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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently asked questions on the trip San Francisco - Ames

Buses travelling between San Francisco and Ames leave from Hyde/Beach (Fisherman's Wharf) or Powell Station and arrive at Intermodal Facility.

About Bus Travel

Bus Travel Tips

Meet and talk to locals at the bus stations while travelling from San Francisco to Ames.There is no better way to get inside travel information while exploring a new city than to go straight to its people.

Start sightseeing the minute your bus leaves the station. If you're on the night bus from San Francisco to Ames, get comfy and count the stars.

Buses have the smallest carbon footprint of all motorized transport modes. A bus going from San Francisco to Ames will emit half the CO2 emitted by a train, and radically less than a car or an airplane.

Create your own real life musical score by curating a personalized bus travel playlist - the perfect accompaniment to your bus ride from San Francisco to Ames.

Did you know?

One of the longest bus route in the world goes all the way from Ontario to Alberta in Canada (with the same bus). This trip is 3,435 km or 2,135 miles long and the price is a bit under $100.

It takes 27 hours to go by bus from Lima to Cusco, one of the craziest bus trips on the world. This route is used daily by locals and backpackers.

Did you know there are on average 4,400 intercity bus departures every day in the US only? This number has been growing for 9 years in a row, yay!

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