Travel to San Francisco
Every way to reach San Francisco: 3 modes compared, with fares.
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San Francisco is reachable from 127 places across 31 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 54 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €11.88 and the fastest takes 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin is 24 km away.
How people reach San Francisco
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 20 | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 126 km | 2 |
| Flight | 224 | €31.41 | 3h 44m | 13,585 km | 50 |
| Ferry | 4 | €11.88 | 2h 39m | 39 km | 2 |
- €11.88 to €31.41Fare range
- 127Places you can arrive from
- 31Countries
- 54Operators
€11.88 to €31.41 for one passenger across the 3 routes priced below, all of them on October 4, 2026. A single figure hides which end of that a journey sits at. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
The train gets you into San Francisco. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in San Francisco for the night the train gets in
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How far people travel to get here
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 28 | 11% | San Rafael, 24 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 24 | 10% | Fresno, 261 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 45 | 18% | Santa Ana, 608 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 151 | 61% | Denver, 1525 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 160 | 70% |
| Mexico | 14 | 6% |
| Canada | 12 | 5% |
| China | 5 | 2% |
| Spain | 4 | 2% |
| Japan | 4 | 2% |
| Germany | 3 | 1% |
| India | 3 | 1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1% |
| Australia | 2 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1% |
| Denmark | 2 | 1% |
| France | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 2 | 1% |
| Ireland | 2 | 1% |
| South Korea | 2 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1% |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1% |
| Panama | 2 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in San Francisco
San Francisco
- San Francisco 4th and King
- San Francisco Transbay Terminal
- Eureka Valley
- San Francisco Salesforce Transit Center
- South San Francisco BART
- SFO
- San Francisco Pier 48.5 (Chase Center Ferry Terminal)
- San Francisco Ferry Building
The cheapest journeys into San Francisco
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose to San Francisco train | €11.88 | 1h 23m | 67 km |
| Fremont to San Francisco train | €11.88 | 1h 11m | 46 km |
| Pleasanton to San Francisco train | €11.88 | 1h 13m | 50 km |
| Vallejo to San Francisco ferry | €11.88 | 3h 4m | 39 km |
| San Rafael to San Francisco ferry | €11.88 | 2h 39m | 24 km |
| Mountain View to San Francisco train | €11.89 | 1h 17m | 52 km |
| Sunnyvale to San Francisco train | €12.44 | 1h 16m | 56 km |
| Milpitas to San Francisco train | €12.99 | 1h 21m | 59 km |
| Santa Clara to San Francisco train | €13.54 | 1h 20m | 62 km |
| Stockton to San Francisco train | €15.19 | 1h 43m | 101 km |
| Sacramento to San Francisco train | €15.74 | 1h 38m | 121 km |
| Modesto to San Francisco train | €18.49 | 1h 49m | 126 km |
| Sacramento to San Francisco flight | €31.41 | 3h 44m | 121 km |
| Burbank to San Francisco flight | €56.19 | 4h 17m | 544 km |
| Los Angeles to San Francisco flight | €56.78 | 4h 18m | 559 km |
| Ontario to San Francisco flight | €60.32 | 4h 21m | 595 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Baggage storage near San Francisco 4th and King
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Popular trips to San Francisco
Common questions about Travel to San Francisco
How can I get to San Francisco?
San Francisco is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 127 places, across 31 countries, on services run by 54 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to San Francisco?
The cheapest way into San Francisco is by train, from €11.88 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 127 origins we sell into San Francisco over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to San Francisco?
The fastest journey into San Francisco is by train, at 1h 11m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 24 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does San Francisco have?
San Francisco has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are San Francisco 4th and King, San Francisco Transbay Terminal, Eureka Valley. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to San Francisco from within 200 km?
28 of the routes we sell into San Francisco start within 200 km. The nearest is San Rafael, 24 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from San Francisco in United States?
San Francisco connects to 127 places on our network across 31 countries the furthest of them 13,585 km away in a straight line. United States routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around 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.
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in United States
The wider region
Being on the water gives San Francisco a set of days out that do not start at a station. We do not sell those either.
Day trips out of San Francisco and across United States
Day trips that leave San Francisco in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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