Airport San Francisco
San Francisco International Airport is glossy, modern and effective, transporting some 37 million passengers a year. The airport is 21 km (13 miles) from downtown San Francisco, about a 20-minute drive.
Make your own arrangements in advance for transport to and from the airport
Distance from city centre
21 km (13 miles) south of the city centre.
Airport parking
Short-stay parking is available in the Central Parking Garage, a five-minute walk away from all the terminals. For daily parking, head to International Garages A and G, connected to the airport by a ten-minute ride on the AirTrain. Long-term parking (the cheapest option) is a ten-minute shuttle bus ride away from the terminals. Valet parking can be found on the upper level of the Domestic Departures Roadway. Reserve your parking space online.
Specific airport features
Security levels are still high in all US airports so expect queues at immigration and allow three hours to check in for international flights.
Airport code
SFO
Airport telephone number
+1 650 821 8211
Airport website
Transfer airport
If you fly to this destination, it is possible that you will have to transfer at one or more of these airports:
Amsterdam -Schiphol
Paris -Charles de Gaulle
Minneapolis -St. Paul
Detroit -Metropolitan Wayne County
Click on the link for more information about this airport.
Terminals
KLM operates out of Area A of the International Terminal, with flights bound for Dutch destinations. Fly to Amsterdam Schiphol to connect pan-European flights.
No. of terminals
Four (Terminal 2 is closed for renovation).
Transport between terminals
To walk the loop of all the terminals takes 25 minutes. The AirTrain runs 24 hours a day between all the terminals. Find the AirTrain stations in Terminals 1, 2 (currently closed) and 3 on Level 5 of the Domestic Parking Garage. The two AirTrain stations in the International Terminal are at either end of the Departures Hall on the level above check-in. A complete journey around the airport takes about 20 minutes.
International Terminal
Departures from Area A of the International Terminal are all long-haul flights by international carriers, mainly to Europe and the Far East. Area G deals with long-haul departures to the Far East, Australasia and some into Europe, by both domestic and international long-haul carriers.
Terminal 1
Domestic airlines flying within the US and some flights into Canada depart from boarding areas B and C in Terminal 1.
Terminal 2
This is currently closed for long-term renovation and is used as a walkway between Terminals 1 and 3.
Terminal 3
Boarding areas E and F of Terminal 3 serve US airlines on domestic routes.
