Daly City Party Bus Rentals
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Bus Types Available in Daly City
From compact Sprinter vans and Sprinter limos for small groups to 15–35 passenger minibuses, 15–50 passenger party buses, and full-size 40–56 passenger charter buses — browse the full vehicle lineup or call 628-900-7180 to find the right fit for your group size and trip.
Vehicle photos show representative examples — exact make, model, color, interior, features, and availability vary by provider and trip.
14 Passenger Sprinter Limo
Sprinter Van Rental with Driver
15 Passenger Party Bus
18 Passenger Party Bus
20 Passenger Party Bus
25 Passenger Party Bus
28 Passenger Party Bus
30 Passenger Party Bus
40 Passenger Party Bus
50 Passenger Party Bus
15-35 Passenger Minibus
40-56 Passenger Charter Bus
Buses and vehicles shown above are NOT the exact makes and models available for every trip. We are NOT a bus company and do not own or operate vehicles. Photos are examples only and may show stock or typical vehicles, not the exact vehicle offered for your reservation. Fill out the online quote form or call 628-900-7180 to view current vehicle options, photos, availability, and pricing. Confirm the exact vehicle details and amenities before booking.
Daly City Bus Amenities Built for Comfort
Not every group trip needs the same setup. A 25-passenger party bus rolling down I-280 toward downtown San Francisco typically comes with perimeter seating, color-changing LED lighting, a premium Bluetooth sound system, and flat-panel TVs — everything you need for the ride to be part of the event. A minibus is a cleaner fit for corporate shuttles or wedding guest transfers, with reclining seats and powerful climate control for Bay Area fog-and-fog mornings.
Full-size charter buses add onboard restrooms and undercarriage luggage bays, which matters a lot when your group is flying into SFO and heading straight to an event without a hotel stop.
Amenities vary by vehicle and provider, but comparing options is easy — fill out the form or call 628-900-7180 and you'll see exactly what's available on your date.
Air-conditioning
Wraparound Leather Seats
AUX / Bluetooth Sound System
LED and Fiber Optic Lighting
Built-in Bar Areas With Ice Storage and Cup Holders
TVs and Entertainment Systems
Amenities listed above are common features that MAY be available on party buses. Because we are a referral website and do NOT own or operate buses, exact features vary by vehicle, provider, and availability. After you submit your quote request, you can browse vehicle options, pricing, and available details on the results page. To confirm the exact amenities included with a specific vehicle offered for your trip, call 628-900-7180 before booking.
Daly City Party Bus Rental Costs
Daly City party bus rental prices shift based on the vehicle type, your date, and how long you need the bus. As a general planning range: a 15-passenger party bus typically runs $200–$350/hour on weekdays and $250–$350/hour on weekends. A 30-passenger party bus runs roughly $300–$375/hour on weekdays and $325–$425/hour on weekends.
A minibus starts around $200–$250/hour on weekdays. For full-day needs, per-day rates typically run $1,100–$2,150 for a minibus and $1,350–$2,850 for a charter bus.
These ranges give you a planning baseline — real pricing moves with your specific date, itinerary, and vehicle. The fastest way to get a number for your actual trip is to call 628-900-7180 or use the online form. Pricing in under a minute, zero obligation.
Check out the San Francisco area party bus prices page for a deeper breakdown.
| Type of Bus | Cost Per Hour Weekdays | Cost Per Hour Weekends | Cost Per Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Passenger Sprinter Limo | $204 – $318+ | $219 – $344+ | $1,526 – $3,113+ |
| Sprinter Van Rental | $203 – $273+ | $218 – $366+ | $1,395 – $2,748+ |
| 15 Passenger Party Bus | $204 – $330+ | $241 – $340+ | $1,396 – $2,817+ |
| 18 Passenger Party Bus | $266 – $330+ | $268 – $378+ | $2,121 – $2,563+ |
| 20 Passenger Party Bus | $244 – $338+ | $268 – $340+ | $1,939 – $2,796+ |
| 25 Passenger Party Bus | $248 – $326+ | $265 – $360+ | $1,827 – $2,854+ |
| 28 Passenger Party Bus | $255 – $337+ | $279 – $351+ | $2,147 – $2,653+ |
| 30 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $374+ | $318 – $414+ | $2,331 – $3,021+ |
| 40 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $338+ | $321 – $478+ | $2,297 – $3,473+ |
| 50 Passenger Party Bus | $294 – $441+ | $337 – $490+ | $2,173 – $4,043+ |
| 15–35 Passenger Minibus | $207 – $246+ | $209 – $261+ | $1,098 – $2,105+ |
| 40–56 Passenger Charter Bus | $206 – $327+ | $208 – $348+ | $1,331 – $2,841+ |
| ABOVE PRICES ARE JUST EXAMPLES. Your final price and vehicle options depend entirely on your specific trip details. To get an exact price for your trip, request an estimate online or call 628-900-7180. | |||
The Right Bus for Your Daly City Group Is Here
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Because this is a comparison website — not a motor carrier — you're not locked into whatever one fleet happens to have open on your date. The network serving Daly City includes multiple types of vehicles across multiple providers, so your group size and event type actually match the vehicle you end up with, instead of getting shoehorned into whatever's left. From a Sprinter limo for a 14-person birthday dinner run to Colma or a full-size charter bus for a tech company offsite headed to the East Bay — it's all comparable in one place.
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Party Bus Services in Daly City
Sanfranciscopartybuscompany.com helps you find the right vehicle for every type of group trip out of Daly City — from SFO airport shuttles and wedding shuttles to concert transportation, corporate events, prom, sporting events, and winery tours. Call 628-900-7180 and get your group moving.

