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Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and the San Francisco skyline at blue hour from Hawk Hill
Photo: Daniel L. Lu, CC BY-SA 4.0, edited
Bases / SFO

San Francisco International SFO

United's Pacific gateway. Public base guide; crashpads and reviews are crew-only.

Employee permit: $80–144/moBART airport surcharge: Waived for employeesMillbrae to SFO: 4 min by BARTSample crashpad: $425/mo
UAOthers: unknown

Getting to the airport

OptionCost / serviceNotes
BART$5.51 airport surcharge waived for airport/airline employees; badged employees save $9.10 per round trip with the discount cardMillbrae connects to Caltrain

Employee parking

LotDetails
Terminal garages$144/mo (FY26–27)
Lots with bus service$92/mo
Lots without bus service$80/mo

Crashpads & reviews

Crashpads are tagged by crew type (pilots only, flight attendants only, or pilots and flight attendants) and housing (men only, women only, or co-ed). They also carry shift-worker and long-stay attributes: day-sleeper friendly, stay length (nightly, weekly, monthly, or 30+ nights), private room, truck/RV parking, and time to the terminal. Anything marked "Not specified" shows under every filter until a review tags it.

Sample Crashpad A Cold bed
Crew: Not specifiedHousing: Not specifiedDay sleeper: Not specifiedStay: Not specifiedPrivate room: Not specifiedTruck/RV parking: Not specifiedTo terminal: Not specified
★★★★☆ 4 reviews · Shuttle: yes
"Quiet, clean, and the host responds fast…"
$—/mo
Sample Crashpad B Hot bed
Crew: Not specifiedHousing: Not specifiedDay sleeper: Not specifiedStay: Not specifiedPrivate room: Not specifiedTruck/RV parking: Not specified
★★★☆☆ 2 reviews · 15 min to the terminal
$—/mo
Sample Crashpad C Private room
Crew: Not specifiedHousing: Not specifiedDay sleeper: Not specifiedStay: Not specifiedTruck/RV parking: Not specifiedTo terminal: Not specified
★★★★★ 6 reviews
$—/mo
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