There are 9 ways to get from Inyokern to San Francisco by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus), train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the bus from Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street to Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr. / Inyo St. to GET Downtown Transit Center
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)BFL - SFO
6h 19m$72–267Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street to Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway
- Take the bus from Carl's Jr. / Inyo St. to GET Downtown Transit Center100
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to San Francisco
11h 32m$47–110Bus, train, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street to Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway
- Take the train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
17h 6m$110–199Drive 373.7 mi
- Drive from Inyokern to San Francisco373.7 mi
6h 48m$69–99Bus, train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street to Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway
- Take the train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtown
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)BUR - OAK
7h 39m$130–305Bus, train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street to Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway
- Take the train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtown
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)BUR - SFO
7h 48m$62–229Bus, train to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street to Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway
- Take the train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtown
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)BUR - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
9h 9m$118–342Bus, train, train to Ontario International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street to Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway
- Take the train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)ONT - SFO
10h 17m$81–328Bus, train
- Take the bus from Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street to Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway
- Take the train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
13h 44m$66–197
Inyokern to San Francisco by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inyokern to San Francisco is to bus which costs $45 - $110 and takes 11h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Inyokern to San Francisco is to bus and fly which takes 6h 19m and costs $70 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Inyokern to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street and arriving at San Francisco via Carl's Jr. / Inyo St., GET Downtown Transit Center and Bakersfield. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 32m.
The distance between Inyokern and San Francisco is 376 miles. The road distance is 375.9 miles.
The best way to get from Inyokern to San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 11h 32m and costs $45 - $110.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Inyokern to San Francisco, including transfers.
Inyokern to San Francisco bus services, operated by Eastern Sierra Transit Authority, depart from Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street station.
Inyokern to San Francisco bus services, operated by Eastern Sierra Transit Authority, arrive at Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway station.
Yes, the driving distance between Inyokern to San Francisco is 376 miles. It takes approximately 6h 48m to drive from Inyokern to San Francisco.
There are 785+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Inyokern, CA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street to San Francisco via Carl's Jr. / Inyo St., GET Downtown Transit Center, and Bakersfield in around 11h 32m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $35–210
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–310
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Lancaster to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $12–17
Train from Lancaster to Burbank - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $11–15
Train from L.A. Union Station to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $4–7
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- info@estransit.com
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street to Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
Bus from Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street to Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street to Mojave - Carl's Jr., 44812 Sierra Highway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from Carl's Jr. / Inyo St. to GET Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Bakersfield to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $35–90
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
- $40–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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