Daly City Airport Shuttles & Transportation
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (South McDonnell Road, San Francisco, CA 94128) sits roughly 5 miles from central Daly City via US-101 North — close on a map and chaotic in practice. SFO handled over 50 million passengers in 2023, and the cell phone lot and commercial vehicle staging areas fill fast on peak travel days. Group arrivals at SFO mean luggage spread across multiple carousels in the International Terminal, Terminal 1, or Terminal 3, and rideshare pickup is routed to designated curbside zones on the Arrivals level that vary by terminal — which turns one group pickup into a coordination puzzle when you're trying to collect 20 people from different flights.
A Daly City airport shuttle bus rental solves the puzzle: one vehicle stages curbside once the group coordinator confirms the full headcount is together with bags, and the ride back to Daly City is direct and already handled. Gather first, then call — that's the sequence that keeps SFO pickups clean. Check the SFO group shuttle guide for full pickup details, or call 628-900-7180 to build the transfer around your flight schedule.

Daly City Bachelor & Bachelorette Transportation
A Daly City bachelorette party with stops across San Francisco doesn't need three Lyfts and a group chat argument about who's navigating — it needs one bus with everyone on it. The Mission District bar corridor along Valencia Street, drag shows in the Castro, and late-night clubs in SoMa all sit within a tight geographic arc that a party bus handles better than any other option. Spots like Oasis (298 11th St, San Francisco, CA 94103), a beloved drag and cabaret venue, and the bar stretch on 18th Street in the Castro can easily fill a 4–5 hour itinerary without anyone worrying about driving, parking, or who's getting home.
A San Francisco area bachelorette bus rental seating 15–25 passengers typically runs $250–$375/hour on a weekend night. The ride is part of the celebration — LED lighting, Bluetooth sound, perimeter seating. Call 628-900-7180 to get pricing for your specific date and build the night around your itinerary.

Daly City Birthday, Sweet 16, & Quinceañera Party Bus Rentals
Daly City has one of the largest Filipino American communities in the United States and a strong tradition of milestone celebrations — quinceañeras, debut parties, and Sweet 16s that fill reception halls and demand picture-perfect arrivals. Venues like the Westlake Joe's event space area and various banquet facilities along El Camino Real draw large guest counts that need coordinated transportation from multiple pickup points across the peninsula.
A Daly City birthday party bus rental in the 20–40 passenger range handles the hotel-block-to-venue shuttle so guests aren't navigating Daly City surface streets on their own. For the birthday person or quinceañera, a 14-passenger Sprinter limo running $225–$350/hour on weekends makes the entrance. Pricing for a weekend 40-passenger party bus typically runs $325–$500/hour — and that math per person, split across 35–40 guests, is often less than a round of rideshares.
Call 628-900-7180 for availability on your date.

