Bay area -> San Francisco commute daily

Apr 5, 2020 74 Comments

Good Morning Folks!

I accepted an internal offer in San Francisco (moving from different state). My wife works in bay area(new job). I really dont want her to commute much and i want her to drive. I am willing to commute to SF daily from Sunnyvale/Mountain View area.

Which apartments do you suggest ? Considering she works at Microsoft Sunnyvale.

Really apprecaite the help as we are both new to area. we both moved from different states.#housing #sanfrancisco

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  • First, don't call it San Fran. SF, San Francisco or The City are the only acceptable monikers. ;}
    Apr 5, 2020 20
    • Publicis Sapient
      2004dis

      Publicis Sapient

      2004dis
      I love it when people say "GTFO our city". Economies will change, new people will move in and you won't be able to do shit.
      Apr 12, 2020
    • Coursera / Eng
      6’4 German

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      6’4 German
      Born and raised in Pacific Heights and have lived here my whole life. Sure many call it SF, The City, Frisco but there’s plenty of locals that just call it San Francisco as well. And if you want to call it San Fran nobody will care. Most of the people that “care” are immigrants or implants themselves. People from here don’t really care what you call it lmao
      Apr 13, 2020
  • SAP
    IebdWkdj

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    IebdWkdj
    "I really don't want her to commute much and I want her to drive"... Does she also get a say in how she lives her life or is that all up to you?
    Apr 5, 2020 16
    • New
      /dev/🎲🎲

      New

      /dev/🎲🎲
      @SAP I showed my wife this post and asked her what she thinks. She said this is the reason she didn't vote for Hillary.
      Apr 12, 2020
    • Oracle / Eng
      zaEq40

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      zaEq40
      @SAP, blind is full of male chauvinists. You're better off not engaging with idiots here
      Apr 19, 2020
  • Good luck with your 3hr+ daily commute.
    Apr 5, 2020 2
    • Cognizant / Other
      gXrshu

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      gXrshu
      Yeah Sunnyvale to SF is a terrible commute
      Apr 5, 2020
    • New
      XcAE88

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      XcAE88
      @itjdsb is totally right. The average daily commute during rush hour (from 7am on) from Sunnyvale to SF is about 90 min. each way on a good day. If there’s an accident, then forget about it. You’re best bet is to live close by the Caltrain station between south bay and the peninsula.
      Apr 26, 2020
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    snorIax

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    snorIax
    Caltrain is your only option. Live right by a spot to make it worth it.
    Apr 5, 2020 14
  • I've been doing the Sunnyvale to SF commute for a couple of years, using Caltrain. I literally don't know anyone who drives to SF from South Bay. And for good reasons. The drive itself can take anywhere between 1 to 2 hours. Crawling on 101 is not fun. Parking in SF is another nightmare. It'll cost you an arm and a leg. Finding street parking is impossible. Your car will be broken into at least twice in a year.

    So if you are willing to take Caltrain I can give you a few pointers.

    1. Find a station where bullet train stops. In South Bay that would be Sunnyvale, mountain view, Palo Alto.
    2. Further up north you go, your committee time will drop. But so will your chances to get a seat.
    3. Commute itself is not bad if you get a seat. Which you'll if you start from snv/mv/pa. Caltrain is not as crazy as Bart. But has free problems:
    1. Caltrain, specially bullet, has very poor frequency. Which means you lose flexibility. If you've to catch an 8:05 from mv, you've to catch it.
    2. Parking is a bit of pain. For example to catch 8:05 I be there at mv at 7:45. Otherwise I won't get parking.
    3. On avg once in a month there will be interruptions. Like a stupid car will hot the train. And then you'll be stuck for an hour or so. I thought these occurrences will be rare. But sadly that's not the case :-(.
    4. Caltrain doesn't go into the city. So factor your second hop into account. Fortunately I don't have a second hop. Pinterest is like a block away.
    Apr 5, 2020 0