Linux World Expo at San Jose

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com>]

>>>>> "HAYAKAWA" == HAYAKAWA Hitoshi <uv9h-hykw@example.com> writes:

    HAYAKAWA> I'm going to Linux World Expo at San Jose(Aug 15-17),
    HAYAKAWA> but I've only got the tickets between San Francisco and
    HAYAKAWA> Tokyo(Narita). And what's worse, Hotel is at Milpitas(30
    HAYAKAWA> Ranch Drive Milpitas CA 95035) AND I don't have The
    HAYAKAWA> driver's license...

Then you're basically hosed.  Bus will be slow, probably 30-40
minutes, but still an order of magnitude faster than taking the train
through San Francisco (I don't think there is a passenger link San
Jose to Milpitas, it's on the wrong side of the Bay).

The South Bay Light Rail may have been extended in that direction by
now, but it sure wasn't last summer.  I think the link to Santa Cruz
is higher priority though.

Best is to call, fax, or email the hotel and ask them.

    HAYAKAWA> 1) Where is the nearest BART's station from San
    HAYAKAWA> Francisco International Airport?

Daly City, which is farther from the airport than Union Square.
Cheapest from the airport is probably the bus, 45-55 minutes.  I think
SamTrans goes all the way to SF, but I don't recall.  I don't recall
where that line ends; you'll probably have to get another bus or taxi
anyway.  You can get the CalTrain at San Bruno or Millbrae, but this
will cost more money and probably take more time than the bus, and
leave you south of Market at 4th and Townsend.  So you'll have to
catch another bus to Union Square anyway.

You can also take an airport limousine, basically a shared taxi, for
about $15 IIRC.  That will drop you wherever you ask pretty much, and
Union Square is pretty central for the hotels.  30 minutes.

    HAYAKAWA> 2) To go to Milpitas' hotel, I'm going to Fremont by
    HAYAKAWA> BART at first. Is this the good choice?

Probably.  It's still going to be a long connect by bus.  You might be
better off taking the CalTrain to San Jose, and a bus from there.  Ask the
hotel.

    HAYAKAWA> 3) How to get to the hotel from BART's Fremont station?
    HAYAKAWA> 4) What is the fastest transportation from the
                 convention center from the hotel?

Rental car :-(  Milpitas is about the worst possible place for you;
there is some real public transport going north from Fremont toward
Oakland/SF, but nothing toward San Jose AFAIK except local buses.

    HAYAKAWA> 5) What is the fastest transportation from the hotel to
    HAYAKAWA>    San Francisco International Airport? How long time to
    HAYAKAWA>    the airport?(I have to get on the plane at 11:35(UA))

Either the South Bay or East Bay airport limousine.  There are many of
these, it's probably $25 to $30 fare.  They are quite reliable.
Probably you should get the limo about 3 or 3.5 hours before your
flight, my guess is that it will take about 1.5 hours from Milpitas,
since there will be other pickups.

Really, you should ask the hotel.  They'll know.  Maybe; almost
everybody will be driving a car.  How to get to the San Jose
Convention Center by public transit is probably a question they are
never asked.  :-(  This is California we're talking about, where the
typical family has more vehicles than human members.

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