San Francisco to Reno runs about 18 times a day, with the first departure around 06:06 and the last around 20:00. One passenger pays between €31.41 and €33.77, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 3h 58m over 308 km, on services run by 3 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 3 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 6 October 2026
€31.41 to €33.77
- 129%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving San Francisco
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:06First departure
- 20:00Last departure
- 18Services per day
- 100%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €47.63Fri18
- about €48.18Sat19
- about €48.73Sun20
- about €38.28Mon21
- about €36.08Tue22
- about €34.43Wed23
- about €39.38Thu24
- about €36.63Fri25
- about €32.78Sat26
- about €33.33Sun27
- about €31.13Mon28
- about €29.48Tue29
- about €31.68Wed30
- about €37.73Thu1
- about €26.74Fri2
- about €32.78Sat3
- about €26.18Sun4
- about €28.38Mon5
- about €22.88Tue6
- about €25.08Wed7
- about €27.83Thu8
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Reno. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Reno for the night the flight gets in
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When to book San Francisco to Reno
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €25.6390 days
- €21.2460 days
- €21.2445 days
- €26.7330 days
- €27.8321 days
- €37.7314 days
- €39.387 days
- €48.733 days
- €47.631 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €21.24.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 129 percent. The dearest point is €48.73, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to San Francisco to Reno 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
308 km
299 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
827,526 → 264,165
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
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
- 82% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 18% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 308 km against 299 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 Vallejo, Fremont, Stockton, Sacramento. The gap between arriving and leaving is 50 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 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 Reno
Most of the points near Reno open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about San Francisco to Reno
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 San Francisco to Reno?
The fastest journey from San Francisco to Reno takes 3h 58m door to door, of which 48m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h, 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 San Francisco to Reno?
The cheapest fare from San Francisco to Reno is €22.88, as of 17 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €48.52. 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 San Francisco to Reno?
The cheapest way from San Francisco to Reno is by flight, at €31.41 for one passenger on 6 October 2026. That journey takes 3h 58m 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 San Francisco to Reno?
Fares from San Francisco to Reno bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €21.24. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 129 percent, measured on 17 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for San Francisco to Reno?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from San Francisco to Reno, at €29.48. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 17 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for San Francisco to Reno?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from San Francisco to Reno, at €20.14 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 San Francisco to Reno?
No operator record names San Francisco to Reno directly. Air Canada, SkyWest, United Airlines publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from San Francisco to Reno?
82 percent of the services we sell from San Francisco to Reno are direct. The rest connect at Vallejo, Fremont, Stockton, Sacramento, with about 50 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 San Francisco to Reno use?
Services from San Francisco to Reno by flight leave from San Francisco SFO and arrive at Reno RNO. 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 San Francisco to Reno?
0 of the 3 operators we sell from San Francisco to Reno 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 No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for San Francisco to Reno on 17 September 2026: 308 km of route against 299 km in a straight line, 22 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €22.88, and 3h 58m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Reno is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Reno and across United States
Day trips that leave Reno in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
San Francisco reaches 127 places in 31 countries on services we hold, over distances from 24 to 13,585 km. Reno reaches 38 places in 2 countries, from 154 to 3,852 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving San Francisco
- 127Places you can leave for
- 31Countries
- 54Operators
Arriving in Reno
Leaving Reno
- 38Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 15Operators