There are 10 ways to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco by plane, subway, tram, bus, train, night bus 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.
Recommended option
Fly Los Angeles to San Francisco • 3 h 31 min
$80 - $259
Cheapest option
Bus • 8 h 10 min
$28 - $100
8 alternative options
Fly Burbank to Oakland, BART • 3 h 28 min
$112 - $440
Fly Burbank to San Francisco • 3 h 31 min
$78 - $468
Tram, line 191 bus to Long Beach, fly to Oakland, BART • 4 h 53 min
$61 - $287
Train to Ontario/San Bernardino, fly to Oakland • 4 h 15 min
$130 - $605
Train • 11 h 48 min
$74 - $197
Night bus Greyhound USA • 7 h 28 min
$42 - $100
Night bus Cabin • 10 h 11 min
$117 - $118
Drive • 6 h 21 min
$35 - $55
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Southwest Airlines and three other airlines fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco every 30 minutes. Alternatively, Megabus operates a bus from Los Angeles to San Francisco every 3 hours. Tickets cost $30 - $50 and the journey takes 8 h 10 min. Three other operators also service this route.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 23 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $550
Flights from Burbank to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 13 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $550
Flights from Burbank to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $800
Flights from Long Beach to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 16 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $430
Flights from Ontario/San Bernardino to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 31 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $440
Flights from Burbank to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 17 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 32 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $440
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 34 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70 - $440
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Long Beach to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $370
- Website
- x.jetsuite.com
Flights from Burbank to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $320
- Phone
- +1 1-800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles Union Station Amtrak to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22 - $45
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $22 - $35
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $40 - $60
- Business Coach Seat
- $30 - $45
- Room
- $130 - $190
Train from Los Angeles Union Station Amtrak to Oakland Jack London Square Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11 h 14 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70 - $200
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $70 - $110
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $120 - $180
- Business Coach Seat
- $140 - $200
- Room
- $310 - $430
- Website
- lbtransit.com
Bus from Del Amo Station Bay 1 to Del Amo & Lakewood Se
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- lbtransit.com
- Phone
- 877-462-6342
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Francisco - Townsend St & 5th St
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Schedules at
- us.megabus.com
- Phone
- +1 1-877-265-8287
- Website
- boltbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h 25 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28 - $45
- Schedules at
- boltbus.com
- Phone
- +1 408-729-7885 / +1-888-834-9336
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Los Angeles, CA to San Francisco, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles, Ca to San Francisco, Ca
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $100
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $40 - $65
- Flexible
- $75 - $100
Night bus from Los Angeles, Ca to Oakland, Ca
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 5 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40 - $100
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $40 - $65
- Flexible
- $75 - $100
- help@ridecabin.com
- Website
- ridecabin.com
Night bus from Santa Monica to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $115
- Schedules at
- ridecabin.com
- Book at
- ridecabin.com
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Questions & Answers
The distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco is 559 km. The road distance is 614 km.
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco is to bus which costs $28 - $100 and takes 8 h 10 min.
The quickest way to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco is to fly and BART which takes 3 h 28 min and costs $110 - $440.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Los Angeles and arriving at San Francisco - Townsend St & 5th St. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8 h 10 min.
It takes approximately 3 h 31 min to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco, including transfers.