Usual precautions apply about being aware of your circumstances. As long as you use one of the more populated (nicer) stations... say Powell, Montgomery or Embarcadero... you'll have NO problem. It's totally safe.
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Civic Center, Coliseum, Bay Fair and Pittsburg/Bay Point followed Powell as the stations with the most calls for police help.
Most shocking is the finding that only 17% of frequent BART riders feel safe on the transit system, with 87% of frequent riders saying that the word 'safe' does not describe the word in it's current form.
It's totally safe. If you want to minimize time spent outside the turnstyles (where problems are more likely to lurk), purchase a BART ticket with sufficient funds to travel to the airport earlier in the day. Then, just go straight through the turn-styles.
It's totally safe. If you want to minimize time spent outside the turnstyles (where problems are more likely to lurk), purchase a BART ticket with sufficient funds to travel to the airport earlier in the day.
Is the BART train in San Francisco safe to ride these days? Extremely. With the exception of the occasional creep when riding late at night, there is safety in numbers and of course you have to keep your purse closed and hold onto your wallet and your phone.
It's totally safe. If you want to minimize time spent outside the turnstyles (where problems are more likely to lurk), purchase a BART ticket with sufficient funds to travel to the airport earlier in the day. Then, just go straight through the turn-styles.
At SFO, as you say, you arrive directly at the international terminal and I've never seen anything unsavory at the airport Bart station. A challenge you might have with an early evening arrival is rush hour traffic through the city.
Be aware of surroundings and avoid looking distracted, especially while standing near stairs, escalators, and train doors and anywhere suspects can make a quick exit. Don't sleep on board train cars. The Train Operator is in the first train car; it's a great place to sit if you are traveling alone.
Clean and safe restrooms are an essential amenity to provide our riders. Nearly all BART stations have public restrooms and we have made the commitment to reopen all the previously closed underground restrooms as budget funds are identified and renovations have been completed.