Fly in early on Friday or even Thursday so you have time to see some sights. Fly out late on Sunday so you can fill your belly and see another sight or two.

Handy Airfare Finders

Farecast tracks ticket price trends and tells you when is a good time to buy your ticket. Yapta is a little application you download that allows you to continually track ticket prices. Kayak is a pretty good search site to find and buy a ticket. Or, there's simply Orbitz

From the Oakland or San Francisco airports you can take BART or you can take a cab. Follow the transit info signs at the airports.

Packing Tips

Be sure to pack some layers like jackets and light sweaters. It'll probably be warm and sunny during the day, but when the sun sets the cool air from the Pacific moves into the city. You can see what we mean at weather.com