Sacramento to San Francisco

The fastest journey from Sacramento to San Francisco takes 1h 38m door to door, of which 54m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 4m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

The cheapest fare from Sacramento to San Francisco is €13.54, as of 19 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €31.41. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

The cheapest way from Sacramento to San Francisco is by train, at €13.54 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 1h 38m 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.

The fastest way from Sacramento to San Francisco is by train, at 1h 38m door to door. Only 54m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €13.54.

Fares from Sacramento to San Francisco bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 174 percent, measured on 19 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Sacramento to San Francisco, at €16.84. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 19 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Sacramento to San Francisco, at €11.89 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.

No operator record names Sacramento to San Francisco directly. Air Canada, Amtrak, SkyWest, United Airlines publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

Every service we sell from Sacramento to San Francisco is direct, with around 27 departures a day and a fastest journey of 1h 38m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

Travelling from Sacramento to San Francisco by train produces about 4.0 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 30.5 kg, roughly 8 times as much for one passenger.

Services from Sacramento to San Francisco by train leave from Sacramento Valley Station and arrive at San Francisco 4th and King. Allow about 44m 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.

1 of the 4 operators we sell from Sacramento 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.