Cheapest€11.88
- Golden Gate Bridge GG179406:201h 7m07:27Larkspur Ferry TerminalSan Francisco Pier 48.5 (Chase Center Ferry Terminal)
Door to door 2h 37mCO2 2.9 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
San Rafael to San Francisco ferry
Ferries from San Rafael to San Francisco start at €11.88 and take 2h 37m at their fastest.
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The Ferries from San Rafael to San Francisco starts at €11.88 and takes 2h 37m door to door, run by 1 operator over 25 km, with around 1 departure a day. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 2h 37mDoor to door
- 1h 7mMoving
- €11.88From
- 06:20 to 06:20First and last departure
- 1Per day
- 2.9 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on September 19, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
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Buying this trip
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €11.88Sat19
- about €11.88Sun20
- about €11.88Mon21
- about €11.88Tue22
- about €11.88Wed23
- about €11.88Thu24
- about €11.88Fri25
- about €11.88Sat26
- about €11.88Sun27
- about €11.88Mon28
- about €11.88Tue29
- about €11.88Wed30
- about €11.88Thu1
- about €11.88Fri2
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 cheapest and the fastest on September 19, 2026
Ferry operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden Gate Bridge | €11.88 | 2h 33m | 33 km/h | Changeable | Bar, Bicycles, Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms |
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When to book San Rafael to San Francisco
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
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- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
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- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 0 percent. The most expensive point is €11.88, 90 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €11.88Sun
- €11.88Mon
- €11.88Tue
- €11.88Wed
- €11.88Thu
- €11.88Fri
- €11.88Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
San Rafael
Ferry
- Larkspur Ferry Terminal
San Francisco
Ferry
- San Francisco Pier 48.5 (Chase Center Ferry Terminal)
- San Francisco Ferry Building
What the journey looks like
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 25 km against 24 km in a straight line, a detour of 4 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves San Rafael at 06:20 and the last at 06:20, across 1 departure The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Questions about San Rafael to San Francisco
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 the Ferry from San Rafael to San Francisco take?
The Ferry from San Rafael to San Francisco takes 2h 37m door to door, of which 1h 7m is spent moving. The route runs 25 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Ferry from San Rafael to San Francisco cost?
The Ferry from San Rafael to San Francisco starts at €11.88 for one passenger, as of September 18, 2026. A typical fare is €11.88. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Ferry from San Rafael to San Francisco?
1 operators run the Ferry from San Rafael to San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge. Between them they file around 1 departure a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Ferry from San Rafael to San Francisco use?
The Ferry from San Rafael to San Francisco leaves from Larkspur Ferry Terminal and arrives at San Francisco Pier 48.5 (Chase Center Ferry Terminal). Allow about 1h 30m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
When should I book the Ferry from San Rafael to San Francisco?
Fares for the Ferry from San Rafael to San Francisco bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 0 percent, measured on September 18, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Ferry from San Rafael to San Francisco produce?
The Ferry from San Rafael to San Francisco produces about 2.9 kg of CO2 per passenger over 25 km, which works out at roughly 115 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Ferry from San Rafael to San Francisco?
Operators on the Ferry from San Rafael to San Francisco publish Bar, Bicycles, Cabins, Cafe, Restaurant, Restrooms. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 37m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for San Rafael to San Francisco on September 18, 2026: 25 km of route against 24 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 2h 37m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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