There are 11 ways to get from Miami to Stanford by plane, bus, car, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), ferry, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MIA - SFO
8h 26m$152–617Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Dolphin Mall - Miami to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to East Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from East Los Angeles to Mantecabus
- Drive from Tracy Transit Station to Stanfordcar
2d 17h$494–870Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Miami Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Riversidetrain
- Take the bus from Riverside to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Gilroybus
- Drive from Gilroy to Stanfordcar
4d 4h$1,280–2,807Drive 2,995.5 mi
- Drive from Miami to Stanfordcar 2,995.5 mi
2d 1h$547–790Fly Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MIA - SJC
10h 17m$228–960Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane FLL - SFO
9h 7m$165–672Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane FLL - SJC
10h 42m$251–1,115Fly Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MIA - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
10h 54m$223–919Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane FLL - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
11h 50m$246–1,024Bus
- Take the bus from Miami Airport Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta 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 San Jose Diridon Stationbus
3d$501–1,052Train, bus, ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Miami Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Renotrain
- Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to Vallejo Transit Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Vallejo Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Building Gate Eferry
- Take the taxi from San Francisco Ferry Building Gate E to Stanfordtaxi
4d 5h$1,350–2,893
Miami to Stanford by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Miami to Stanford is to fly which costs $150 - $650 and takes 8h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Miami to Stanford is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs $150 - $650.
The distance between Miami and Stanford is 2619 miles. The road distance is 3013 miles.
The best way to get from Miami to Stanford without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 0h and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Miami to Stanford, including transfers.
The best way to get from Miami to Stanford is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs $150 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 3 days 0h.
Stanford is 3h behind Miami. It is currently 3:34 AM in Miami and 12:34 AM in Stanford.
Yes, the driving distance between Miami to Stanford is 3013 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Miami to Stanford.
There are 405+ hotels available in Stanford.
What companies run services between Miami, FL, USA and Stanford, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Miami Airport Station to On Campus Drive @ Munger Graduate Residence via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Jose Diridon Station, San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound, and University Circle @ Caltrain Platform in around 3d.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Miami Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Dolphin Mall - Miami to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–350
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $190–350
Bus from Houston to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to East Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 866 691 9732
- eplasales@eplalimo.com
- Website
- eplalimo.com
Bus from East Los Angeles to Manteca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://eplalimo.com/
- One Way
- $50–75
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Riverside to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Bakersfield to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $25–40
- Titanium
- $29–40
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Miami Airport Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Miami Airport Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–460
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Reno Amtrak to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-291-3377
- Website
- sanfranciscobayferry.com
Ferry from Vallejo Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Building Gate E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Schedules at
- sanfranciscobayferry.com
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
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