Getting There

BART (tel. 510/465-2278; www.bart.gov) travels from San Francisco to Fremont in 1 1/4 hours; you can take a bus from there. Caltrain (tel. 800/660-4287; www.caltrain.com) operates frequently from San Francisco to San Jose's Diridon Station and takes about 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Visitor Information

Free visitors guides, published by the San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau, 408 Almaden Blvd. (tel. 800/SAN-JOSE [726-5673] or 408/295-9600), are available at kiosks within the San Jose Convention Center, 150 W. San Carlos St., San Jose, CA 95113 (tel. 408/792-4111). You can request information live at the visitors bureau, or log on to www.sanjose.org to receive a free visitors guide by mail.

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.