Union Square

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City: San Francisco 

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Union Square is a hotel and shopping district in San Francisco that spans several blocks from the Union Square Park. Union Square has numerous high-end retailers and provides a big-city downtown shopping experience. Parking in the area is not free, but is served by a number of transit routes.

Points of interest


BART

BART trains run under Market Street, with regional service to East Bay, SF Airport, San Jose.

Service:​ Yellow Line Yellow LineAntioch - SFO,​ Green Line Green LineBerryessa - Daly City,​ Blue Line Blue LineDublin/Pleasanton - Daly City,​ Red Line Red LineRichmond - Millbrae

Muni Metro

Muni Metro trains also run under Market Street, with service to Oracle Park, Noe Valley, and western part of San Francisco.

Service:​J Church,​K Ingleside,​L Taraval,​M Ocean View,​N Judah

Service:​T Third Street

Historic streetcars

Market & Wharves: (Historic Streetcar) 17th St and Castro - Fisherman's Wharf via Ferry Building

The nearest stop(s) at: walking distance Market & 4th, walking distance Market & 5th.

Cable car

Powell and Market - Hyde and Beach
Powell and Market - Taylor and Bay

The nearest stop(s) at: walking distance Powell St & Geary St, walking distance Powell St & Market St, walking distance Powell St & O'Farrell St, walking distance Powell St & Post St.

Caltrain

The nearest Caltrain (Peninsula/San Jose) stop from Union Square is 4th & King Station. Bus and Muni Metro provide connections: N-Owl N-OwlAll nighter: Ocean Beach - 4th & King Caltrain,30 30Stockton: Crissy Field - 4th & King Caltrain via North Beach and Chinatown,31 31Balboa: Ocean Beach (Richmond District) - Market & 5th St - (weekday only) 4th & King Caltrain,45 45Union-Stockton: Lyon and Greenwich - 4th & King Caltrain via Chinatown,91-Owl 91-OwlAll-Nighter: West Portal Station - San Francisco State University via Downtown,​N Judah,​T Third Street

Ferries

From either the Ferry Building or Pier 41, transfer to F-Market & Wharves streetcar to reach Union Square.

Bus - Muni

Local, rapid, express routes
All-nighter: San Francisco Zoo - Fisherman's Wharf
All nighter: Ocean Beach - 4th & King Caltrain
Sutter: Ferry Plaza - Presidio & California
Fulton: Salesforce Transit Center - Civic Center - 8th Ave (weekday daytime), Ocean Beach (night and weekend)
Fulton Rapid: Salesforce Transit Center - Civic Center - Ocean Beach (Richmond District)
Haight/Parnassus: Ferry Building - Inner Sunset (Quintara and 14th Ave)
Haight/Noriega: Outer Sunset (Ortega and 48th Ave) - Salesforce Transit Center
Bayshore: City College - Visitacion Valley - Chinatown - Fisherman's Wharf
Bayshore 'A' Express: Visitacion Valley - Chinatown
Bayshore 'B' Express: City College - Visitacion Valley - Chinatown - Fisherman's Wharf
San Bruno: Downtown - Arleta Station/Visitacion Valley (night and weekend)
San Bruno Rapid: Downtown - Visitacion Valley
Mission: Ferry Plaza - Daly City (Mission & San Jose)
Mission Rapid: Ferry Plaza - Daly City BART
Bayview Hunters Point Express: Palou & 3rd St - Downtown SF
Bryant: 24th St/Mission - Jackson and Van Ness
Stockton: Crissy Field - 4th & King Caltrain via North Beach and Chinatown
Balboa: Ocean Beach (Richmond District) - Market & 5th St - (weekday only) 4th & King Caltrain
Geary: Richmond District - Salesforce Transit Center
Geary Rapid: Richmond District (Point Lobos) - Salesforce Transit Center
Union-Stockton: Lyon and Greenwich - 4th & King Caltrain via Chinatown
All-Nighter: West Portal Station - San Francisco State University via Downtown

Regional/commuter bus

Downtown is served by various bus systems from the North Bay and the Peninsula.

AC Transit
All-Nighter: San Francisco - Richmond Station

Golden Gate Transit
Express: Santa Rosa - San Francisco
San Rafael - San Francisco via Sausalito
San Rafael- San Francisco

SamTrans
Hillsdale Shopping Center - San Francisco
All-Nighter: Palo Alto Station - San Francisco (Salesforce Transit Center)

Bike share

Bay Wheels operates self-service bike share stations in the Downtown area.