There are 8 ways to get from Ruston to San Francisco by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, taxi, 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.
Bus to Monroe Regional Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the bus from Ruston to Monroebus
- Fly from Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MLU - SFO
8h 45m$149–518Bus to Shreveport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Ruston to Shreveport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Shreveport (SHV) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SHV - SFO
10h$126–477Bus
- Take the bus from Ruston 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 Franciscobus
47h 10m$200–466Bus, train, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Ruston to Longview Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Longview to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
2d 15h$327–606Drive 1,969.2 mi
- Drive from Ruston to San Franciscocar 1,969.2 mi
32h 24m$360–520Bus to Monroe Regional Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Ruston to Monroebus
- Fly from Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MLU - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
10h 35m$287–1,191Taxi to El Dorado, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the taxi from Ruston to El Dorado (ELD)taxi
- Fly from El Dorado (ELD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ELD - SFO
9h 48m$126–458Bus, train, BART
- Take the bus from Ruston to Longview Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Longview to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plazasubway
2d 16h$253–610
Ruston to San Francisco by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruston to San Francisco is to bus and fly which costs $120 - $480 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Ruston to San Francisco is to bus and fly which takes 8h 45m and costs $140 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Ruston to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Ruston and arriving at San Francisco via Dallas Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 10m.
The distance between Ruston and San Francisco is 1810 miles. The road distance is 1980.7 miles.
The best way to get from Ruston to San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 47h 10m and costs $200 - $470.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Ruston to San Francisco, including transfers.
Ruston to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Ruston station.
Ruston to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Dallas Bus Station.
San Francisco is 2h behind Ruston. It is currently 10:57 AM in Ruston and 8:57 AM in San Francisco.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruston to San Francisco is 1981 miles. It takes approximately 32h 24m to drive from Ruston to San Francisco.
What companies run services between Ruston, LA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Ruston to San Francisco via Dallas Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station in around 47h 10m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monroe Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Monroe Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Shreveport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Monroe Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from El Dorado to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from El Dorado to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Monroe Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Shreveport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Monroe Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shreveport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Shreveport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Longview to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $190–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Longview to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $110–330
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $170–380
- Business - advance purchase
- $230–950
- Business Class
- $340–850
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- 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 Ruston to Monroe
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Ruston to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Ruston to Longview Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Ruston to Shreveport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–150
- Titanium
- $113–116
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Estimated price
- $22–26
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