There are 8 ways to get from Ontario to San Rafael by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), train, car, subway, taxi, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ONT - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
3h 1m$73–295Bus via Oakland
cheapest- Take the bus from Pomona Transit Center to Union Station Patsaouras Bus Plaza Wbus 707
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Oaklandbus FlixBus N2002 / ...
12h 35m$66–116Bus
- Take the bus from Pomona Transit Center to Union Station Patsaouras Bus Plaza Wbus 707
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
11h 53m$74–147Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pomona Transit Center to Union Station Patsaouras Bus Plaza Wbus 707
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
15h 53m$141–311Drive 424.2 mi
- Drive from Ontario to San Rafaelcar 424.2 mi
7h 6m$78–112Fly Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ONT - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
3h$90–481Fly Ontario International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ONT - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
4h 15m$80–453Taxi to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Take the taxi from Ontario to Santa-Ana-Airport-SNAtaxi
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SNA - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
3h 46m$205–655
Ontario to San Rafael by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ontario to San Rafael is to bus via Oakland which costs $65 - $120 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Ontario to San Rafael is to fly and bus which takes 3h and costs $90 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Ontario to San Rafael. However, there are services departing from Holt @ Lemon and arriving at San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B via Pomona Transit Center, Los Angeles Union Station and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 53m.
The distance between Ontario and San Rafael is 396 miles. The road distance is 426.6 miles.
The best way to get from Ontario to San Rafael without a car is to bus which takes 11h 53m and costs $70 - $150.
It takes approximately 3h 1m to get from Ontario to San Rafael, including transfers.
Ontario to San Rafael bus services, operated by Foothill Transit, depart from Pomona Transit Center station.
Ontario to San Rafael bus services, operated by Foothill Transit, arrive at Union Station Patsaouras Bus Plaza W.
Yes, the driving distance between Ontario to San Rafael is 427 miles. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Ontario to San Rafael.
There are 454+ hotels available in San Rafael.
What companies run services between Ontario, CA, USA and San Rafael, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Holt @ Lemon to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B via Pomona Transit Center, Union Station Patsaouras Bus Plaza W, Los Angeles Union Station, San Francisco Bus Station, and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A in around 11h 53m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–440
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–470
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 800-743-3463
- comment@foothilltransit.org
- Website
- foothilltransit.org
Bus from Pomona Transit Center to Union Station Patsaouras Bus Plaza W
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://www.foothilltransit.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $110–130
Piratas Cab
- Phone
- +1 626-391-9090
Lady Cab Driver
- Phone
- +1 909-624-3333
https://proride.pro/home
- Phone
- +1 833-393-2776
JR;s Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1-909-262-9910
- Website
- jrtaxiservice.com
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