Union Square

Union Square is a regional shopping district in San Francisco. Unlike most malls, Union Square provides a big-city downtown shopping experience. Parking in the area is not free, but is served by a number of transit routes.

Neighborhood guide

BART and Muni Metro

Powell Station serves the Union Square shopping district. It is only 2 to 3 blocks from the Union Square park itself.

Historic streetcars

F-Market and Wharves streetcar stops on Market Street by 4th Street and by 5th Street.

Cable cars

Cable car lines that stop at Powell Station serve Union Square:

• Powell-Hyde Line
• Powell-Mason Line

Passengers may also board or disembark the cable cars at flag stops along Powell in Union Square.

Bus - Muni

These routes run north of Market Street with stops in the Union Square shopping area:

<tab sep=comma cellpadding=5> 2, From Richmond District > Japantown > Union Square 3, From Presidio and California 4, From Richmond District (Inner Richmond) 9X, From Fisherman's Wharf > North Beach > Chinatown 9X, From City College > Visitacion Valley 27, From Jackson and Van Ness 27, From Cesar Chavez and Mission 30, From The Marina > North Beach > Chinatown 30, From Caltrain Depot (4th and King Station) 38, From Richmond District > Japantown 38L, From Richmond District > Japantown - Limited stop 45, From Lyon and Greenwich > Chinatown 45, From Caltrain Depot (4th and King Station) </tab>

These routes run on Market Street with stops by 4th and 5th streets:

<tab sep=comma cellpadding=5> 5, From Ocean Beach > Golden Gate Park (daytime only) 6, From Inner Sunset District > UCSF 7, From Haight and Stanyan 9, From Cow Palace > San Francisco General Hospital 21, From Fulton and 8th Ave 31, From Ocean Beach (Richmond District) > USF 71, From Outer Sunset (Ortega and 48th Ave) > Haight-Ashbury 71L, From Outer Sunset (Ortega and 48th Ave) > Haight-Ashbury - Limited stop 74X, CultureBus - Golden Gate Park 76, From Marin Headlands (Sundays/Holidays only) </tab>

Caltrain

Muni provides direct connection from Caltrain to the Union Square area:

4th and King Station > 30 or 45

4th and King Station > N Judah or T Third Street

Ferries

Transfer to Muni from either the Ferry Building or Pier 41 to the Union Square area:

Ferry Building > F-Market and Wharves streetcar

Pier 41 > Walk 1 block south to Beach and Stockton > F-Market and Wharves streetcar