San Francisco to Sacramento runs about 18 times a day, with the first departure around 06:10 and the last around 20:10. One passenger pays between €13.54 and €31.41, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 38m over 123 km, on services run by 4 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 4 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026
€13.54 to €31.41
- 194%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.
- 06:10First departure
- 20:10Last departure
- 18Services per day
- 100%Run direct
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Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for San Francisco to Sacramento on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €34.95Sat19
- about €30.04Sun20
- about €28.94Mon21
- about €20.69Tue22
- about €23.44Wed23
- about €28.39Thu24
- about €26.19Fri25
- about €21.24Sat26
- about €19.59Sun27
- about €19.04Mon28
- about €16.84Tue29
- about €19.04Wed30
- about €20.14Thu1
- about €20.14Fri2
- about €16.84Sat3
- about €15.74Sun4
- about €13.54Mon5
- about €13.54Tue6
- about €14.09Wed7
- about €17.39Thu8
- about €16.84Fri9
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 Sacramento. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Sacramento for the night the flight gets in
Sort by distance from Sacramento Valley Station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.
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When to book San Francisco to Sacramento
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €17.9490 days
- €11.8960 days
- €11.8845 days
- €14.0930 days
- €16.8421 days
- €20.1414 days
- €26.197 days
- €28.943 days
- €34.951 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 194 percent. The most expensive point is €34.95, 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 San Francisco to Sacramento 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
123 km
121 km as the crow flies, 2% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
827,526 → 524,943
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 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.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 123 km against 121 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near Sacramento Valley Station
Most of the points near Sacramento Valley Station open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about San Francisco to Sacramento
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 it take to get from San Francisco to Sacramento?
The fastest journey from San Francisco to Sacramento takes 1h 38m door to door, of which 56m 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.
How much does it cost to travel from San Francisco to Sacramento?
The cheapest fare from San Francisco to Sacramento is €13.54, as of September 18, 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.
What is the cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Sacramento?
The cheapest way from San Francisco to Sacramento is by train, at €13.54 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 1h 40m 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.
What is the fastest way to get from San Francisco to Sacramento?
The fastest way from San Francisco to Sacramento is by train, at 1h 40m door to door. Only 56m 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.
When should I book San Francisco to Sacramento?
Fares from San Francisco to Sacramento bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 194 percent, measured on September 18, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for San Francisco to Sacramento?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from San Francisco to Sacramento, at €16.84. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 18, 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 Sacramento?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from San Francisco to Sacramento, 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.
Who runs service from San Francisco to Sacramento?
No operator record names San Francisco to Sacramento 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.
Is there a direct service from San Francisco to Sacramento?
Every service we sell from San Francisco to Sacramento 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.
How much CO2 does the journey from San Francisco to Sacramento produce?
Traveling from San Francisco to Sacramento 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.
Which station or terminal do services from San Francisco to Sacramento use?
Services from San Francisco to Sacramento by train leave from San Francisco 4th and King and arrive at Sacramento Valley Station. 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.
Can I change or refund a ticket from San Francisco to Sacramento?
1 of the 4 operators we sell from San Francisco to Sacramento 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 Sacramento on September 18, 2026: 123 km of route against 121 km in a straight line, 27 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €13.54, and 1h 38m 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 Sacramento is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Sacramento and across United States
Day trips that leave Sacramento 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. Sacramento reaches 79 places in 3 countries, from 50 to 4,023 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving San Francisco
- 127Places you can leave for
- 31Countries
- 54Operators
Arriving in Sacramento
Leaving Sacramento
- 79Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 21Operators