Can I Uber to the Golden Gate Bridge?

WALKING NORTH: Stop at the rest area at the north end of the Bridge, which is called “Vista Point.” You can then call Uber or Lyft, or call a taxi and say, “Please pick us up at the Vista Point parking lot in Sausalito by the Golden Gate Bridge.” You can even schedule in advance the time when they will pick you up, but ...



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Bridge crossings can be made by tour bus, taxi, ride-sharing services, and public transit. Golden Gate TransitOpens in new window buses and San Francisco Muni buses stop at the San Francisco toll plaza, where visitors can get off to walk or cycle the bridge, toll-free.

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Taking public transit to the Golden Gate Bridge is the best way to get to the Bridge because parking is extremely limited and there are ongoing construction projects at or near the Bridge.

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It's free to walk or bike across the Golden Gate Bridge. The pedestrian walkway is the east sidewalk that runs along the east (bay) side of the bridge. Bikes ride on either side, according to the daily schedule. Drivers pay a toll ($9.40) but only coming into San Francisco.

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Cash tolls are no longer collected at the Bridge. Instead, motorists can use one of four easy ways to pay a Golden Gate Bridge toll — a FasTrak Account, a License Plate Account, a One-Time Payment, or a Toll Invoice.

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How long does it take to walk across the Golden Gate Bridge? The bridge is 1.7 miles across, so it's about a 35 minute walk each way. If you do the Hop On Hop Off bus tour, you can walk one way and catch the bus at the other end (Vista Point) to avoid the return walk.

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Drivers crossing the bridge only have to pay for tolls if they are driving across the bridge southbound or when entering San Francisco City. If you will be crossing the bridge to head to Marin County (northbound), you will not be charged for tolls.

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Total length of Bridge including approaches from abutment to abutment is 1.7 miles (8,981 ft or 2,737 m). Total length of Bridge including approaches from abutment to abutment, plus the distance to the Toll Plaza, is 9,150 ft (2,788 m).

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The Golden Gate Bridge is the most popular suicide spot in the world—on average, people jump from the bridge once every two weeks. A person jumping from the highest point on the bridge will drop 245 feet before plunging into the frigid San Francisco Bay waters below.

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If you don't have a FasTrak Account, you can pay your Golden Gate Bridge toll by opening a License Plate Account, making a One-Time Payment, or paying a Toll Invoice.

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NBC Bay Area reporter Sam Brock checked prices in and around San Francisco last summer and found that UberX prices easily beat out taxi cabs, especially for longer trips. Pretty much the only time when taxis might be cheaper than a ride-hailing service is when dynamic pricing is in effect.

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