Daly City Concert Transportation & Shuttles
Most of the Bay Area's biggest concert venues are a short run up I-280 or I-101 from Daly City, but "short" stops meaning anything useful on show nights. The Fillmore (1805 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94115) sits in the Western Addition with zero dedicated parking — street parking on Fillmore Street and Geary fills by early evening, and rideshare pickup after a show stacks up on the block for 45 minutes. Bill Graham Civic Auditorium (99 Grove St, San Francisco, CA 94102) drops fans into the Civic Center corridor where surface lot options are expensive and block-by-block.
The Chase Center in Mission Bay has its own transit options, but for groups coming from Daly City, a charter bus or party bus rental gets everyone to the door together and picks the group up at a pre-arranged time — so nobody is standing on Grove Street at midnight trying to convince a surge-priced app to cooperate.
For larger shows, a Daly City concert bus rental running $200–$350/hour on a weeknight is often the math that makes sense. Call 628-900-7180 to lock in your date.

Daly City Corporate Event Transportation
Tech campuses, offsite retreats, and convention shuttle runs are a major transportation need along the Daly City–San Francisco corridor. The Moscone Center (747 Howard St, San Francisco, CA 94103) regularly hosts conventions drawing thousands of attendees from peninsula hotels and corporate offices, and the SoMa neighborhood around it has some of the worst self-parking economics in the Bay Area — garages on 4th and Howard regularly charge $35–$50 for an event day. Running 15 employees in separate cars from Daly City into SoMa means $525–$750 in parking before anyone even gets to the registration desk.
A Daly City corporate event bus rental — a minibus running $200–$250/hour on a weekday — eliminates that entirely. The bus stages on Howard Street, your team arrives together, and nobody circles the block. For multi-day conference runs or recurring employee shuttle routes between Daly City and a San Francisco office, call 628-900-7180 to ask about custom itinerary packages.

Daly City Private Event Transportation Services
Family reunions, church retreats, fraternal organization outings, and community group trips from Daly City often span multiple destinations in a single day — Oracle Park for a Giants game, followed by dinner in the Mission, followed by a late pickup in the Excelsior. Managing that itinerary across separate cars means late arrivals, wrong turns on one-way streets, and half the group stuck in the wrong parking structure. A private charter bus keeps the entire group on one clock and one vehicle.
For large community events in San Francisco, parking costs and street closures for events like Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park every August make self-driving genuinely punishing — the lots that exist near the park fill by early afternoon and cost $40–$60. A private event charter bus rental drops your group at the Fulton Street entrance and retrieves them at a confirmed pickup window. Call 628-900-7180 to build the itinerary.

Daly City Homecoming & Prom Party Bus Rentals
Jefferson High School, Westmoor High School, and other Daly City campuses feed into one of the Bay Area's most competitive prom-season booking windows — April through May, when every party bus in the San Francisco and San Mateo County network books out fast. Schools across the peninsula hold proms within a compressed 5–6 week window, and group sizes routinely run 15–30 students wanting the same vehicle types on the same Saturday nights.
For prom: book no later than January. A weekend 20-passenger party bus running $275–$350/hour booked in January looks very different in availability and rate than the same vehicle in late April. Waiting costs real money here and sometimes means no availability at all. Sanfranciscopartybuscompany.com makes it easy to compare vehicle options and get your date locked in early.
Call 628-900-7180 right now — the earlier you move on this, the better your options.

Daly City School Event & Field Trip Transportation
Field trips from Daly City schools to San Francisco destinations — the California Academy of Sciences (55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118) in Golden Gate Park, the Exploratorium (Pier 15, San Francisco, CA 94111) on the Embarcadero, or the Walt Disney Family Museum (104 Montgomery St, San Francisco, CA 94129) in the Presidio — all require a vehicle that can handle student group sizes, store backpacks and lunch bags, and drop off close to the entrance without requiring students to cross major traffic lanes.
Full-size charter buses serving Daly City school groups include overhead storage bins and a PA system so chaperones can keep the group organized without shouting. The California Academy of Sciences has a bus drop-off loop on Music Concourse Drive — confirm current school group logistics through their official group visits page before your trip date. ADA-accessible vehicles are available through the network; mention it when you request your quote.
Call 628-900-7180 to compare school event bus options for your trip.

