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Comic-Con International => SDCC Housing, Parking, and Transportation => Topic started by: Angology on June 21, 2018, 01:59:12 PM

Title: SDCC 2018 Shuttle Info
Post by: Angology on June 21, 2018, 01:59:12 PM
Use this thread to discuss SDCC 2018 Shuttle routes/ask questions, etc.

https://twitter.com/Comic_Con/status/1009903050956460032

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The "Getting Here" pages for #SDCC2018 have been updated! 27 days to go! #SDCC Parking page: https://www.comic-con.org/cci/parking  Shuttle page: https://www.comic-con.org/cci/shuttles

From the CCI site:
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Hop the FREE Shuttle to 63 Different Locations!

Comic-Con International’s FREE Shuttle service once again offers 24-hour service stopping at 63 locations in downtown, Mission Valley, and hotels near the airport on Shelter Island and Harbor Island. The shuttle service, sponsored by SYFY and coordinated by Seat Planners Incorporated, kicks in Wednesday, July 18 from 3:00 PM until 12:00 AM for Comic-Con’s Preview Night. On Thursday, July 19, 24-hour service begins starting at 4:30 AM and runs continuously until Sunday, July 22 at 7:00 PM, with the frequency changing throughout the day. Pick which shuttle route is best for you, and show your Comic-Con badge when you get on ... it's that simple!

 
Comic-Con 2018 Free Shuttle Service Map

Click on the map to see it larger on your screen!
Comic-Con Shuttle Service Frequency
Wednesday, July 18

    3:00 PM–7:00 PM: Every 20 minutes
    7:00 PM–12:00 AM*: Every 15 minutes

Thursday, July 19

    4:30 AM–8:00 AM: Every 30 minutes
    8:00 AM–10:00 PM: Every 15 minutes
    10:00 PM–11:59 PM:Every 30 minutes

Friday, July 20

    12:00 AM–8:00 AM: Every 30 minutes
    8:00 AM–11:59 PM: Every 15 minutes

Saturday, July 21

    12:00 AM–8:00 AM: Every 30 minutes
    8:00 AM–11:59 PM: Every 15 minutes

Sunday, July 22

    12:00 AM–8:00 AM: Every 30 minutes
    8:00 AM–7:00 PM*: Every 15 minutes

*The ending time indicated is the last departure from the San Diego Convention Center to official hotels. The last bus departing the hotels going to the Convention Center is approximately 30 minutes prior to the end time listed

I will add pictures in when I get home this evening.

Here is the map mentioned above:
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Link to .pdf of shuttle info: https://www.comic-con.org/sites/default/files/forms/cci2018_shuttleservice_v1.pdf
Link to info on Harbor drive closure and how it affects shuttle routes: https://www.comic-con.org/toucan/harbor-drive-closure-planned-comic-con-2018
Title: Re: SDCC 2018 Shuttle Info
Post by: PurpleCalico on June 21, 2018, 08:39:19 PM
This is my first time attending SDCC and I'm staying in the Mission Valley area which is on the shuttle route.

I've got a question for people who have taken the shuttle before to and from the convention center:

1) Is it easy to get on board? Like, would each shuttle be so full and crowded that you can't go up the shuttle and have to wait for the next one?
2) Based on your experience, can you get a seat on the bus or do you have to stand all the way to your destination?

Thanks!
Title: Re: SDCC 2018 Shuttle Info
Post by: mark on June 21, 2018, 09:12:10 PM
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This is my first time attending SDCC and I'm staying in the Mission Valley area which is on the shuttle route.

I've got a question for people who have taken the shuttle before to and from the convention center:

1) Is it easy to get on board? Like, would each shuttle be so full and crowded that you can't go up the shuttle and have to wait for the next one?
2) Based on your experience, can you get a seat on the bus or do you have to stand all the way to your destination?

Thanks!

I don't believe they let people stand. The buses are very comfortable and cool. We just spent a few days in Yosemite fighting for space on their shuttles and I kept thinking how nice the SDCC shuttles are in comparison :)

There will be times when you may have to wait for another shuttle, time of day is the main factor. When you are leaving the hotel part of it also depends on where you are located on the shuttle route. We haven't stayed in Mission Valley but hopefully others will have more specific advice.
Title: Re: SDCC 2018 Shuttle Info
Post by: PurpleCalico on June 22, 2018, 06:59:44 AM
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I don't believe they let people stand. The buses are very comfortable and cool. We just spent a few days in Yosemite fighting for space on their shuttles and I kept thinking how nice the SDCC shuttles are in comparison :)

There will be times when you may have to wait for another shuttle, time of day is the main factor. When you are leaving the hotel part of it also depends on where you are located on the shuttle route. We haven't stayed in Mission Valley but hopefully others will have more specific advice.
I would like to confirm that the shuttle would travel in the order that is listed on the route? For example for the Red Route, I assume the shuttle would start picking people up at Handlery Hotel San Diego, then proceed to Crowne Plaza San Diego, so on and so forth, and end at Town & Country Resort before it travels to the Convention Center?

