There are 7 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Silicon Valley by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, subway, or car
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Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)PIT - SFO
8h 41m$341–699Train to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)CLE - SFO
11h 19m$189–697Bus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Chinatown Station to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
2d 13h$243–620Train, BART
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbrae
2d 17h$299–1,818Drive 2,596.1 mi
- Drive from Pittsburgh to Silicon Valley2,596.1 mi
40h 31m$474–685Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)PIT - SJC
10h 13m$229–902Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)PIT - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
11h 9m$237–920
Pittsburgh to Silicon Valley by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Silicon Valley is to bus which costs $240 - $650 and takes 2 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Silicon Valley is to fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $340 - $700.
No, there is no direct train from Pittsburgh station to Silicon Valley. However, there are services departing from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station and arriving at Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound via Chicago Union Station, Richmond and Millbrae Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Silicon Valley is 2305 miles. The road distance is 2611.2 miles.
The best way to get from Pittsburgh to Silicon Valley without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $240 - $650.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Pittsburgh to Silicon Valley, including transfers.
Pittsburgh to Silicon Valley train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Pittsburgh to Silicon Valley is to fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $340 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $650 and takes 2 days 13h.
Pittsburgh to Silicon Valley train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pittsburgh to Silicon Valley is 2611 miles. It takes approximately 40h 31m to drive from Pittsburgh to Silicon Valley.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Silicon Valley, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to El Camino & Embarcadero via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Union Station - Metro A-Line, Chinatown Station, Chinatown Station, San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich, and King & Tully in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–410
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Chinatown Station to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
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