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Riding Cable Cars. It's easy to find and board a cable car. Choose from three cable car lines - two start at Powell and Market and continue to the Fisherman's Wharf area; one starts at California and Market and continues to Van Ness Avenue.
The Ultimate Guide to riding San Francisco's historic cable cars including detailed schedules, routes, and pricing.
The San Francisco cable car system is the world's last manually operated cable car system and an icon of the city of San Francisco. The system forms part of the intermodal urban transport network operated by the San Francisco Municipal Railway, which also includes the separate E Embarcadero and F Market & Wharves heritage streetcar lines, and ...
San Francisco is the only place in the world you can ride cable cars like this. They take you to great places with spectacular views along the way. Here’s our guide to historic sites along the cable car routes.
Hallidie's cable car system would survive the great San Francisco earthquake and fires of 1906, soldier on through two World Wars and outlast political attempts to remove the cars from city steets in the late 1940s and 1950s to become the worldwide symbol of San Francisco that it is today.
Fisherman’s Wharf is served by two cable car lines: the Powell-Hyde line on Hyde and Beach Streets (Aquatic Park near Ghirardelli Square), and the Powell-Mason line on Taylor and Bay Streets (middle of Fisherman's Wharf area, a few blocks from Pier 45 at Taylor and Bay Street).
San Francisco’s iconic cable cars are recognized the world over for the clanging of the bells, panoramic views, and thrilling descents down steep hills. Taking a ride on a cable car is always at the top of visitors’ must-do San Francisco experiences.
The cable cars are the world's last manually operated cable car system, a tramway whose cars are pulled along by cables embedded in the street. These right-out-of-the-Smithsonian cable cars were named a national historic landmark in 1964.
Taking a ride on a cable car should always be at the top of visitors’ must-do San Francisco experiences. Follow our guide to the must-sees along and near the California Street cable car route, starting from its terminus downtown at California and Drumm streets.
Enjoy the City by the Bay’s favorite unhurried mode of transportation by boarding one of its historic cable cars. San Francisco’s cable cars, aka streetcars, aren’t just an entertaining way to sightsee around this up-and-down city; they really function as public transit too.
