SFO pilots, where do you live?
05-21-2019, 05:44 PM
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Drive time to employee lot from Santa Rosa area?
05-21-2019, 09:22 PM
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Not a UA pilot but I've lived in OAK for 20+ years and am very frequently in Santa Rosa, so I'll reply. As with most driving duration estimates, it completely depends on the day and time. Monday morning rush hour, southbound? Quite possibly up to 3 hours. Driving in at 0500 on Sunday morning? I've done it in just under an hour.
The worst spot is the 'narrows' on 101 between Novato and Rohnert Park. Even on weekends, it can be a mess. Or trying to drive northbound on a rainy Thursday or Friday afternoon. It can take 4 hours if you're really unlucky. And yes, it's 67 miles.
Or you can hop a Skywest RJ. First flight out of STS is 0600, last flight back to STS is 2100. Be sure to say hi
The worst spot is the 'narrows' on 101 between Novato and Rohnert Park. Even on weekends, it can be a mess. Or trying to drive northbound on a rainy Thursday or Friday afternoon. It can take 4 hours if you're really unlucky. And yes, it's 67 miles.
Or you can hop a Skywest RJ. First flight out of STS is 0600, last flight back to STS is 2100. Be sure to say hi
05-22-2019, 04:56 AM
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I'm an LAX guy, but lived/flew out of NAS Moffett Field decades ago, and loved it there. Question: instead of driving all the way to the SFO employee parking lot, why is there no conversation of driving to Antioch (or Richmond, or Dublin/Pleasanton), parking, and peacefully riding BART the rest of the way to SFO while browsing the iPad instead of sitting in traffic? Wouldn't this add Stockton/Tracy/Lodi into the mix of more affordable places to live?
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05-22-2019, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by FGHJKL
I'm an LAX guy, but lived/flew out of NAS Moffett Field decades ago, and loved it there. Question: instead of driving all the way to the SFO employee parking lot, why is there no conversation of driving to Antioch (or Richmond, or Dublin/Pleasanton), parking, and peacefully riding BART the rest of the way to SFO while browsing the iPad instead of sitting in traffic? Wouldn't this add Stockton/Tracy/Lodi into the mix of more affordable places to live?
05-22-2019, 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Grumble
Over night parking at the train stations, or the lack there of.
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05-22-2019, 05:50 AM
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I live in Marin and usually leave 1:30 prior to show. Usually takes an hour to drive, 15 minutes to walk to ops and gives me a 15 min buffer. If I know I am meeting at the gate I leave 1:15 prior to show.
05-22-2019, 06:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Grumble
Over night parking at the train stations, or the lack there of.
05-22-2019, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Lenticularis
Drive time to employee lot from Santa Rosa area?
05-22-2019, 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by crxpilot
Maybe make a parking arrangement with a nearby hotel and uber over to the BART station?
05-22-2019, 12:11 PM
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Although I've not done it, I know guys that have ridden in via train (from Rocklin/Roseville), and then to BART. They don't seem to do it more than once. I get the impression the people you come across are pretty sketchy. Might want to invest in body armor.
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