Can someone please advise on this itinerary?

I have done a little itinerary for one of our days in San Francisco in August, could someone please advise if this is OK?

We are staying in Fisherman%26#39;s Wharf (Holiday Inn Express) so I believe quickest way to the bridge toll plaza is by taxi?

So:

taxi to bridge toll plaza

No10 bus to Sausilito (I have the timetable)

Have lunch and enjoy Sausilito

Ferry from Sausilito to Ferry Building

Look round ferry building

FLine tram to fishermans wharf

Walk back to hotel.

I do have a couple of things I%26#39;m not sure of. Should we get to the bridge toll plaza bus stop a bit earier, can we get good views from there for photos? Also, is this where the bridge visitor centre/shop is?

The other thing is will we be OK getting on the ferry at Sausilito, or do we need to book? It would be midweek, monday or wednesday.

Any help appreciated - less than 3 weeks to go before we arrive! :D

Can someone please advise on this itinerary?

Mazzyanne asked «Should we get to the bridge toll plaza bus stop a bit earier, can we get good views from there for photos? Also, is this where the bridge visitor centre/shop is? . . . will we be OK getting on the ferry at Sausilito»

Yes! to each.

«Any help appreciated»

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Can someone please advise on this itinerary?

SwingCha - wow I didn%26#39;t expect a reply so early, it%26#39;s not even 6am over there! ;)

Thanks for answering my questions, and also thanks so much for all the additional information, that%26#39;s fantastic.

Could I just ask how long roughly the taxi would take from our hotel to the bridge?

Thanks :D

If traffic is light, the taxi ride to the GGB should only take about 15 minutes.

As for views from the GG Bridge...this can be tricky! Look out your window inthe morning, or catch the morning local news on Channels 2 or 4. If it%26#39;s foggy, you may want to wait until later in the day (after lunch) to get anything but a socked-in view from the GG Bridge. On typical summer days when the fog comes in and out every day, it will usually burn off by mid-day, stay clear for a few hours in the afternoon and then roll back in in the evening.

If you feel more adventurous and don%26#39;t mind a bit of a walk before the bridge, the 28-19th Avenue bus goes from Fort Mason to the bridge toll plaza. You%26#39;ll find the gift shop and refreshment stand there.

The bus stop is a little under a mile from Fisherman%26#39;s Wharf, and it is a scenic ride through the Presidio. Being right by the Bay, it can get damp and chilly, so wear layers and a hat, and bring a backpack or tote for your sweaters, camera, water, etc. (And your map, of course, which you will sneak out and look at on the sly so as not to be mistaken for tourists)

Fort Mason and the Presidio are former army bases, now part of the National Park Service. They are worth a visit for the scenery and historic buildings, and Fort Mason has a regional NPS office where you can get info and maps for all the national parks in the West.

Thanks everyone for your help, I%26#39;m getting really excited about this trip now! :D

We were planning on doing the journey after lunch, so hopefully the fog will have cleared.

We are having terrible weather over here in the UK at the moment, it%26#39;s just raining the whole time, day after day, so a bit of fog will be a nice change, LOL!!!

Wow. We%26#39;re going to SF and are staying at the HIE in less than two weeks. We are planning to go to Sausilito.

natepioneer - great minds think alike! ;)