Daly City Sporting Event Transportation
The two biggest Bay Area sports venues sit in opposite directions from Daly City but share one common problem: game-day parking that costs serious money or doesn't exist at all. Oracle Park (24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94107) has roughly 5,500 on-site parking spaces for a stadium that holds over 41,000 — meaning most fans park in paid South Beach lots running $30–$50 on game days, or rely on Caltrain and the T-Third Muni line. For groups coming up from Daly City on the Bayshore Corridor, a charter bus to Oracle Park drops directly on Willie Mays Plaza and returns to your pickup point after the final out — no split-up, no hunting for the right Muni platform at 10pm.
For Warriors games, the Chase Center (1 Warriors Way, San Francisco, CA 94158) in Mission Bay has a bus and commercial vehicle drop-off lane on Warriors Way. A Daly City sporting event bus rental in the 25–40 passenger range handles a full group for either venue. Call 628-900-7180 to get pricing for your game date.

Daly City Wedding Transportation & Shuttle Service
Daly City and the nearby peninsula corridor host weddings at venues that range from oceanfront sites along Skyline Boulevard to historic estates in Colma and reception halls within a short drive of SFO. The challenge in this geography is the hotel block: most wedding guests traveling from outside the Bay Area stay near SFO or in downtown San Francisco, and neither location makes self-driving to a Daly City-area venue particularly easy — especially for guests unfamiliar with the one-way street patterns on the Junipero Serra–El Camino Real grid.
A Daly City wedding shuttle bus running a loop between the hotel block and the venue eliminates that anxiety for every guest. A minibus at $200–$275/hour on a weekend handles a 20–25 person shuttle circuit; a full 50-passenger party bus handles the whole guest list in one move. For the wedding party itself, a Sprinter limo keeps the bridal group together from hotel to ceremony.
Call 628-900-7180 to build the shuttle schedule around your timeline.

