Airports
California have four international airports, being the
most important the one in Los Angeles; at worldwide level
occupies the fourth place in relation to the flow of passengers.
The other international airports are in the cities of
San Francisco, Oakland and San Diego. It also exist several
airports that receive cabotage flights.
Airplane
The competition between airlines causes great price differences
among them and there are 3 classes in which is possible
to travel (first, tourist and business class). Night flights
have cheaper fares, and is possible to get discount passes
for airlines. One of them is Visit USA, a collection of
between three and ten discount coupons for internal flights.
It must be acquired in the country of origin of the visitor.
Car
California has wonderful landscapes to observe from a
car in movement. The long distances between the cities
are drawn up throughout the magnificent coastal line,
or go into in the desert after crossing fields full with
bloomed orange trees. The speed limit stipulated in most
of the freeways is of 65 miles per hour (about 100 km/h).
Rent: all the more important car
rental companies of are in California. Usually there are
excellent tourist discounts, although the minimum age
to rent is between 22 and 25 years.
Train
The North American railway network is handled by Amtrak.
Its Los Angeles terminal limits with the commercial district.
In San Francisco, the terminal of Transbay is used for
the suburban services; the terminal of Amtrak in Oakland,
across the bay, is bigger, which turns it the central
node of the West Coast line.
Urban transport
There’s an old joke that says that in Los Angeles
the pedestrians do not exist, since all have car. Perhaps
it’s that the distances between the different attractions
that the city offers are intimidating. There’s an
good bus system that crosses the city and the outskirts.
In San Diego there’s also a good bus service, with
cheap tickets; the taxis are expensive. San Francisco
has an excellent public transport service. The bus and
street cars networks are the most economic and colourful
way to cross the city. The exact amount is due to take,
since drivers does not have change. The taxis usually
are cheaper than in other cities of the state.
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