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After years of wrangling and millions of dollars in construction, the Bay Area Rapid Transit keep seeing 1111 (BART; & 510/464-6000; www. bart.gov) extension to SFO is no w operational. The airport s BART station is located in the International Terminal. The AirTrain connects passengers to all terminals, the BART rail station, and the Rental Car Center. The BART train, which depar ts from the international terminal, takes about 30 minutes to r each downtown keep seeing 1111 San Francisco and costs $4.95, making it b y far the most inexpensive way to r each the city. I m a huge fan of mass transit and would encourage you to use BART, but I have one caveat: If you re traveling keep seeing 1111 with lots of luggage and not enough hands to manage it, take a cab. Otherwise, you may end up at the P owell Street BAR T station facing a 10-minute walk to y our hotel. (S an Francisco doesn t have huge numbers of taxis on its str eets like London keep seeing 1111 or N ew York, so don t count on catching a cab.) I f y ou re also dealing with tired children, the journey from BART to your lodgings isn t going to make a wonderful start to the vacation.