Parking for Barfest?

5150 · May 4th, 2008, 12:30 PM

Is there any parking for the venue? And if not, is it best to get a nearby hotel room and rely on public transportation and/or taxis? Getting a taxi or public transportation could be tough after midnight when the show ends. I will be a newbie to this years festival. Hope to make it an annual event.

sharward · May 4th, 2008, 12:35 PM

My friend and I were able to get free street parking last year a few blocks away from The Independent. I went home the first night, then came back the next day and did the same thing. The neighborhood around the venue is "pretty decent" by San Francisco standards I think.

Bear · May 5th, 2008, 09:28 AM

I was there last night at UFO and the parking flat out sucks, I had to chance it and park two blocks away at a bank parking lot. I am going to be looking into parking garages and public transportation to and from the venue, that will be the best bet for locals. For out of towner's public transportation in SF in the only way to fly...

Bear

Prog_Please · May 5th, 2008, 01:56 PM

I haven't checked yet. Do you know how far the nearest BART station is from the venue?

zimbee · May 5th, 2008, 03:09 PM

Last year we got to the venue by bus the first night - real easy. There were cabs after the show. The second night we took cabs to and from the venue. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway, which was a couple of miles away.

Parking looked bad... as in there wasn't much of it.

DADRocks · May 5th, 2008, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by 5150

Is there any parking for the venue? And if not, is it best to get a nearby hotel room and rely on public transportation and/or taxis? Getting a taxi or public transportation could be tough after midnight when the show ends. I will be a newbie to this years festival. Hope to make it an annual event.

There is late night buses that run right next to the place. I found it no problem when I saw Testament a few weeks ago. Parking is very tough.

sharward · May 6th, 2008, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Bear

. . . For out of towner's public transportation in SF in the only way to fly...

If you mean, "Don't rent a car," I totally agree!

I'm driving my own car though.

spag · May 8th, 2008, 08:17 PM

We drove up last year, but still took a cab to the venue. Didn't look like finding a spot would be too easy. What pissed me off though, was how tough it was to catch a cab to the event. Even after making multiple calls from the hotel, took almost two hours to get a cab.

SharkBlack · May 14th, 2008, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 5150

Is there any parking for the venue? And if not, is it best to get a nearby hotel room and rely on public transportation and/or taxis? Getting a taxi or public transportation could be tough after midnight when the show ends. I will be a newbie to this years festival. Hope to make it an annual event.

We used Taxis to and from the venue last year... Absolutely no problem finding one before and after the show...

ThXinc · May 21st, 2008, 02:44 PM

BART will be the way to roll then. I'm a newbie to SF myself coming in from Vegas, If anyone could provide some tips on moving from the airport to the hotel and then to the venue, with the bus stop nearest the venue being the key piece of data here, than that would be great.

SharkBlack · May 27th, 2008, 12:02 PM

http://www.sfmta.com/cms/mmaps/documents/5.pdf

This bus line is one of the handiest, if you are staying anywhere near Union Square or Market Street it crosses Divisidero very close to the venue, and it runs 24/7.

BART runs right down Market...

ReaLM · June 18th, 2008, 09:20 PM

Parking around the venue sucks. Last year I had to walk around 8 blocks to get to my car.
Last year I had some friends with me, but this year I am going by myself. I will more than happily drive people back to their hotel in exchange for walking me to my car (it is not the safest part of t

May 4th, 2008, 12:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
5150 Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 60	Parking for Barfest? Is there any parking for the venue? And if not, is it best to get a nearby hotel room and rely on public transportation and/or taxis? Getting a taxi or public transportation could be tough after midnight when the show ends. I will be a newbie to this years festival. Hope to make it an annual event.

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Bear Got Shred?? Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 2,932	I was there last night at UFO and the parking flat out sucks, I had to chance it and park two blocks away at a bank parking lot. I am going to be looking into parking garages and public transportation to and from the venue, that will be the best bet for locals. For out of towner's public transportation in SF in the only way to fly... Bear __________________

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Prog_Please Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Central California Posts: 41	I haven't checked yet. Do you know how far the nearest BART station is from the venue? __________________ Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.

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SharkBlack Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Jose, Ca Posts: 1,857	http://www.sfmta.com/cms/mmaps/documents/5.pdf This bus line is one of the handiest, if you are staying anywhere near Union Square or Market Street it crosses Divisidero very close to the venue, and it runs 24/7. BART runs right down Market... __________________ www.myspace.com/raiderblack Is he smiling? Or does he want to eat you?

May 4th, 2008, 12:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
sharward Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, Northern California, USA Posts: 358	My friend and I were able to get free street parking last year a few blocks away from The Independent. I went home the first night, then came back the next day and did the same thing. The neighborhood around the venue is "pretty decent" by San Francisco standards I think.

May 5th, 2008, 03:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
zimbee Annie, the BG Princess Join Date: May 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV, USA Posts: 236	Last year we got to the venue by bus the first night - real easy. There were cabs after the show. The second night we took cabs to and from the venue. We stayed at the Holiday Inn Golden Gateway, which was a couple of miles away. Parking looked bad... as in there wasn't much of it.

May 8th, 2008, 08:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
spag Scolded by Gamma Ray Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 384	We drove up last year, but still took a cab to the venue. Didn't look like finding a spot would be too easy. What pissed me off though, was how tough it was to catch a cab to the event. Even after making multiple calls from the hotel, took almost two hours to get a cab.

May 21st, 2008, 02:44 PM	#10 (permalink)
ThXinc Uber Metal Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Devil's Litterbox Posts: 181	BART will be the way to roll then. I'm a newbie to SF myself coming in from Vegas, If anyone could provide some tips on moving from the airport to the hotel and then to the venue, with the bus stop nearest the venue being the key piece of data here, than that would be great.

June 18th, 2008, 09:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
ReaLM Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 256	Parking around the venue sucks. Last year I had to walk around 8 blocks to get to my car. Last year I had some friends with me, but this year I am going by myself. I will more than happily drive people back to their hotel in exchange for walking me to my car (it is not the safest part of t