How does transportation to the Monastery work?
With all of our retreats, we ask that you wait until you have received a letter confirming your attendance in the retreat before you begin to set up transportation plans. The Monastery is about 150 miles east of San Francisco area airports. Transportation from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) or Oakland International Airport (OAK) to the Monastery involves taking Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) to the Pleasanton station where a Monastery van will pick you up the day the retreat begins. The van will return you to the BART station on the last day of the retreat. The round-trip cost is approximately $115 ($15 for BART and $100 for Monastery van transport). If you need transportation getting to a retreat that is not held at the Monastery, we are usually available to assist, provided that you do not make plans without consulting us.