Daly City Winery Tour & Pub Crawl Transportation
Move over Napa Valley — the Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz Mountains wine regions are less than an hour from Daly City on CA-1 and CA-92, and they're far easier to reach without fighting Silverado Trail weekend traffic. Thomas Fogarty Winery (19501 Skyline Blvd, Woodside, CA 94062) sits in the Santa Cruz Mountains with panoramic views and a tasting room that books group visits — but Skyline Boulevard's curves make the drive genuinely unpleasant for a group that just wants to taste. Testarossa Winery in Los Gatos and the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA more broadly offer a full-day tour route that a Daly City winery tour bus rental handles door-to-door.
For pub crawl itineraries staying closer to home — the bars along Mission Street in Daly City or the stretch of Serramonte Boulevard — a 15–20 passenger party bus keeps the group together between stops. Weekend hourly rates for a 20-passenger party bus run $275–$350. Call 628-900-7180 and map out the stops.
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Party Bus & Group Transportation in Daly City & Beyond
Sanfranciscopartybuscompany.com finds group transportation across the entire Bay Area peninsula and beyond. Whether you need an Oakland party bus, a San Mateo bus rental, a San Rafael party bus, Berkeley bus rentals, or transportation anywhere in the region — the network covers it. Call 628-900-7180 and get your group moving.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Daly City Party Bus Rentals
How does this website work?
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How does Sanfranciscopartybuscompany.com work?
Enter your trip details — date, pickup location, group size, destination — and the site returns vehicle options and pricing from providers serving your area. You compare buses and rates in one place instead of calling multiple companies and waiting on callbacks. If you'd rather talk it through, a support team is available every day at 628-900-7180 to pull quotes and answer questions in real time.
How much does a party bus cost in Daly City?
Daly City party bus rental prices vary by vehicle size, date, and how many hours you need. General planning ranges: a 15-passenger party bus runs $200–$350/hour on weekdays and $250–$350/hour on weekends; a 25-passenger party bus runs $250–$375/hour on weekends; a minibus starts around $200–$250/hour on weekdays. These are planning ranges — your real quote depends on your specific itinerary.
Fill out the form or call 628-900-7180 for pricing on your actual trip in under a minute. The party bus prices page has a fuller breakdown by vehicle type.
Is SFO the closest airport to Daly City for group pickups?
Yes. San Francisco International Airport is approximately 5 miles from central Daly City via US-101 North — the closest major airport for most Daly City groups. Oakland International Airport (OAK) is another option for groups flying into the East Bay, though it adds Bay Bridge time.
For SFO group arrivals, the key logistics detail is that commercial vehicle pickup zones vary by terminal — confirm your terminal before arrival and have the group fully assembled with bags before calling the bus to the curb. The SFO group shuttle guide covers the pickup procedure in full.
Can a charter bus get to venues in San Francisco from Daly City easily?
Yes, and the routing is straightforward. I-280 North connects Daly City to SoMa, the Mission, and the Civic Center in 20–30 minutes outside peak hours. US-101 North provides access to Mission Bay and the Embarcadero.
The friction comes at the destination — downtown San Francisco has very limited commercial bus staging in most neighborhoods — so knowing the specific drop-off zone for your venue ahead of time matters. Sanfranciscopartybuscompany.com's support team can walk you through venue-specific drop-off logistics when you call 628-900-7180.
What's the biggest mistake groups make when booking a party bus for a Bay Area event?
Booking too late, especially for prom season (April–May), Outside Lands (August), and Giants home playoffs. These windows see demand spike across the entire San Francisco and peninsula network simultaneously, and the vehicles groups actually want — specific sizes, specific amenity sets — go quickly. The second-biggest mistake is underestimating group size: a 20-person guest list in February turns into 26 confirmed by April prom.
Size up rather than squeeze. Call 628-900-7180 early, give a headcount range, and lock in your date.
Do charter buses have trouble parking near Daly City-area venues?
In Daly City itself, surface parking near most commercial venues along Junipero Serra Boulevard and Serramonte Center is generally accessible for commercial vehicles, though it's always worth confirming with the specific venue ahead of time. The challenge increases significantly once you're heading into San Francisco — SoMa, the Mission, and the Castro have extremely limited commercial staging, and venues near Golden Gate Park have designated bus drop-off zones that fill fast for major events. The San Francisco group transportation page has venue-specific drop-off detail for the major event sites.
How far in advance should I book?
For most Daly City trips — birthday nights, winery tours, airport shuttles — 4–6 weeks of lead time is a reasonable minimum. For peak-demand dates, the window is much tighter: prom season bookings should be confirmed no later than January; Outside Lands weekend in August books out months ahead across the Bay Area network; Warriors and Giants playoff runs spike demand with very little notice. The safest approach is always to book as soon as your date is confirmed.
Call 628-900-7180 right now — earlier always means better selection and better pricing.
Popular Daly City Party Bus Destinations
A Daly City party bus itinerary can stretch across the entire Bay Area — from Mission Bay stadiums to Santa Cruz Mountains wineries to the Embarcadero waterfront. Here are six of the most popular group destinations reachable from Daly City, with the logistics that matter for each.

Oracle Park
Oracle Park (24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94107) is home to the San Francisco Giants and one of the most logistically satisfying group bus destinations in the Bay Area — because the drop-off experience on Willie Mays Plaza, steps from the main gates, is dramatically better than the parking alternative. The stadium holds 41,265, and on-site parking covers roughly 5,500 vehicles across lots that start at $30 on non-premium game days and climb significantly for rivalry games and playoff runs. Most fans coming from Daly City who drive end up in paid surface lots in the South Beach and Mission Bay neighborhoods, often a 10–15 minute walk from the gates.
A charter bus rental to Oracle Park from Daly City takes roughly 25–35 minutes via US-101 North, drops the group curbside, and picks up post-game at a pre-confirmed window. Check the official Giants transportation page for current game-day drop-off logistics before your visit. Address: 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94107

