There are 10 ways to get from Memphis to San Rafael by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, or subway
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, bus
best- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MEM - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
9h 20m$173–433Fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane MEM - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafaelbus
10h 23m$156–656Bus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BARTbus
2d 4h$386–614Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis to Anna - Shellbus
- Take the train from Carbondale to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
2d 17h$1,583–2,531Drive 2,094.6 mi
- Drive from Memphis to San Rafaelcar 2,094.6 mi
32h 52m$383–553Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MEM - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
9h 18m$196–806Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MEM - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
10h 47m$197–823Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MEM - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
11h 29m$230–881Fly to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, bus, BART
- Fly from Memphis (MEM) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane MEM - SCK
- Take the bus from Stockton to Dublin-Pleasanton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Montgomery Streetsubway
12h 1mBus via Tulsa
- Take the bus from Memphis to Tulsabus
- Take the bus from Tulsa Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BARTbus
2d 7h$426–644
Memphis to San Rafael by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Memphis to San Rafael is to fly and bus which costs $170 - $440 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Memphis to San Rafael is to fly and bus which takes 9h 18m and costs $190 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Memphis to San Rafael. However, there are services departing from 2ND STREET at ADAMS AVENUE and arriving at San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B via Memphis Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and El Cerrito del Norte BART Station-Bay C2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Memphis and San Rafael is 1857 miles. The road distance is 2106.8 miles.
The best way to get from Memphis to San Rafael without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 4h and costs $380 - $650.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Memphis to San Rafael, including transfers.
Memphis to San Rafael bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Memphis Bus Station.
Memphis to San Rafael bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Dallas Bus Station.
San Rafael is 2h behind Memphis. It is currently 9:45 AM in Memphis and 7:45 AM in San Rafael.
Yes, the driving distance between Memphis to San Rafael is 2107 miles. It takes approximately 32h 52m to drive from Memphis to San Rafael.
What companies run services between Memphis, TN, USA and San Rafael, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from 2ND STREET at ADAMS AVENUE to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B via Memphis Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, El Cerrito del Norte BART, and El Cerrito del Norte BART Station-Bay C2 in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Memphis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Memphis to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Memphis to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Memphis to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Memphis to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Memphis to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Memphis to Oakland International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Memphis to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Memphis to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Memphis to Oakland International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Memphis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Memphis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Memphis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Memphis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Memphis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Memphis to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Memphis to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Memphis to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Memphis to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Memphis to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Memphis to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Memphis to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Memphis to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Memphis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Memphis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Memphis to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Memphis to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Memphis to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Memphis to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Memphis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Memphis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Memphis to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Memphis to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Memphis to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Memphis to Sacramento International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Memphis to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Memphis to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Memphis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Memphis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Memphis to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Memphis to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Memphis to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Memphis to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Memphis to Sonoma County Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Memphis to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Memphis to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Memphis to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Carbondale to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- BART
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–380
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Tulsa Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–390
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BART
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Cerrito del Norte BART
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis to Anna - Shell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adult
- $35–60
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Stockton to Dublin-Pleasanton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Memphis to Tulsa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $100–150
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