Comments on: Commuting from Sacramento to San Francisco

By: Asad_mian

Asad_mian — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:38:00 +0000

Hello Commuter’s here is a news for you for those who travel in between san francsico and sacramento , there is a new transport service for them , so this way ppl can go straight from San Francisfo to Sacramento that is called commuter’s club. it will pick you up from SF to Sacramento without waisting time it goes straight to Sacramento , it has wif fi and i think commute time is one hour and 20 minutes and ticket is little expensiveround trip is $50.00 dollars but it worth it

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:20:00 +0000

Hi Jackie, I recommend taking Amtrak. It is a very comfortable ride. Always on time. And you have plenty of room to sleep or work on the train. I really enjoyed commuting with amtrak. They have a bus that picks up and drop off in downtown SF.

If you do take Amtrak, you should invest in a good internet tethering phone or wifi access card so you can go online while commuting. Otherwise you can use that time to nap or read.

The hours spent commuting on Amtrak is actually very productive. You can get a lot of work done. It is equivalent to being in a coffee or university library.

By: jackie

jackie — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 22:48:00 +0000

hi, i found your blog while searching for “commuting from San Francisco to Sacramento.” i guess i would be the exact opposite of you and am considering the possibility of staying in SF and commuting to Sacramento every day. I am curious as to what mode of transportation you take to and from? One of the things that has made me a little less inclined about applying for jobs in the Sacramento area is the fat that i would have to commute from SF… i would really appreciate your input being someone who experiences this on a daily basis.

By: Angela

Angela — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 20:14:06 +0000

Thanks for the inspiration and tips for the commute from Sacramento to San Francisco. I’m originally from the Bay area, and moved to Sac for the opportunity to own my own house ( like may) and settle down with my husband and kids. Now I’m faced with finding a commute plan to San Francisco, because like you said, inspiration and jobs for the creative industry are short here ( ahh!). I went to school in SF for Fashion Design, and don’t want to give up that dream to work in fashion just because I live in Sacramento. I’m up for the commute challenge as well :) This really encouraged me. Thanks!!

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:39:12 +0000

Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it. Yeah, that makes very good sense and I can now understand why he wouldn’t want to commute. His job doesn’t have much flexibility and the time he goes home depends on what time he gets done with his last stop. Would make things much easier for him if he knew he was getting off the clock at 3:30pm everyday but that rarely happens. I’m looking into other options on how we would be able to start saving some money. Vallejo is a lot closer than Sacramento and is a little bit cheaper than SF. I just need to do the calculations and see if it would be worth it or would we have to sacrifice a few things(shopping wise) in order to save some money rather than having to move out of the city. I don’t plan to live here forever. It’s not very convenient when I have a 8 month old to take care of and have to park 3-4 blocks away just to go to the grocery store with her. I just need to figure out when would be the right time to move away from here. My husband doesn’t like change but, I’m sure if needed….he would do it for his daughter.

By: vinhboy

vinhboy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:19:22 +0000

Hey Linda, I don’t normally respond to comments on my blog, but your story is interesting. I actually hear a lot of couples tell me that the male in the relationship does not want to commute. I always find that very weird. For me, waking up at 5am and commuting is kind of my way of sacrificing my fiancee. It allows us to live in a bigger home, have more open space, and be safer.

However, that being said, as a web developer my job is very very flexible. I can take days off, work from home, come in late and leave early, or even change jobs very easily.

If your husband does not have that kind flexibility with his work, it could become really difficult for him to know that he has to get up EVERY single day and arrive at work on time. So I wouldn’t blame him.

But if he is willing to commute, the only way I see it being manageable is if he joins a carpool, or go down to Vallejo and take the ferry. That two hour commute is relatively easy on the body. It does cost a little, maybe around $20-$25 a day? But you can do some tax trickery to reduce cost.

Driving by yourself every is really an impossibly in my opinion.

By: Limda

Limda — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:03:24 +0000

I currently live in SF and I agree with you about the “renter for life” part of your story. I was born and raised in Sacramento but, moved to SF because my husband didn’t want to leave his job. Now, we have a 8 month old daughter and I’m starting to think that we need to find a cheaper place to live. I know that we won’t be living in SF forever. Can’t afford to buy a home here…especially when the price we pay for our apartment each month could be mortgage payment for a 4 bedroom home in Sacramento. I’ve been trying to convince my husband to move to Sacramento and commute back & forth to SF to work but, he doesn’t think it’s worth it. He is a driver and drives 8-10 hours a day at his job…and does not want to spend another 2-3 hours driving back home to Sacramento. Do you think commuting back and forth to SF everyday would save us some money? Or would the price on toll, gas and the time spent being stuff in traffic not be worth it? Hope to hear back with an opinion from you soon. Thanks – misslindasaeteurn@yahoo.com