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