most links in this section are offsite links.
| Destination |
Muni lines Schedule info at transit.511.org. |
| Asian Art Museum |
5, 19; short walk from 6, 7, 9, 21, 26, 47, 49, 66, 71, and J-K-L-M-N (Civic Center Station) |
| AT&T Park |
N; short walk from 10, 15, 30, 45, 47 |
| Cable Car Museum |
Powell-Hyde or Powell-Mason cable car |
| Cable Car terminals: California cable car
(California cable car map and schedule) |
1, 2, 7, 9, 14, 19, 21, 31, 47, 49, 71, F; short walk from 10, 12 |
| Cable Car terminals: Powell-Hyde and Powell-Mason cable car
(Powell-Hyde map and schedule)
(Powell-Mason map and schedule) |
5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 19, 21, 31, 47, 71, F; short walk from 14, 15, 26, 49 |
| California Academy of Sciences |
(Temporary location) 27; short walk from 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 9X, 12, 14, 21, 30, 31, 45, 71, F, J-K-L-M-N (Powell Station) |
| Candlestick Park |
See Monster Park |
| The Castro |
24, 33, 35, 37, K-L-M (Castro Street Station), F |
| Chinatown |
1, 9X, 12, 15, 30, 45, Cable Cars |
| Civic Center, City Hall |
5, 21, 47, 49; short walk from 6, 7, 9, 31, 71, J-K-L-M-N (Civic Center Station) |
| Coit Tower |
39 |
| Crissy Field |
29 |
| Fillmore Jazz Preservation District |
22, 31, 38, 38L |
| Fisherman's Wharf, Alcatraz & Angel Island ferries |
10, 15, 19, 30, 39, 47, F, and Powell-Hyde or Powell-Mason cable car |
| Fort Mason |
28; short walk from 22, 30, 43 |
| Golden Gate Bridge |
28 (daily); 76 (Sundays and Sunday-service Holidays only). Or any Golden Gate Transit buses from downtown San Francisco. |
Golden Gate Park
Maps (offsite links):
east end of park
middle of park
west end of park |
5, 21, 28, 29, 44, 71, N. Or Golden Gate Park Shuttle (seasonal, offsite link)
East end of park: California Academy of Sciences (effective 2008), Conservatory of Flowers, DeYoung Museum, Japanese Tea Garden, National AIDS Memorial Grove, Sharon Meadow, Strybing Arboretum.
Middle of park: Stow Lake.
West end of park: Beach Chalet, Buffalo Enclosure, Windmills. |
| The Haight (formerly Haight-Ashbury) |
6, 7, 33, 37, 43,71 |
| Japantown |
2, 3, 4, 22, 38, 38L |
| Legion of Honor |
18 |
| Little Saigon |
19, 31; short walk from 5, 38, 38L, 47, 49 |
| Marin Headlands |
76 (Sundays and Sunday-service Holidays only) |
| Mission District |
14, 18, 22, 24, 33, 48, J |
| Monster Park stadium |
29 (Also special 9X, 28X, 47X express buses on 49ers game days only) |
| Moscone Convention Center |
12, 30, 45; short walk from 5, 6, 7, 9, 14, 15, 21, 31, 38, 38L, 71, F, J-K-L-M-N (Powell Street Station) |
| Mount Davidson |
36; short walk from 43, 48 |
| North Beach |
15, 30, 45; short walk from 9X, 12 |
| Ocean Beach |
5, 18, 23, 31, 38 to La Playa, 71, N |
| Palace of Fine Arts, Exploratorium |
28; 76 (Sundays and Sunday-service Holidays only); short walk from 30, 43 |
| Piers 39 & 41, Alcatraz & Angel Island ferries |
10, 15, 19, 30, 39, 47, F, and Powell-Hyde or Powell-Mason cable car |
| San Francisco Museum of Modern Art |
14, 15, 30, 45; short walk from 5, 6, 7, 9, 21, 31, 38, 38L, 71, F and J-K-L-M-N (Montgomery Street Station) |
| San Francisco Zoo |
23, L |
| Twin Peaks |
37 (take stairway from Crestline Drive) |
| Union Square shopping district |
38, 38L, Powell-Hyde or Powell-Mason cable car; short walk from 5, 6, 7, 9, 21, 27, 31, 66, 71, F, J-K-L-M-N (Powell Street Station) |
| Union Street shopping district |
22, 45 |
Additional popular destinations throughout the San Francisco Bay Area are available on the 511 Transit Web site.
Airport Transit
Links in this section are offsite links.
SFO
Muni does not serve the San Francisco International Airport (SFO). The airport is located 14 miles south of downtown San Francisco, in San Mateo County. For public transit information to the airport, contact BART, SamTrans, or Caltrain. For shuttles and other services, call the San Francisco Transportation Hotline at 1-800-736-2008 or select "Ground Transport" on the San Francisco International Airport Web site.
For information about accessible transit to the airport, call Muni Accessible Services, 415-701-4485.
If you are arriving at SFO, you may wish to purchase a Muni Passport at the information booth at Baggage Claim before you leave the airport.
Other airports
For the Oakland International Airport (OAK), see OAK ground transportation information or contact BART or AC Transit.
For the Mineta San José International Airport (SJC), see SJC ground transportation information or contact Caltrain or VTA. |
