San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
San Francisco International Airport is the largest airport in Northern California and the second busiest airport in the USA.
San Francisco Airport
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
Air India operations
Services and amenities
Full-service dining
Nap rooms
Animal relief areas
Lounge
Reading room
Yoga rooms
Baggage services
Free Wi-Fi
Facilitation for passengers with disabilities or those who require assistance
Paid shower facilities
Airport concierge services
24x7 medical facility
Transfer desks
- The transfer desk is located at the arrival hall of the international terminal.
Connectivity between the airport and city
- Public transit
- Private taxi
- Car rentals
- Bicycle rentals
- Charter services
- SFO is around 20 kilometres from the city centre.
Taxi pick-up area
- The curbside is for active passenger pick-up and drop-off only. Taxis depart from the designated taxi zones located at the roadway centre islands, on the arrivals/baggage claim level of all terminals.
Minimum layover time
- 2 hours
Airport hotels
Resolution desk for baggage issues
Baggage service office near baggage claim in the arrival area.
Cell phone zones/Waiting lots
The free cell phone waiting lot is located next to the long-term parking facility, just five minutes from the terminals.
Places to visit nearby
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The Mission District
21 km
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Civic Center
21 km
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Union Square
24 km
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Chinatown & North Beach
25 km
Airport FAQs
To connect to the free Wi-Fi, you just need to select the Wi-Fi network named #SFO FREE WIFI and launch a web browser.
Smoking is permitted only in the designated smoking areas outside the terminal buildings of the San Francisco International Airport. You are not permitted to smoke within 20 feet of main entrances, exits, and operable windows of airport buildings.