There are 9 ways to get from Michigan to Golden Gate Bridge by plane, ferry, unknown, bus, train, 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 Detroit to San Francisco International Airport, ferry, travel
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DTW - SFO
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
- Walk from Alcatraz Island to Golden Gate Bridgeunknown
8h 36mBus, ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
- Walk from Alcatraz Island to Golden Gate Bridgeunknown
2d 10hTrain, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
- Walk from Alcatraz Island to Golden Gate Bridgeunknown
2d 14hFly Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, ferry, travel
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DTW - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
- Walk from Alcatraz Island to Golden Gate Bridgeunknown
9h 45mFly Detroit to Oakland International Airport, ferry, travel
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane DTW - OAK
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
- Walk from Alcatraz Island to Golden Gate Bridgeunknown
10h 12mFly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, ferry, travel
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GRR - SFO
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
- Walk from Alcatraz Island to Golden Gate Bridgeunknown
11h 26mFly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Oakland International Airport, ferry, travel
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane GRR - OAK
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
- Walk from Alcatraz Island to Golden Gate Bridgeunknown
11h 20mTrain to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MDW - OAK
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
- Walk from Alcatraz Island to Golden Gate Bridgeunknown
12h 40mFly Detroit to Sacramento International Airport, train, ferry, travel
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane DTW - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
- Walk from Alcatraz Island to Golden Gate Bridgeunknown
11h 42m
Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Michigan and Golden Gate Bridge is 2125 miles.
The best way to get from Michigan to Golden Gate Bridge without a car is to bus and ferry and travel which takes 2 days 10h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Michigan to Golden Gate Bridge, including transfers.
There are 860+ hotels available in Golden Gate Bridge.
What companies run services between Michigan, USA and Golden Gate Bridge, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Michigan to Golden Gate Bridge. However, you can take the line 261 bus to Metro Airport McNamara Terminal, walk to Detroit (DTW) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, take the subway to Embarcadero, walk to Market St & Main St, take the vehicle to The Embarcadero & Bay St, walk to Pier 33, take the ferry to Alcatraz Island, then travel to Golden Gate Bridge. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Detroit Bus Station to Golden Gate Bridge via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, San Francisco Bus Station, Kearny St & Geary St, Kearny St & North Point St, Pier 33, and Alcatraz Island in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Detroit to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Grand Rapids Vernon J. Ehlers Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 202-208-6843
- Website
- nps.gov
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- Website
- https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
- Phone
- +1.888.467.6256
- info@alcatrazcruises.com
- Website
- cityexperiences.com
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/departure-schedule/
- Website
- https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/
- Adult 12 - 61
- $48
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