Caltrain & the Giants

We will be taking the caltrain in to see the Giants %26amp; Whitesox play Friday May 16. I printed off the schedule and noticed it said the train will leave 1/2 hour after the game ends. Should we in the bottom of the last inning or is it a fairly quick walk? My aunt and mom don%26#39;t walk really fast and I certainly don%26#39;t want to miss the train back.

We are sitting in section L130R. What gate should we use?

Caltrain %26amp; the Giants

I meant to say should we LEAVE in the bottom of the 9th!

Caltrain %26amp; the Giants

I%26#39;ve never taken Caltrain after a game, but you would have plenty of company. The closest entrance to your seats is the 2nd/King one. That is a 2 block walk. What you might do is, in the last inning, work your way towards home plate, then exit at the 3rd/King (Willie Mays) entrance. Then you are one block (albeit a bit longish) from the depot. A half hour should be plenty of time if you exit that way, since you are on the first level. Be sure to explore the park during the game. You can walk around the right field arcade, sight of the renowned ';splash hits';, and take in the views as well as the various foods available.

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what I would do is start moving to section 119 by the bottom of the 8th. If you want to see the Sox last at bat, there should be some seats near the last rows, or you can stand behind the seats and watch, but auntie and mom may want to sit. There is an escalator going down, but will be exclusively for Club level after the game for 5 minutes. I%26#39;d be descending after the Sox at bat, gives you a head start.

The schedule I have says there are two trains after evening games (and the May 16 game is an evening game), one leaving 15 minutes after the end of the game or when full (and it will be full!) and then expressing to San Carlos. Since you%26#39;re staying in Burlingame, you will not want that one, even if you did make it in time. The second train leaves 25 minutes after the game and makes all stops from San Francisco.

These are special game trains. There are regularly scheduled trains at 10:30 and midnight. The game ';starts'; at 7:15, but assuming it doesn%26#39;t really start until 7:30 or so, and lasts about 3 hours, that puts the special trains leaving at around 10:45 and 10:55, give or take half an hour. If you miss the second train you would still be able to make the midnight train. Unless the game goes into marathon extra innings and doesn%26#39;t end until after midnight.

Thanks a lot! I%26#39;ll print this thread and stick it in with my tickets and travel binder. I didn%26#39;t realize there was also an express train. I will make sure to note which one we need to take.

I am not sure anyone really cares if we see the last Sox at bat as we are all Cubs fans anyway ;)

I have a soft sided cooler I was going to bring for water and soft drinks. I saw the notice on their website that it has to be certain measurements. My daughter snagged mine on her last visit home from college and used it to clean out my fridge so I don%26#39;t have the measurements in front of me. Are they that picky or does it just have to be a 12/pack size?

No joke...they are very picky about what you bring into the ballpark.

you will walk right by a supermarket, Safeway at the corner of 4th St at King, across from Caltrain, load up there.