There are 8 ways to get from Burbank to San Rafael by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or bus (Flixbus)
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Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BUR - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
3h 1m$260–467Bus via San Francisco (Flixbus)
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Franciscobus FlixBus 2005
11h 21m$65–105Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
10h 36m$78–138Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Van Nuys to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
13h 40m$110–257Drive 381.6 mi
- Drive from Burbank to San Rafaelcar 381.6 mi
6h 17m$70–101Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
3h 5m$81–452Fly Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUR - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
4h 29m$84–489Fly Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAX - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
5h 12m$71–224
Burbank to San Rafael by train and bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Burbank to San Rafael is to bus via San Francisco which costs $60 - $110 and takes 11h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Burbank to San Rafael is to fly and bus which takes 3h 1m and costs $260 - $470.
The distance between Burbank and San Rafael is 359 miles. The road distance is 383.8 miles.
The best way to get from Burbank to San Rafael without a car is to bus which takes 10h 36m and costs $75 - $140.
It takes approximately 3h 1m to get from Burbank to San Rafael, including transfers.
The best way to get from Burbank to San Rafael is to bus which takes 10h 36m and costs $75 - $140. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $110 - $260 and takes 13h 40m.
Yes, the driving distance between Burbank to San Rafael is 384 miles. It takes approximately 6h 17m to drive from Burbank to San Rafael.
There are 460+ hotels available in San Rafael.
What companies run services between Burbank, Los Angeles County, CA, USA and San Rafael, CA, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $65–120 and the journey takes 8h 10m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Van Nuys to Oakland once daily. Tickets cost $100–240 and the journey takes 10h 48m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–200
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–400
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $29–200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–170
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Monterey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–170
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–170
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $25–170
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Van Nuys to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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