Albany (California)

Albany is a city in the inner East Bay in the Bay Area in California.

Get in
Both Oakland International Airport and San Francisco International Airport  have Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stations. Take the Richmond Line to the North Berkeley or El Cerrito Plaza Station. If traveling by car, take the Albany exit (Buchanan Street) from Interstate 80 or Interstate 580.

Because the cities and towns on the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay all butt up against each other and function as one large metro area, it's likely that you will also visit Albany's neighboring East Bay towns, such as Berkeley, Emeryville, El Cerrito, and Richmond, so much of the information about getting to those places also applies to getting to Albany.

Buy
The sales tax rate in the city is 9.50%.


 * The Albany Farmers market on Solano at San Pablo takes place every Wednesday from 3-7PM between May and October. It's a small market, but features coveted vendors from the other year-round farmers markets in the East Bay.
 * The Albany Farmers market on Solano at San Pablo takes place every Wednesday from 3-7PM between May and October. It's a small market, but features coveted vendors from the other year-round farmers markets in the East Bay.

Sleep
There are no hotels or motels in Albany, but there is plenty of accommodation in nearby Berkeley and a few places to sleep in the Richmond area.

Go next

 * San Rafael- 580 West. About 15 minutes away.
 * Napa- 80 East to 37 West to 29 North. About 45 minutes to 75 minutes away.
 * San Francisco- 80 West. About 15 minutes to 50 minutes away.
 * Oakland- 580 East. About 10 minutes to 30 minutes away.