Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco · about 2,743 seats · concerts · Home of San Francisco Symphony
In Hayes Valley · Fact sheet from this spot
Open Davies Symphony Hall on the mapWhat’s here
- Part of the city
- Central
- Neighborhood
- Hayes Valley
- SF Find neighborhood
- Civic Center
- Supervisor
- District 5 · Bilal Mahmood
- State Assembly
- District 17 · Matt Haney
- State Senate
- District 11 · Scott Wiener
The same rows the map’s What’s here card gives for this address; the map adds collection day, heritage and school wards.
BART and Muni Metro in their colours, Caltrain and regional rail dashed, City parking in green squares, other venues in grey.
This week
The San Francisco Symphony sells its own tickets, so most concerts here are not in this listing.
Listing from Ticketmaster, as of Nov 4, 2026 (UTC). Week runs Monday to Sunday, San Francisco time.
Getting there
- BART and Muni Metro
- JKLMN Van Ness · about 5 min on foot
JKLMN Civic Center/UN Plaza · about 10 min on foot
YellowRedGreenBlue Civic Center/UN Plaza · about 10 min on foot - Muni buses within a 5-minute walk
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- From San Francisco (Caltrain)
- about 37 min on foot (1.4 mi as the crow flies)
- From Embarcadero
- 1.7 mi as the crow flies; see the origins table below
- Nearest Bay Wheels dock
- about 3 min on foot
Parking
- City parking within a 10-minute walk
- Performing Arts Garage · garage · 600 spaces · 584 ft
Civic Center Garage · garage · 843 spaces · 1,256 ft - City parking spaces within that walk
- 1,443 in 2 locations
- Street parking
- Not in a permit-parking area
SFMTA’s garages and lots (and the Port’s and Rec & Park’s); figures are capacities, not live availability. Venues’ own lots are described in the notes.
Arriving
Muni Metro stops at Van Ness and Civic Center, and BART at Civic Center/UN Plaza, a short walk away.
The main entrance and box office are at 249 Grove Street, between Van Ness and Franklin.
The Performing Arts Garage is at 360 Grove Street, and the Civic Center Garage at 355 McAllister Street.
Written from the venue’s own visitor pages; gates and policies change, so check sfsymphony.org before you go.
From across the Bay Area
| From | Drive, best case | Taxi meter, about | Transit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland (downtown) | 20 min · 10.8 mi | $39 | BART from 12th Street/Oakland City Center to Embarcadero, then BART or Muni Metro to Van Ness and about 5 min on foot BART fare by distance; with Clipper, up to $2.85 off a Muni connection within two hours |
| Berkeley | 26 min · 12.7 mi | $46 | BART from Downtown Berkeley to Embarcadero, then BART or Muni Metro to Van Ness and about 5 min on foot BART fare by distance; with Clipper, up to $2.85 off a Muni connection within two hours |
| Richmond | 28 min · 17.9 mi | $62 | BART from Richmond to Embarcadero, then BART or Muni Metro to Van Ness and about 5 min on foot BART fare by distance; with Clipper, up to $2.85 off a Muni connection within two hours |
| Walnut Creek | 37 min · 24.6 mi | $84 | BART from Walnut Creek to Embarcadero, then BART or Muni Metro to Van Ness and about 5 min on foot BART fare by distance; with Clipper, up to $2.85 off a Muni connection within two hours |
| Dublin / Pleasanton | 48 min · 37.2 mi | $125 | BART from Dublin/Pleasanton to Embarcadero, then BART or Muni Metro to Van Ness and about 5 min on foot BART fare by distance; with Clipper, up to $2.85 off a Muni connection within two hours |
| Fremont | 54 min · 38.5 mi | $129 | BART from Fremont to Embarcadero, then BART or Muni Metro to Van Ness and about 5 min on foot BART fare by distance; with Clipper, up to $2.85 off a Muni connection within two hours |
| Daly City | 14 min · 8.6 mi | $32 | BART from Daly City to Powell Street, then BART or Muni Metro to Van Ness and about 5 min on foot BART fare by distance; with Clipper, up to $2.85 off a Muni connection within two hours |
| San Mateo | 28 min · 19.1 mi | $66 | Caltrain from San Mateo to 4th & King, then BART or Muni Metro to Van Ness and about 5 min on foot Caltrain fare by zone; with Clipper, up to $2.85 off a Muni connection within two hours |
| Palo Alto | 46 min · 32.7 mi | $111 | Caltrain from Palo Alto to 4th & King, then BART or Muni Metro to Van Ness and about 5 min on foot Caltrain fare by zone; with Clipper, up to $2.85 off a Muni connection within two hours |
| San José | 61 min · 48.8 mi | $163 | Caltrain from San Jose Diridon to 4th & King, then BART or Muni Metro to Van Ness and about 5 min on foot Caltrain fare by zone; with Clipper, up to $2.85 off a Muni connection within two hours |
| Marin (Larkspur) | 28 min · 15.8 mi | $55 | Golden Gate Ferry from Larkspur Ferry Terminal to Ferry Building, then BART or Muni Metro to Van Ness and about 5 min on foot Golden Gate Ferry fare; with Clipper, up to $2.85 off a Muni connection within two hours |
Drive times are OSRM’s on empty roads, the same best-case figure as the map’s suburban lens; game nights run far slower. The taxi figure is the SFMTA taxi meter rate ($4.15 plus $3.25/mi, as of 2026-10) on that distance, the only published benchmark; rideshare prices aren’t published and surge after events. The meter’s $4.15 includes the first fifth of a mile, so these taxi figures run about $0.65 high; a taxi from SFO adds a $6.00 pick-up fee, and tolls and tip are extra. With Clipper or a contactless card, a second agency within two hours (BART to Muni, say) costs up to $2.85 less. A Muni day pass is $5.70.