There are 10 ways to get from Las Vegas to San Francisco by plane, bus, subway, train, car, shuttle, bus (Flixbus), or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)LAS - SFO
3h 12m$485–1,218Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)LAS - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
4h 34m$58–161Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Downtown to Los Angeles Downtown
- Take the bus from Chinatown Station to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plaza
13h 26m$99–134Bus, train
- Take the bus from Las Vegas, NV to San Bernardino
- Take the train from San Bernardino - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oakland
19h 24m$125–227Drive 567.4 mi
- Drive from Las Vegas to San Francisco567.4 mi
9h 21m$104–150Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)LAS - OAK
3h 28m$90–234Fly to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)LAS - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
5h 16m$72–346Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Downtown to Los Angeles DowntownFlixBus 2030
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San FranciscoFlixBus 2005
14h 30m$79–208Bus via Las Vegas BusTerminal (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Los Angeles Union StationGreyhound US0900
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus StationGreyhound US0831 / ...
16h 24m$81–256Bus, train, Caltrain
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Santa Barbara
- Take the train from Santa Barbara to San Jose
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
19h 53m
Las Vegas to San Francisco by bus, foot, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Las Vegas to San Francisco is to bus and BART which costs $95 - $140 and takes 13h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Las Vegas to San Francisco is to fly which takes 3h 12m and costs $480 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Las Vegas to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Las Vegas Downtown and arriving at San Francisco via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 30m.
The distance between Las Vegas and San Francisco is 435 miles. The road distance is 570.7 miles.
The best way to get from Las Vegas to San Francisco without a car is to bus and BART which takes 13h 26m and costs $95 - $140.
It takes approximately 3h 12m to get from Las Vegas to San Francisco, including transfers.
Las Vegas to San Francisco bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Las Vegas Downtown station.
The best way to get from Las Vegas to San Francisco is to fly which takes 3h 12m and costs $480 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $210 and takes 14h 30m.
Las Vegas to San Francisco bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
Yes, the driving distance between Las Vegas to San Francisco is 571 miles. It takes approximately 9h 21m to drive from Las Vegas to San Francisco.
What companies run services between Las Vegas, NV, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Frontier Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Las Vegas Downtown to San Francisco via Los Angeles Downtown and Los Angeles Union Station in around 14h 30m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–280
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from San Bernardino - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–14
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Santa Barbara to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
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
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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Las Vegas Downtown to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Chinatown Station to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from Las Vegas, NV to San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- eplalimo.com
- One Way
- $40–60
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Las Vegas BusTerminal to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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