There are 8 ways to get from Phoenix to San Rafael by plane, bus, subway, taxi, train, or car
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)PHX - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
4h 46m$320–880Fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)PHX - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafael
5h 51m$96–465Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink ElephantNogales
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery StreetGreen-S
19h 3m$98–143Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Phoenix to Maricopa Amtrak
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oakland
22h 21m$202–381Drive 759.6 mi
- Drive from Phoenix to San Rafael759.6 mi
12h 18m$139–201Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)PHX - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
4h 50m$111–555Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)PHX - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
6h 16m$105–522Bus, BART via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to San Jose
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Street
20h 23m$97–147
Phoenix to San Rafael by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Phoenix to San Rafael is to bus and BART which costs $95 - $150 and takes 19h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Phoenix to San Rafael is to fly and bus which takes 4h 46m and costs $320 - $900.
The distance between Phoenix and San Rafael is 688 miles. The road distance is 764 miles.
The best way to get from Phoenix to San Rafael without a car is to bus and BART which takes 19h 3m and costs $95 - $150.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Phoenix to San Rafael, including transfers.
San Rafael is 1h behind Phoenix. It is currently 5:01 AM in Phoenix and 4:01 AM in San Rafael.
Yes, the driving distance between Phoenix to San Rafael is 764 miles. It takes approximately 12h 18m to drive from Phoenix to San Rafael.
There are 472+ hotels available in San Rafael.
What companies run services between Phoenix, AZ, USA and San Rafael, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Phoenix to San Rafael. However, you can take the vehicle to Terminal 4 Station, walk to Phoenix (PHX) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco Airport, then take the bus to Larkspur - dropoff. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Phoenix to San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B via San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, King & Virginia, Berryessa BART, Berryessa / North San Jose, Montgomery Street, and Mission St & 2nd St in around 19h 3m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Montgomery Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $80–120
- Titanium
- $94–98
Bus from Phoenix to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $50–80
- Titanium
- $60–70
Bus from Bakersfield to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $28–45
- Titanium
- $30–45
- 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
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Downtown Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-800-2417
- Website
- downtowntaxi0.godaddysites.com
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