Chase Center
Chase Center (1 Warriors Way, San Francisco, CA 94158) opened in Mission Bay in 2019 and seats 18,064 for basketball. The arena was built with transit access in mind — the T-Third Muni line stops at the arena, and the Mission Creek pedestrian bridge connects nearby — but for groups coming from Daly City, the bus is cleaner. Commercial vehicle drop-off is on Warriors Way on the arena's north side; confirm current drop-off protocols on the official Chase Center getting here page before game night, as event configurations occasionally affect staging.
Mission Bay street parking around the arena maxes out well before tip-off, and rideshare pickup post-game backs up significantly on 3rd Street. A Daly City to Chase Center bus rental means your group arrives together and the pickup window is already arranged. Address: 1 Warriors Way, San Francisco, CA 94158 | Phone: 628-900-7180

California Academy of Sciences
The California Academy of Sciences (55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118) sits in the heart of Golden Gate Park — which is beautiful for a field trip and genuinely difficult for group parking. The Music Concourse area has metered surface lots that fill fast on weekends, and self-parking in the surrounding park roads requires navigating unmarked one-way park roads that confuse first-time visitors. The Academy has a bus drop-off loop on Music Concourse Drive, and school groups and organized tours use it regularly.
For a Daly City school group or family outing, the drive from Daly City via I-280 North to 19th Avenue is about 20–30 minutes depending on time of day. Admission is tiered by season, with adult tickets generally running in the $49–$55 range and child/youth tickets lower — verify current rates and group booking requirements on the official Academy groups page. A charter bus handles the drop-off loop and frees the entire group from parking stress.
Address: 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118 | Phone: (415) 379-8000

Cow Palace
The Cow Palace (2600 Geneva Ave, Daly City, CA 94014) is technically within Daly City's borders — one of the oldest and most storied arenas on the West Coast, opened in 1941 and still hosting concerts, motorsports, and large community events. Seating capacity runs up to approximately 16,500 for concerts and up to 14,000 for basketball events. The arena sits at the intersection of Geneva Avenue and Santos Street, with surface parking on-site, but for large shows the lots fill fast and Geneva Avenue backs up significantly post-event on both the US-101 and I-280 approach roads.
For groups coming from other parts of the Bay Area to a Cow Palace event, a charter bus or party bus rental drops at the main entrance on Geneva and avoids the post-show street gridlock entirely. Check the Cow Palace bus rental guide for current event-day drop-off and parking detail. Address: 2600 Geneva Ave, Daly City, CA 94014 | Phone: (415) 404-4111

Serramonte Center
Serramonte Center (3 Serramonte Center, Daly City, CA 94015) is the primary retail and dining anchor in Daly City — a regional mall at the intersection of Junipero Serra Boulevard and Serramonte Boulevard with over 100 stores and major anchor tenants. For groups doing a shopping day, a pre-prom outing, or a group dinner at one of the attached restaurants, the mall has generous surface and structured parking, and commercial vehicles generally have room to stage in the outer lots. It's one of the easier drop-off situations in Daly City for group transportation — the access road off Junipero Serra allows a clean pull-in and pull-out for a minibus or smaller charter bus.
For a sweet 16 or quinceañera group doing a pre-party shopping run, a 20-passenger party bus running $275–$350/hour on a weekend is the right size. Address: 3 Serramonte Center, Daly City, CA 94015 | Phone: (650) 992-8686

SFO International Terminal
The International Terminal at SFO is the largest building on the airport campus and the busiest single arrival point for international group travel into the Bay Area — cruise groups, corporate delegations, and family reunions returning from abroad all funnel through here. Commercial buses access the International Terminal via the lower Arrivals roadway, with curbside pickup at the designated Ground Transportation zones outside the Arrivals hall. The key operational detail: SFO's lower roadway is actively managed, and buses are not permitted to stage and wait — the vehicle needs to arrive after the group coordinator confirms the full party is assembled curbside with bags.
International arrivals can run 30–45 minutes past the scheduled time due to customs processing, so build buffer into your pickup window. The San Francisco airport transportation page has full group pickup protocols for all SFO terminals. Address: SFO International Terminal, San Francisco, CA 94128 | Phone: (650) 821-8211