I was in San Diego for business and did not have a car, I wanted to find out more information about taking the trolley to the Mexico border to visit Tijuana. I decided to start here at the Santa Fe Depot. I was impressed by the architecture here. One can also catch the Amtrak train from here. The San Diego Trolley also stops here but right next to the depot is the America station which is better to board for going south. The inside of the depot is looking a little bare and a bit run down. I did get help from a lady who runs the information booth. While I was there, some crazy lady was yelling and screaming at the person at the ticket counter and her voice was echoing all over the building with its tall ceiling. I was going to use the restroom, but it was closed. While I was at the restroom door, crazy lady came over and asked if I was going to use the restroom. I said, "yeah, but it is closed". She suddenly disappeared like a ghost. Weird experience. Anyway, I wish the city would fix this building up, put in a small restaurant or a bar. It would be nice.

This is the end of the line for the Amtrak Surfliner and it's a nice entry point to San Diego. It's not a huge station, but it has lovely mission-revival architecture with a good amount of seating and a small cafe/sundry store. There is easy access to all the trolley lines, and it's a short walk to Little Italy or the harbor.

David at the San Diego depot went above and beyond to help my daughter and me. We’ve never been to Dan Diego and he helped us get tram tickets to where we needed to go. We also took the Pacific Surfliner to San Clemente and that was a great experience as well! Thanks David and the rest of the staff for what you do every day!!