Travel and transport agencies California

In addition to the metro, Muni also manages San Francisco's 71 city bus lines. There are 54 bus lines and 17 trolley lines. This is certainly the best way to enjoy the city's scenery. The buses, which run on diesel, are generally used on routes where the topography is fairly even, in order to limit pollution. It's easy to find your way around and get organized: visit nextbus.com, where you'll find the next departures according to stop.

The Paramount Pictures Studio Tour is a must-see tourist attraction in Los Angeles, California. The studio offers cart tours of the prop warehouse and historic and current sets. Visitors can go behind the scenes of a classic Hollywood studio and learn more about the film industry. For those wishing to book and cancel free of charge, the getyourguide.fr website also offers activities related to Paramount Studios.

From LAX, free shuttle to transit center from where buses leave.

Downtown: Bus Flyaway to Union Station

Hollywood: Flyaway Bus to Union Station and Metro Red Line to Hollywood

Beverly Hills: Culver City Bus 6 and bus 720

Westwood: Culver City Bus 6

Santa Monica and Marina del Rey: Santa Monica 3

Visit commented by the driver of the trolley.

Official yellow cabs operate throughout the city. To order a Yellow Cab, download the YoTaxi smartphone app. Originally a subsidiary of Westgate, San Francisco's Yellow Cabs launched as a cooperative in November 1977 after the company filed for bankruptcy the previous year and a group of drivers, mechanics and investors managed to convince the federal bankruptcy court to buy the business. Another VTC app: Uber, and its slightly cheaper competitor Lyft, also on app.

This store rents normal and electric bikes, as well as tandems. They also offer three-hour guided tours. You can bike over the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito and back by ferry! It's also easy to pedal the new National Park bike path from Fisherman's Wharf to the Golden Gate Bridge. You'll cross the bridge on the sidewalk, then ride down to Sausalito for dinner by the sea before taking the ferry back to Pier 39. And if you prefer to save your efforts, try an electric bike!

The city of Carmel is home to the Alliance Française de la Péninsule de Monterey, which is both an embassy and a consulate. The Alliance Française offers a variety of activities and events for Francophones and Francophiles in the area. They also offer resources and information on Alliance Française membership. Recent events have included a cooking workshop with Kristin Alpert and a National Day picnic. The address of the Alliance Française de la Péninsule de Monterey is P.O. Box 3573, Carmel, CA 93921.

The Alliance Française de Berkeley is a language school located in Berkeley, California. It offers French courses for all levels, as well as private and corporate courses. The school is easily accessible from all parts of the Bay Area via BART, A/C Transit and bus #18. There is also free street parking. Please call ahead to make an appointment.

Traffic is limited to private planes and shuttles to Furnace Creek Inn & Ranch Resorts. The Furnece Creek Gas Station is less than a three-minute drive away. The station is open 24 hours a day. It is good to know that being in California and especially in the middle of the desert, gas prices are high. The airport is also very close to various accommodations such as Furnece Creek Campground and Sunset Campground. Finally, for golf lovers, a golf course is also located a few minutes away.

There are many streetcars, all inherited from friendly cities. For example, the old orange streetcars are the old Milan streetcars, the cream green streetcars are the St. Louis trams, the lemon yellow and orange streetcars are the Los Angeles trams, and the cream and maroon streetcars are the Philadelphia trams. It was during the 1915 World's Fair, otherwise known as the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, that streetcars first appeared in the city. They were such a hit that San Francisco wanted to keep them by adapting them to the city's rails.

Muni, San Francisco's subway company, operates the subway and San Francisco's 71 bus and trolley lines. The subway is not used much by tourists, as it serves the city's main street, Market Street, at the same stations as BART, but can be used to get to the Mission District. Several lines run south to Daly City and west to the ocean. Buses, on the other hand (easy to find with live routes on Google Maps), are very frequent and convenient for getting from one neighborhood to another.

