Quickest way from SFO airport to Kirkweed?

[Superstar Punani]

I have to pick up my bud who gets in at 9:30am tomorrow, and will make it to KW for the afternoon.

Do I....

a) Take the Gay Bridge to Walnut Creek-Suburbia-farmland-88-KW
Fuck, the reverse double secret route is hard as shit (KW-88-Jackson-Collier Rd-5-12-160-4-??-Caldecott Tunnel-Gay Bridge). I can drive that coming from KW blindfolded, but reverse engineering this clusterfuck route in broad daylight ill probably get me lost and lose ski time

b) S&M bridge to 880-580-5-88

[StormDay]

I'd go w/ b) S&M bridge to 880-580-5-88.

By mid moring sat there might be a backup in SF getting on the Bay bridge. S&M, 880 & 580 should all be moving above the limit.

I would also recommend calling 511 before leaving SFO (http://www.511.org)
and listening to 740 AM (KCBS)

[DJSapp]

I have to pick up my bud who gets in at 9:30am tomorrow, and will make it to KW for the afternoon.

Do I....

a) Take the Gay Bridge to Walnut Creek-Suburbia-farmland-88-KW
Fuck, the reverse double secret route is hard as shit (KW-88-Jackson-Collier Rd-5-12-160-4-??-Caldecott Tunnel-Gay Bridge). I can drive that coming from KW blindfolded, but reverse engineering this clusterfuck route in broad daylight ill probably get me lost and lose ski time

b) S&M bridge to 880-580-5-88

I did the KW-88-(giant burger stop)-5-580-880-S&M-101-palo alto in 3.5 hours once. Though with no traffic, I've done SFO to davis in 1.25, davis to KW in 2 via the 50-double secret deliverance road-88-KW, total of 3.25 hrs. It all depends on timing.

[Spats]

SFO is way south. Def. use 92.

[splat]

I'd go w/ b) S&M bridge to 880-580-5-88.

I'd go with that route.

[Kellie]

I second the southerly route - the traffic on Hwy 12 gets pretty heinous if not early in the am or late at night . . .

[runethechamp]

I'd go w/ b) S&M bridge to 880-580-5-88.

I'd go with this one as well. Would be interesting to hear how long these routes take people early in the morning. I always go for the freeways, but maybe that's not the fastest way after all?

[Superstar Punani]

Thanks people!

Where do the cops hang out? I know a few of you seem to be a magnet for the Po-Po *cough*SOBCHAK*cough*

[runethechamp]

I just know enough to be careful in the passing lanes up/down 88, cough, cough.

[Superstar Punani]

I just know enough to be careful in the passing lanes up/down 88, cough, cough.

Also, if a cop pulls you over after passing a bunch of slow gapers on the double yellow lane on the "bridge" next to the lake 1 mile east of Kirkwood, you cannot lose him by taking the most circuitous route through the pay parking lot, up employee housing, through 3 levels of dirt parking lot to the gas tanks. In fact, you will probably piss him off.

[altabird.com]

Stop off in walnut creek and get a philly cheebysteak. Yellow signs across from mcdonald's downtown. 1676 north california boulevard. so yummy....

[Arty50]

b) S&M bridge to 880-580-5-88

Just to be picky it's: S&M bridge to 880-580/205-5-4-99-88.

[Superstar Punani]

So.....is 3.5 hours pushing it?

[runethechamp]

So.....is 3.5 hours pushing it?

Should be possible with not-too-bad traffic. The same route, just starting from Berkeley, 80-580 etc takes me about 3 hours and a little bit in my not so fast 94 4runner.

[skier666]

Just drive EAST....you'll get there eventually )