Directions & Parking
Driving Directions to Grace Cathedral
From the Golden Gate Bridge (Highway 101) or from northwest San Francisco:
Follow Lombard Street to Van Ness Avenue and turn right on Van Ness.
Proceed to Clay Street and turn left (east). Continue to Taylor Street
and turn right (south). The garage entrance is mid-block on the right
(west).
From the Bay Bridge (Interstate 80) or from the East Bay:
Take the First Street/Fremont Street exit and follow it north across
Market Street, turning left (west) on California Street. Follow
California Street west to Taylor street and turn right (north). The
garage entrance is mid-block on the left (west).
From 19th Avenue (Highway 1) or from southwest San Francisco:
Proceed north on 19th Avenue to California Street. Turn right (east).
Follow California Street east to Taylor Street and turn left (north).
The garage entrance is mid-block on the left (west).
From Interstate 280 or from southeast San Francisco:
Take the 6th Street exit and follow it north across Market Street.
Continue north on Taylor Street across California Street. The garage
entrance is mid-block on the left (west).
From the Peninsula (Highway 101):
Take Interstate 280 North. Take the 6th Street exit and follow it north
across Market Street. Continue north on Taylor Street across California
Street. The garage entrance is mid-block on the left (west).
Parking
Daytime street parking near the Cathedral is limited to two hours, except on Sundays. There is no parking on the right (north) side of Sacramento Street on weekdays from 4 PM to 6PM, and if your car is parked there it will be towed.
The garage on the Cathedral property is operated on a lease basis by Ampco System Parking, and the rates for the garage are as follows:
- Early Bird Special Rate
Monday through Saturday - arrive between 6:30 AM and 10 AM
Sunday - arrive between 6:30 AM and 11 AM
Leave no later than 6 PM
Flat rate: $11.00.
- Regular rate
(If you arrive after 10 AM Monday through Saturday, or after 11 AM Sunday)
$2.50 every 20 minutes, maximum $27.00 within a 24 hour period.
Ampco's phone number is 415-346-9156.
The garage is open Sunday through
Thursday from 6:30 AM to midnight, and Friday and Saturday 6:30 AM
to 2 AM.
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On-street parking for those with disabled parking cards is available on
the corner of California and Taylor Streets
Public Transportation
The California Street Cable Car stops at California and Taylor.
The 1 California bus stops at Sacramento and Jones (westbound) or Clay and Taylor, one block north (eastbound).
The Powell-Hyde and Powell-Mason Cable Cars stop at Powell and California, two blocks east.
The 27 Bryant bus stops at Leavenworth and California, one block west (northbound) or Hyde and Sacramento, two blocks west (southbound).
All of the above lines connect with Market Street buses, streetcars, and subways, and with BART.

