McKinleyville to San Francisco runs about 9 times a day, with the first departure around 06:10 and the last around 18:53. One passenger pays between €37.31 and €42.62, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 5m over 393 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€37.31 to €42.62
- 142%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving McKinleyville
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:10First departure
- 18:53Last departure
- 9Services per day
- 89%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €80.38Mon21
- about €63.86Tue22
- about €69.76Wed23
- about €68.58Thu24
- about €66.81Fri25
- about €67.40Sat26
- about €63.86Sun27
- about €47.34Mon28
- about €50.29Tue29
- about €48.52Wed30
- about €60.91Thu1
- about €56.19Fri2
- about €50.88Sat3
- about €49.70Sun4
- about €37.31Mon5
- about €40.26Tue6
- about €40.85Wed7
- about €48.52Thu8
- about €44.98Fri9
- about €44.39Sat10
- about €41.44Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into San Francisco. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in San Francisco for the night the flight gets in
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When to book McKinleyville to San Francisco
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €48.5290 days
- €42.0360 days
- €33.1845 days
- €33.1830 days
- €41.4421 days
- €49.7014 days
- €63.867 days
- €69.763 days
- €80.381 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €33.18.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 142 percent. The dearest point is €80.38, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to McKinleyville to San Francisco and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
393 km
381 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs south-east.
Who lives at each end
15,177 → 827,526
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 89% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 11% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 393 km against 381 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Sacramento. The gap between arriving and leaving is 78 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near San Francisco 4th and King
Most of the points near San Francisco 4th and King open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about McKinleyville to San Francisco
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from McKinleyville to San Francisco?
The fastest journey from McKinleyville to San Francisco takes 4h 5m door to door, of which 55m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 7m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from McKinleyville to San Francisco?
The cheapest fare from McKinleyville to San Francisco is €37.31, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €59.73. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from McKinleyville to San Francisco?
The cheapest way from McKinleyville to San Francisco is by flight, at €37.31 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 5m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book McKinleyville to San Francisco?
Fares from McKinleyville to San Francisco bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €33.18. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 142 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for McKinleyville to San Francisco?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from McKinleyville to San Francisco, at €47.34. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for McKinleyville to San Francisco?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from McKinleyville to San Francisco, at €34.95 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from McKinleyville to San Francisco?
SkyWest, United Airlines publish service areas covering both McKinleyville and San Francisco, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from McKinleyville to San Francisco?
89 percent of the services we sell from McKinleyville to San Francisco are direct. The rest connect at Sacramento, with about 78 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from McKinleyville to San Francisco use?
Services from McKinleyville to San Francisco by flight leave from California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport ACV and arrive at San Francisco International Airport SFO. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from McKinleyville to San Francisco?
0 of the 2 operators we sell from McKinleyville to San Francisco allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for McKinleyville to San Francisco on 20 September 2026: 393 km of route against 381 km in a straight line, 9 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €37.31, and 4h 5m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
McKinleyville reaches 4 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 345 to 924 km. San Francisco reaches 127 places in 31 countries, from 24 to 13,585 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving McKinleyville
- 4Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
Arriving in San Francisco
Leaving San Francisco
- 127Places you can leave for
- 31Countries
- 56Operators