Trains to San Francisco
20 origins, priced from the same engine that serves the search page.

20 places connect to San Francisco by Trains, across 1 country, run by 2 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88. Origins run from 46 km away to 126 km, with a median of 61 km.
Arriving in San Francisco
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont to San Francisco train | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 46 km |
| Sunnyvale to San Francisco train | €11.88 | 1h 18m | 56 km |
| Santa Clara to San Francisco train | €11.88 | 1h 19m | 62 km |
| Mountain View to San Francisco train | €11.88 | 1h 15m | 52 km |
| Pleasanton to San Francisco train | €11.88 | 1h 16m | 50 km |
| Milpitas to San Francisco train | €11.88 | 1h 21m | 59 km |
| San Jose to San Francisco train | €11.89 | 1h 24m | 67 km |
| Sacramento to San Francisco train | €16.84 | 1h 39m | 121 km |
| Stockton to San Francisco train | €17.94 | 1h 43m | 101 km |
| Modesto to San Francisco train | €21.79 | 1h 53m | 126 km |
- 20Places you can arrive from
- 20Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 2Operators
The trip ends at San Francisco 4th and King. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.

A room in San Francisco for the night the train gets in
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 20 | 100% | Fremont, 46 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into San Francisco that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 100% |
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
Stations, airports and ports in San Francisco
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
San Francisco
- San Francisco 4th and King
- San Francisco Transbay Terminal
- Eureka Valley
Leaving San Francisco
Common questions about Trains to San Francisco
Where can I travel to San Francisco by Trains from?
20 places connect to San Francisco by Trains on our network, across 1 countries. The nearest is 46 km away in a straight line and the furthest 126 km. Every one of them is a route we actually sell rather than a connection somebody could construct.
How much does the Trains to San Francisco cost?
The cheapest Trains fare into San Francisco is €11.88 for one passenger, across 20 origins over the next three weeks. The median origin is 61 km away in a straight line, which is the distance that fare should be read against.
How long does the Trains to San Francisco take?
The fastest Trains journey into San Francisco is 1h 12m door to door. The median origin sits 61 km away in a straight line, so most journeys on this list take considerably longer than the fastest one quoted here.
Which operators run the Trains to San Francisco?
2 operators run Trains services into San Francisco on our network: Amtrak, TransitAmerica. Each has its own fares and its own conditions, and every one of them is a real carrier from the published operator catalog rather than a name we generated.
Which terminal does the Trains to San Francisco use?
Trains services into San Francisco use 3 named terminals, among them San Francisco 4th and King, San Francisco Transbay Terminal, Eureka Valley. The terminal a given service uses is shown on the route page for that journey and again on the ticket, because a city with several is a city where the wrong one costs an hour.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door
Other ways to reach San Francisco
We cannot promise San Francisco 4th and King still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Where to leave your bags in San Francisco
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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