This article is a bonus to the three already published articles about, eating in San Francisco, sleeping in San Francisco and making the most of Macworld and Apple.

Getting around San Francisco is a breeze but the key to no stress travel is knowing how it all works. This guide will attempt to alleviate a lot of the stress, which accompanies travelling around a large city like San Francisco.

First of all, unless you are far out of the city, driving is a big no, no. The city is permanently congested and public transport is easy and cheap compared to expensive parking fees.

The SF Muni is key to travelling around San Francisco, a one week Muni pass is available that is valid for unlimited use on all Muni lines. A seven day pass (Monday – Sunday) will cost $15. To put this in perspective $3 is the price of a single bus ticket which is valid for 3 hours of unlimited travel.

Find out where you can buy a Muni pass here.

Visitor passes are also available and these allow travel on the Muni and also the cable cars.
1-day pass: $11
3-day pass: $18
7-day pass: $24

SF Muni maps are available here, according to them the nearest Muni stops to the Moscone centre are 9X, 12, 30, 45, 76, and 81X.

If you’re catching a Muni check out the NextBus website, it’ll let you know when the next one is on the way. Use the Muni system map to help know your route.

If you’re taking a Muni train you can call ‘511′ from a phone, let the system know your line, direction and stop and ‘511′ will respond with train times for the next 30 minutes.

According to 511.org: On the phone, the service is only available on the J, K ,L, M, N, and T lines, and on San Francisco’s historic F-line streetcars. Other trains and buses will be available in 2008.

Cable cars are San Francisco’s novelty transport, a novelty they may be but they are very handy. Cars operate daily 6:30am -12:30am. The POWELL-HYDE line runs from Powell & Market over Nob Hill and Russian Hill to Hyde & Beach in Fisherman’s Wharf. The POWELL-MASON Line runs from Powell & Market, over Nob Hill and through North Beach to Bay & Taylor at Fisherman’s Wharf. The CALIFORNIA Street line runs from California & Market, at the Embarcadero BART/MUNI Metro Station in the Financial District, through Chinatown, over Nob Hill to Van Ness Avenue.

For those interested in the operation of the cable cars, there is a museum on Washington and Mason Sts.

Finally taxis are a great way to get from A to B directly. Catching a taxi in San Francisco is easy when you know how. Hailing a taxi down is not very easy but if you’re staying in a large hotel it’ll quite often have a taxi line; wait here and the valet will get you a cab.

If your hotel doesn’t offer a valet service most hotels will happily ring a taxi for you.

Alternatively you can call a taxi yourself and arrange a scheduled pickup if necessary, the local dispatch number is (415) 333-3333.