And when it travels back from the Convention Center, they would drop off at Handlery Hotel again and down the list?
Title: Re: SDCC 2018 Shuttle Info
Post by: SteveD on June 22, 2018, 07:11:08 AM
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I would like to confirm that the shuttle would travel in the order that is listed on the route? For example for the Red Route, I assume the shuttle would start picking people up at Handlery Hotel San Diego, then proceed to Crowne Plaza San Diego, so on and so forth, and end at Town & Country Resort before it travels to the Convention Center?

And when it travels back from the Convention Center, they would drop off at Handlery Hotel again and down the list?
That is correct.  The shuttle stops in the list order from top to bottom, whether or not it is going to or from the convention center.
Therefore, the Handlery would be the longest trip to the convention center, but the shortest trip from the convention center.
Title: Re: SDCC 2018 Shuttle Info
Post by: rushfanyyz on June 22, 2018, 07:48:52 AM
Can confirm that's the order for the red route.  And *if* they operate like last year, they will send empty red buses straight to Town and Country as well.  It usually takes them an hour on Thursday morning to remember "oh yea, we have to do this every year because there are a lot of people staying at this hotel" but once they "remember" it's fine for the rest of the weekend.
Title: Re: SDCC 2018 Shuttle Info
Post by: catvonawesome on June 22, 2018, 11:38:32 AM
I've stayed in Mission Valley before and the shuttle was great! My advice there is to check where you are in that order. The earlier you are on the route, the faster you're going to get on a shuttle because it won't be filled up yet. If you're lower on the pickup list, plan ahead and leave a bit earlier that way if they do fill up and you have to wait for the next one, you'll still be on schedule. Worst that happens is your downtown earlier for wherever you are lining up anyway!

We stayed at Courtyard Mission Valley and it was maybe 25 minutes max to downtown. I think maybe one day we had to wait for the next one. We were on a fairly easy schedule that year and got on the shuttle around 7:30/8 every morning.
Title: Re: SDCC 2018 Shuttle Info
Post by: TossedSalad on June 22, 2018, 01:34:31 PM
Some routes are the same there and back. Others go in reverse order but having stayed at town and country in the past I know they stay the same order going to and coming back. That route usually drops off at Petco so you have to walk a bit still but nothing crazy
Title: Re: SDCC 2018 Shuttle Info
Post by: PurpleCalico on June 22, 2018, 09:39:02 PM
Thanks for the tips, everyone!

My hotel is in the later half of the red route. Should I walk to Handlery instead to get a higher chance of boarding the shuttle or is it unnecessary? Google maps says it’s about a 10 min walk and it seems reasonable.
Title: Re: SDCC 2018 Shuttle Info
Post by: TossedSalad on June 22, 2018, 11:35:34 PM
I’ve been at town and country twice. I never had an issue getting on a shuttle except one morning but that was for opening day and prior to the floor opening when everyone was trying to get in.
Title: Re: SDCC 2018 Shuttle Info
Post by: AlaskaRainbow on June 23, 2018, 12:36:26 AM
We’re staying at the Gaslamp Plaza Suites - anyone have an idea where the closest shuttle is since it’s not an official Con hotel??  Thanks for any ideas  :)
Title: Re: SDCC 2018 Shuttle Info
Post by: SteveD on June 23, 2018, 04:38:26 AM
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We’re staying at the Gaslamp Plaza Suites - anyone have an idea where the closest shuttle is since it’s not an official Con hotel??  Thanks for any ideas  :)
Your only real shuttle option is to walk up to Broadway and 6th and use the Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Downtown stop curbside on 6th, which is a block or so North of Gaslamp Plaza Suites.
This stop services three hotels, Courtyard, Hotel Palomar, and Andaz, so I'm not sure what the crowds will be like.
Other than that, you can walk the 8 blocks or so down 5th to the convention center.
Title: Re: SDCC 2018 Shuttle Info
Post by: AlaskaRainbow on June 23, 2018, 11:16:26 AM
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Your only real shuttle option is to walk up to Broadway and 6th and use the Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Downtown stop curbside on 6th, which is a block or so North of Gaslamp Plaza Suites.
This stop services three hotels, Courtyard, Hotel Palomar, and Andaz, so I'm not sure what the crowds will be like.
Other than that, you can walk the 8 blocks or so down 5th to the convention center.

Thank you, SteveD !!  People on FOCC always come through!