My husband and 8 month old will be visiting San Diego soon for a vacation, and we want to avoid renting a car due to expenses (rental, gas, $16/day hotel parking, etc.). We are staying at the WorldMark Club hotel on A Street in San Diego, zip code 92101. I was wondering how close that is to SeaWorld, Balboa Park, the beach, Old Town, Coronado, and all the other wonderful places I've heard about. How close are these places to each other. I was also wondering about other forms of transportation, if the walk would be too far. Are there trolleys, buses, etc.? How much do these cost? Which is cheaper? Would we need to have a carseat for our daughter in order to ride on a bus or trolley? How much is the ferry to the island that I keep hearing about?|||You're staying in a gool location if you are not going to have a car b/c you're downtown where most of the transit lines converge. SeaWorld is over on Mission Bay and you would have to take the trolley, which runs along C St downtown, to the Old Town Transit Center then take the #9 bus to SeaWorld. The bus runs pretty often, every 15 I think, and runs till around midnight. Balboa Park is located about 1-1.5 miles from where you are staying. You could walk there or catch the #7 bus that runs along Park Blvd through the park. For beaches, you can take the #8 or #9 bus from Old Town for Pacific Beach and Mission Beach. Or you can take the #30 which starts in downtown directly to Pacific Beach. The #30 will also take you to La Jolla, which is a really scenic town with an upscale downtown. PB, MB, and La Jolla are probably the most popular beach spots for tourists. The #35 from Old Town or #923 from downtown will take you to Ocean Beach, which is kind of a hippy beach community. If you take the #30 up to University Towne Center just north of La Jolla you can take the #101 bus which runs right along the coast all the way up to Oceanside and check out great North County beaches like Torrey Pines, Del Mar, Carlsbad, ect.. A Coaster commuter train also runs from Downtown and Old Town all the way up the coast to Oceanside and is a really nice scenic train ride, probably the nicest view from a commuter train in the country. For Old Town you can just catch the trolley from downtown. I;m not too sure about the ferry to Coranado b/c I've never taken it. There are several private companies that offer ferry service i believe so if you do a google search it will probably help you find one to take. All of these locations are within about a five mile radius of each other, La Jolla be the farthest from downtown and maybe about 7-8 miles away. if you go to http://sdcommute.com/ they can give you all the information you need for public transit in SD County. There is a trip planner in the top left corner of the website where you can enter in two addresses or locations and it will give you several options on how to get there. Good luck and welcome to SD!|||Hi there.. :) I know exactly where that is,. :) Unfortunately, if you are going to try to go to some of these places, a car is your best bet. There are ways to getting to Seaworld and Balboa Park in public transportation, but it will take you a while. The bus system is good in San Diego but if you are within the city, not so much to go venturing out, when time may be limited. Some of these places are not necessarely close to eash other. The Trolley is helpful if you know the area well, but it is also limited. It does take you to Qualcom Statium and Petco Park. You can take it down south if you'd like to go across the border into Mexico. If you are in Downtown you can take the 901 towards Imperial Beach that will go over the Coronado Bridge, into Coronado. Imperial Beach is also nice (that's where I am from). Calm neighborhood if you just want to relax and have a nice day on the beach. The car might be a better option. If you do rent a car, don't get it from the airport places, there are rental offices in the city (Downtown). My friend and I rented a little Chevy Aveo for $16.00 a day for a 4 day week she was here and it really helped us. Cabs are not really available. Buses run from $1.75 to $2.25, and the transfer is valid for about 2 hours. You can use it on the bus and trolley, which is an upside. You don't need carseats for children on public transportation. The ferry you hear about is that one that goes from Downtown across into Coronado. I belive it is about $2.00. :) It's inexpensive and quite doable in public transportation if you are not going to far from Downtown. Well hope my babling didn't bore you and helped. Let me know if you have any more questions. :)

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