Thank you very much for contacting us. We would love to share your 1st skydiving experience with you! There is no skydiving allowed within the city of San Francisco. The airspace is way to busy due to the proximity to the intl. Airport SFO. Therefore, all Skydiving centers are 1-2 hours outside of the City. We are around 1.5 hours South in beautiful Santa Cruz. We are boasting the most spectacular ocean/coastal views! The best way to come to Skydive Surfcity would be to get a rental car! Public transportation is also available but it will take a bit of time (3plus hours). The nearest bus stop is "Airport Boulevard", Watsonville, CA and is only 5 minutes away. To find out more please go to "Google maps"...type in our address...click on ... "get directions"... then click on the "bus symbol". This would give you the route via public transportation from where you are departing. Our address: 160 Aviation Way, Watsonville CA 95076. The whole process here will take around 1.5 -2 hours. So for example, if you set up your appointment for 1pm you should arrive10-15 min before 1pm (not earlier) and you will be done by 3pm (weather permitting) A few words about Skydive Surfcity: We are the closest skydiving center to San Francisco and San Jose, guaranteed to have the best ocean views! We are the only skydiving operator in Santa Cruz County and boast the closest Drop Zone to the ocean, overlooking the Monterey Bay. There is no skydiving center with better coastal scenery or more experienced instructors- period! We are family run skydiving operator that strives to provide a very personalized service. With us, you will never feel “like a number”. Although our instructors have each done thousands of skydives, we will never treat “your first time” like just another jump. I personally have done well over 10,000 safe skydives and some of our instructors have been on world record formation skydives. Our short wait times and our unbeatable safety record speak for itself! We hope you find this information useful. Thanks