[opensolaris-summit] Anyone traveling through SFO Friday 7:20 PM?

Derek Cicero derek.cicero at sun.com
Tue Apr 22 17:30:30 PDT 2008


Sara Dornsife wrote:
> Gee, that sounds so simple ;)

When traveling, it's often the case that simple = expensive and cheap = 
complex. ;)

If money is no object, might I suggest:

http://www.legrandeaffaire.com/display.php?h=ourfleet&id=113

I think they have one with a hot tub as well. ;)

Derek

> Sara
> 512-297-4600
> 
> On Apr 22, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Derek Cicero <Derek.Cicero at Sun.COM> wrote:
> 
>> John Sonnenschein wrote:
>>> Here's what I've discovered. ( in case anyone else is curious, as well
>>> as so that I have somewhere easily accessible to get it again when i'm
>>> lost in california in the future )
>>>
>>> We can take the BART milbrae light transit to the end, get off and go
>>> to caltrain station which is across the street or down the stairs or
>>> somewhere in the close vicinity, the caltrain goes to san jose, then
>>> the san jose -> santa cruz highway 17 shuttle will get us somewhere
>>> downtown santa cruz. Should cost on the order of $10 to take this trip
>>
>> You can pick up Caltrain in the city at 4th and King or take BART to
>> Millbrae, as you said, and catch the Caltrain there. The BART also runs
>> to SFO.
>>
>> The Caltrain and BART are on the same level in Millbrae, you just need
>> to buy a new ticket.
>>
>> It's $4 from SF to Millbrae on BART, $5.75 from Millbrae to San Jose on
>> Caltrain.
>>
>> To take the Caltrain from SF to San Jose is $7.50.
>>
>> http://www.caltrain.com/index.html
>> http://www.bart.gov/index.asp
>>
>> It's a 25 minute train ride from SF -> Millbrae and 1 hour from Millbrae
>> to San Jose (they have express trains that are quicker).
>>
>> There is a bus that runs from San Jose to Santa Cruz.
>>
>> http://www.scmtd.com/routes/rt17.html
>>
>>
>> Derek
>>
>>>
>>> I walked with my bags from the bus station to the hotel last year, it
>>> was about 6 or 7 blocks and a little bit of a hill, but it wasn't bad.
>>> We're in a different hotel this year, but i think it was in the same
>>> neighbourhood.
>>>
>>> Cheers, and here's hoping we all find less complicated travel 
>>> arrangements
>>> -J
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 2:06 PM, Alta Elstad <Alta.Elstad at sun.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>> If you get from SFO to SJC, I guess you could then take the cheap 
>>>> shuttle
>>>> that John mentioned.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.flysfo.com/web/page/tofrom/transp-serv/
>>>>
>>>> http://www.sjc.org/travelers/public.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Joerg Schilling wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "John Sonnenschein" <johnsonnenschein at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I remember last year I took a bus from santa cruz to san jose that
>>>>>> cost me $2 or $3... anything that does  similar for san francisco ->
>>>>>> santa cruz?
>>>>>>
>>>>> This is interesting!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> how's the train, should we even bother considering it?
>>>>>>
>>>>> I am not sure, but I have in mind that is is once every hour and 
>>>>> does not
>>>> go an the evening. Could someone confirm that?
>>>>> Jörg
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Derek Cicero
>> Program Manager
>> Solaris Kernel Group, Software Division
>>
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