Neighborhood in San Francisco
Russian Hill
Russian Hill is a neighborhood of San Francisco, California.
It is named after one of San Francisco's 44 hills, and one of its original "Seven Hills".
How locals move
Getting around Russian Hill the local way
- Get inAvoid any street that is also a cable car line (Hyde between Washington and Fisherman's Wharf, Mason between Columbus and Washington, and Jackson/Washington between Powell and Hyde), as the cable cars stop at every intersection, and they usually stop in the intersection.
- Get inAll three Cable Car lines cross at Powell and California.
- Get inThe Powell-Hyde and Powell-Mason cable car lines run between Union Square and Fisherman's Wharf.
- Get inThe California cable car line runs east-west on California Street between Market Street in the Financial District and Van Ness Avenue.
From Wikivoyage: San Francisco/Nob Hill-Russian Hill, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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