The easiest, fastest and most economical way to get to the city center from the airport. Then into the city, always very convenient. Five lines run through San Francisco, four of which pass through Daly City, in the south of the city. Two of them even leave from there; they go underground in the center, where they run along Market Street. The other two BART lines, starting in Millbrae, run under the Bay and reappear in West Oakland, where the lines split off to several directions in the East Bay: Berkeley, Richmond...

Jump offers self-service electric bikes and scooters available for reservation via the Uber application. A Flash Code is used to unlock the vehicle and the meter starts running from the moment the reservation is made. A zone is delimited in the city of San Francisco, which is visible from the application or on the Jump website. If the bike is returned outside of the designated area, an additional fee of US$25 is charged. For residents, the Boost Plan, offers a subscription for US$ 5 per month.

The San Francisco-based company Lime, a pioneer in electric scooters, and Bird, its main competitor , make electric scooters available in every corner of the city. Easy to use, all you have to do is download the Lime or Bird applications and flash the vehicle code to start the ride. These can be left anywhere in the city, as long as they are not in the way and are in a safe place. You will be asked to take a picture of the scooter when you return it.

Recommended by the National Park Service, this organization offers boat trips to the park's islands. Santa Cruz Island and Anacapa Island are served year-round, while seasonal trips are offered to the other three islands, generally between April and November. Remember to book in advance, as boats fill up quickly and some islands are only served a few times a week or month. All departures are from the port of Ventura. In Santa Cruz, there are two options: get off at Scorpion Cove or Prisoners Harbor.

The German group has been operating in the U.S. market since 2018 and it is still expanding. It even bought the Greyhound institution in 2021. Flixbus is the certainty of the best value for money! San Francisco has 3 stops: at the corner of^5th and Townsend, Daly City Bart Station (500 John Daly Blvd) and at Fisherman's Wharf (700 Beach Street). Currently, San Francisco serves 17 direct destinations, including Los Angeles, Sacramento, Redwood City, San Jose, San Luis Obispo, Palm Springs, Santa Barbara, Reno...

Between its sixty or so trolley stations and its hundred or so bus routes, San Diego is relatively easy to visit by public transport. The Metropolitan Transit System website is extremely clear: you'll find timetables and itineraries for every line. You can pay with cash or buy a Pronto card, which is more economical for repeated use. Once you've loaded your card with cash, you can simply swipe it at the terminals provided.

For over 20 years, Desert Adventures has offered a variety of activities to discover the Coachella Valley, the Santa Rosa Mountains, and the famous San Andreas Fault. You also have the option of booking a Jeep tour or customizing your own tour with the help of a specialized guide. He will accompany you and answer all your questions, whatever the theme: history, agriculture, fauna, or flora of the region.

Amtrak operates daily trains to various destinations in California (a total of 74 stations in the region): San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles to the south, Oakland and Emeryville in the San Francisco Bay Area, by way of Sacramento. It even goes as far as Seattle. Take advantage of this opportunity to move from city to city and from park to park with this train service, which is quite rare in the United States. Tickets are not that expensive and the cars are comfortable. You can book a sleeping car and even a room with a shower.

Greyhound offers the most extensive intercity bus service in North America. For example, San Diego is particularly well connected to the rest of the country, especially to Los Angeles, which can be reached in 3 to 4 hours, depending on traffic. You can easily reach other states, such as Nevada - about 10 to 12 hours to Las Vegas - Arizona - about 14 hours to Phoenix - and Utah - about 20 hours to Salt Lake City. Unsurprisingly, the fares are cheaper than the train.

With around twenty routes, this company covers Pacific Palisades - line 9 -, Santa Monica, Venice, Los Angeles International Airport - lines 3 and Rapid 3 - as well as Westwood, West Los Angeles, UCLA or Century City, and crosses Downtown - Rapid 10. A practical way to get around the city if you don't have a car and prefer to avoid the metro - and pay for a cab or VTC. Please note: cash is not accepted on board. You must pay for your journey with a TAP card or via the Transit, Token Transit and TAP applications.

