<p>Going back for Thanksgiving and need some help :3 so far, all I've found is this at college ******* (<--starts with p and ends with rowler) from a google search: </p>
<p>BART to Airports Using BART and transferring to a local bus is the cheapest and easiest option, if you don’t have a lot to carry. Oakland Airport by BART: catch the Richmond-Fremont line in the Fremont direction and get off at Coliseum. Take an Air-BART shuttle to the Oakland Airport (these leave every 15 minutes and cost $2). Buy your ticket in the station before boarding the bus (runs Monday–Saturday, 6 a.m.–11:50 p.m.; Sunday, 8:30 a.m.–11:50 p.m.). You can also take AC Transit bus #58 from the Coliseum BART to the airport (runs daily, every 20-30 minutes from 5 a.m.–12 a.m. and hourly, 12 a.m.–5 a.m.). SFO by BART: an extension has just been constructed to take you directly to SFO via BART. Get on the Daly City train at the Downtown Berkeley station, transfer at Balboa Park onto the SFO train. One-way costs about $6.</p>
<p>So a few questions if I go this route:</p>
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<p>where is the closest BART station that I can catch the Richmond-Fremont line in Fremont's direction?
Coliseum is easy to spot right? Easy to ask locals as well, no?
I heard something about getting a BART card to use as your ticket for the Air-BART. Do I need one of those? Does the SID card work for Bart and Air-Bart, or will I have to get one of these Bart card?</p>
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<p>That's pretty much what I need to know :D
I've never taken this and don't want to fork cash for a taxi, so this is pretty much my option. And approximately how long should this trip take to get to the airport?</p>
<p>Downtown Berkeley
Check for the stop before Coliseum (I think Fruitvale?) and then get ready to get off after that one.
SID card does not work. At BART station, purchase a BART ticket, for the 1-way trip to the Coliseum/Oakland Airport stop. Add $4 to the ticket so you can use that for AirBART also. Machine takes credit card or cash. otherwise, have $4 in cash, no change available.</p>
<p>I am planning to leave at 3PM from Berkeley to OAK through Bart on Thanksgiving Thursday. Does the BART run on a normal schedule on thanksgiving day? Does the airBART also run normally on that day as well even though it’s a holiday? Thanks.</p>
<p>like 4PM on thursday. If I leave at 1pm, I should be able to get through security and everything on time right? And please tell me there will be an airbart bus from the station to the airport because i do not want to walk the scary streets of oakland on thanksgiving day :(</p>
<p>tried and true strategy: if you start walking/bussing to downtown berkeley BART 2 hours before your flight. you will wait 30-45 minutes for your flight (travel and security counted = 1 hr 15-30 mins)</p>
<p>if you’re feeling ballsy/dont want to wait, get on the 2nd BART that leaves after 2 hours prior to your departure time</p>
<p>good times waltzing straight onto the plane from security.</p>
<p>[Oakland</a> International Airport: BART and AirBART](<a href=“http://www.flyoakland.com/bart_airbart.shtml]Oakland”>http://www.flyoakland.com/bart_airbart.shtml)
it says 8am on holidays, so you’re in luck
AirBART operates between OAK and the BART Coliseum/Oakland Airport station daily, approximately every 10 minutes, until midnight. Service begins at 5 a.m., Monday through Saturday, and at 8 a.m. on Sundays and holidays.</p>
I am afraid of walking to the airport.</p>