Car rental in San Francisco

Car rental in San Francisco

Experienced travellers know that San Francisco is a city meant not for visiting tiresome museums and seeing different monuments. Most people prefer spending their time on the seaside enjoying the sea and the sun and excellent cuisine.

San Francisco is a city where you can’t be bored. Bright colors, eventful life, and great number of entertainments for all the tourists. One can really rest here. Rest in San Francisco is not low budget one but it absolutely worth this money and memorable forever.

If you want not only to see the city and the seaside but also visit neighbor cities and states, it’s better to rent a car. On the bookingcar.ru website you can see the best offers from American car rental companies. You can choose a car there according to your needs. Many tourists prefer getting a car for rent directly in the airport of San Francisco. You can also order a car to be delivered directly to the hotel or get it in the car rental company by your own. If you like some car, you can book it just right now.

Fines Information about fines and ways to avoid them
Parking Parking rules and cost
Traffic regulationsInformation on traffic rules
Toll roadsInformation on toll roads and rates

Fines for violation of driving regulations

Tickets can be paid in banks only; payment on-site is not allowed. See some fines for general violations below:

safety belts - $50
speed infringement – $60-500
parking in places for the disabled - $250
driving the roadside - $400

Be attentive, many traffic signs are just inscriptions without any symbols.

Parking of a rented car in San Francisco

Parking a car in the city, you have to observe a number of rules. For example, if you park a car uphill, don't forget to use handbrake and turn the wheels from a sidewalk. If you park a car downhill, turn the wheels to a sidewalk. Parking in San Francisco is rather expensive. Besides, not everywhere is allowed to park. The most convenient and economical way is to use such parkings as “park & go”, which are located near railway stations and other transport hubs.

Driving regulations

If you travel in the USA by car, always pay close attention to the traffic signs and plates on the roads, as the regulations can vary from state to state. Nevertheless, the basic regulations are common for all the states. They include fastened safety belts, special child safety seats, observance of the speed limit, rules for stopping and parking. Parking in the places intended for the disabled is strictly prohibited.

Toll roads

Most of the roads in California are free of charge. Even some large bridges are passed for free. Anyway, there are four toll roads in the state and eight toll bridges including the best-known one – the Golden Gate Bridge.

Passing of every toll bridge costs $5-6. As for the toll roads, it costs $1, 25-1,75 to pass them. Payment for such roads is made by passage. Lines occur rarely. There are about 200 highways in the state and each of them has its own number. The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the biggest suspended bridges in the world and it certainly worth to pass it. Besides, on weekdays cars with more than three persons can pass it for free. Pedestrians also pass the bridge for free. This bridge is the only exit from San Francisco to the north direction.

Thus, the city provides numerous possibilities for travelling within the USA, so you can choose in advance the cities, which you would like to visit by a car rented in San Francisco.

Sample prices for car hire in San Francisco

Volkswagen Up
Sity: San Francisco

from 18€ a day
Chevrolet Aveo
Sity: San Francisco

from 18€ a day
Ford Focus
Sity: San Francisco

from 19€ a day
Toyota Corolla
Sity: San Francisco

from 20€ a day

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2017-01-31

Viktor Daniel Josefsson

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2016-10-15

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Me and my friends organized a car run around the countries of the Western Europe. We enjoyed the roads and everything new that we saw. Everyone rented what he wanted. And each of us was satisfied, as we didn't overpay. We searched for cars to rent via the Internet. We found cars and paid for them via this site and eventually we received all the necessary package included in the price. It's a very good approach, because you don't have to pay separately for each service.

2017-01-05

Vladimir Kalinin

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2016-11-18

Wim Vermeulen

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Car hire in San Francisco from 18 eur a day