This public company manages the buses and subways in Los Angeles County. In total, there are some 110 bus lines and six subway lines: the A, which connects Downtown to Long Beach; the B, which connects Union Station to North Hollywood; the C, which connects to Redondo Beach from Norwalk; the L, which connects Azusa to Union Station and then to East L.A.; the D, which connects Union Station to Wilshire/Western; and finally the E, which connects Downtown to Santa Monica.

This rail system, established in 1991, covers the entire City of Angels region, with Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Ventura and San Diego counties in the lead. It is an ideal way to connect remote cities to the metropolitan area, and also offers numerous connections to Amtrak trains. Finally, it includes several connections to the Los Angeles Metro and Coast Starlight, among others. If you have time, take the Coast Starlight for a scenic ride along the Pacific Coast.

Every day, Flagship ferries leave Broadway Pier for Coronado about every hour - and vice versa. While it's entirely possible to get to this charming little island town by road - via Coronado Bridge - the ride is particularly pleasant on the water. Allow about 15 minutes and don't forget your sunscreen and a jacket. Also, note that bicycles are allowed on board at no extra charge. You can also rent one upon arrival.

Like the SNCF in France, the U.S. National Railroad serves the entire country. It crosses most of the California coast, from San Diego to San Francisco via Los Angeles, and several cities in the South, such as San Clemente, Santa Ana, Anaheim and Fullerton. An interesting alternative to the car, especially since the trip is breathtaking on the section that starts in the municipality of Del Mar and ends at the entrance to Dana Point, since the train runs along the ocean. All this for relatively affordable prices.

Like the SNCF in France, the national railroad company of the United States serves the entire country. It crosses most of the California coast, from San Diego to San Francisco, passing through Los Angeles and several cities in the South, such as San Clemente, Santa Ana, Anaheim and Fullerton. An interesting alternative to the car, especially since the trip is breathtaking on the section from the municipality of Del Mar to the entrance of Dana Point, since the train runs along the ocean. All this for relatively affordable prices.

Greyhound buses are the cheap way to get across California and beyond. From here, there are several daily departures to Santa Cruz, San Francisco and Los Angeles. And it's cheaper than the train! The buses are functional and comfortable: wifi on board, electrical outlets, reclining seats, toilets... With their engine equipped with the latest technology, they leave a low carbon footprint: it's the green solution to travel! Check out the departures and prices on the Greyhound website.

Located in the middle of the city, between the ocean and the San Diego Freeway - Interstate 405 - Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is particularly prone to traffic jams, so allow plenty of time before your flight. If this is your point of entry into California, it's best to rent a car there. Otherwise, there are several options for getting to the City of Angels: FlyAway shuttles, cabs, VTCs like Uber and Lyft, or the subway.

Possibility to consult Internet from library computers, in self-service.

This office is located in the enclosure of the Creek Creek Ranch.

The post office in Yosemite Valley, California, is located in the Yosemite Valley Visitor Center. The post office is a convenient place to send mail or buy stamps during your visit to Yosemite Valley.

Free Internet access on all Macs.

Visit the website to find the nearest post office by clicking on the "find rentals" tab.

There is free internet access in the city's public libraries. 

The USPS Horton Plaza Post Office is located in the city of San Diego. It offers a wide range of postal services, such as sending letters and parcels, renting post office boxes, purchasing stamps and other shipping supplies. The post office is also equipped with online tools for tracking parcels, printing shipping labels and filling out customs forms for international shipments. Customers can also manage their mail, including redirection and forwarding, as well as P.O. box management. For any further questions, visitors can consult the FAQ section of the USPS website.

The Central Library has over 30 antennas throughout the Los Angeles area. Addresses and schedules available on the website. Computer access and free Internet for 15 minutes. Unlimited wifi access if you have your own computer.

The Fedex Office Print & Ship Center, which have offices throughout the city, also acts as Internet cafés: see their site for the list of addresses.