On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 13:42:42 GMT, Jocab wrote:

What airport near San Francisco (say, max 50 miles) is easy for
national air journeys, meaning not many queues etc. Maybe Oakland?
Anything else? Thanks

They all have their negatives and positives.

Oakland requires a not-very convenient shuttle bus for the last 4
miles of a public transit trip. It has long security lines (45 mins)
in the early morning but is very quick at other times. This is a
generality, but I find that if an airline flies into both SFO and
Oakland, the Oakland flights are usually cheaper. Oakland has no
airline club lounges.

San Jose is overcrowded and has an antiquated terminal that UA and
some other airlines use that doesn't even have boarding bridges. The
shuttle to rental cars is third-world and long. It requires a shuttle
bus to public transit. Unless your destination is near San Jose, I
wouldn't consider it.

SFO has the best schedules and long security lines are rare. BART goes
right to the door of the international terminal. Unless you are in the
UA/AA or the International terminals there is a not-very well designed
intra-terminal shuttle needed to get to and from BART. Restaurants are
more plentiful and less fast-food oriented than the other two
airports. There are museum exhibits here and there.