There are 11 ways to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco by plane, subway, tram, bus, 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.
Recommended option
Fly Los Angeles to San Francisco
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Fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to San Francisco (SFO)
Cheapest option
Bus
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Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Francisco
9 alternative options
Fly Los Angeles to Oakland, BART
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Fly from Los Angeles (LAX) to Oakland (OAK)
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Take the BART from Coliseum to Powell Street
Fly Burbank to Oakland, BART
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Fly from Burbank (BUR) to Oakland (OAK)
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Take the BART from Coliseum to Powell Street
Fly Burbank to San Francisco
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Fly from Burbank (BUR) to San Francisco (SFO)
Fly Burbank to San Jose, BART
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Fly from Burbank (BUR) to San Jose (SJC)
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Take the BART from Milpitas to Powell Street
Tram, line 191 bus to Long Beach, fly to Oakland, BART
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Take the tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A Line to Del Amo Station
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Take the line 191 bus from Del Amo Station Bay 2 to Del Amo & Lakewood Se
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Fly from Long Beach (LGB) to Oakland (OAK)
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Take the BART from Coliseum to Powell Street
Bus, BART
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Take the bus from Chinatown Station to San José, CA - King Rd
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Take the BART from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plaza
Bus, Caltrain
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Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Jose
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Take the Caltrain from San Jose Diridon Caltrain to San Francisco Caltrain
Train
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Take the train from Los Angeles to Oakland
Drive
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Drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco
Los Angeles to San Francisco by bus and subway
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco is to drive which costs $35 - $55 and takes 6h 21m.
The quickest way to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco is to fly and BART which costs $80 - $320 and takes 3h 32m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Los Angeles Downtown and arriving at San Francisco. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Los Angeles to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Civic Center / UN Plaza via Lake Merritt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 56m.
The distance between Los Angeles and San Francisco is 349 miles. The road distance is 383.6 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco without a car is to bus and BART which takes 7h 40m and costs $40 - $65.
It takes approximately 3h 36m to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco, including transfers.
Los Angeles to San Francisco bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Los Angeles Downtown station.
Los Angeles to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to San Francisco is to fly which takes 3h 36m and costs $45 - $200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $19 - $70 and takes 8h 10m, you could also train, which costs $60 - $85 and takes 11h 56m.
- Distance: 349.5 miles
- Duration: 3h 36m
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Delta, American Airlines and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco hourly. Alternatively, Flixbus USA operates a bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Francisco twice daily. Tickets cost $19 - $28 and the journey takes 8h 10m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $280
Flights from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $250
Flights from Burbank to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $210
Flights from Burbank to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $350
Flights from Burbank to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $120
Flights from Long Beach to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $210
Flights from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $270
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $270
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $320
Flights from Burbank to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $370
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $310
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $320
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Powell Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3 - $5
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Powell Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7 - $10
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7 - $10
- Website
- bart.gov
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A Line to Del Amo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1 - $2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- Senior/Disabled
- $1
- Adult
- $2
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain to San Francisco Caltrain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4 - $12
- Schedules at
- caltrain.com
- One-way Senior / Disabled / Youth / Medicare Cardholder
- $4 - $6
- One-way Adult
- $9 - $12
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55 - $85
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Book at
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $55 - $85
- Premium
- $240 - $340
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $100 - $160
- Business Seat
- $110 - $160
- Website
- ridelbt.com
Bus from Del Amo Station Bay 2 to Del Amo & Lakewood Se
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
- Website
- gotobus.com
Bus from Chinatown Station to San José, CA - King Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Book at
- gotobus.com
- Phone
- (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19 - $28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $65
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $40 - $65
- Flexible
- $70 - $110
- Phone
- +1 408-729-7885 / +1-888-834-9336
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Los Angeles, CA to San Francisco, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $70
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Book at
- amtrak.com
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The quickest flight from Los Angeles Airport to San Francisco Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 13m.
Los Angeles to San Francisco bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at San Francisco station.
Los Angeles to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Oakland station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to San Francisco is 384 miles. It takes approximately 6h 21m to drive from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines and three other airlines offer flights from Los Angeles Airport to San Francisco Airport.
Book your Los Angeles to San Francisco bus tickets online with FlixBus and Busbud.
There are 455+ hotels available in San Francisco. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Los Angeles Airport is to bus which takes 39 min and costs $8 - $10.