There are 11 ways to get from San Francisco, CA to Whistler by plane, bus, shuttle, subway, train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly San Francisco to Vancouver, bus • 7h 36m
Cheapest option
9 alternative options
Fly Oakland to Vancouver, bus • 9h 9m
Fly Oakland to Seattle, train, bus • 11h 47m
Fly San Francisco to Seattle, train, bus • 11h 53m
Bus, train • 29h 52m
Train, bus • 30h 46m
Train, bus, drive • 32h 16m
Drive • 18h 11m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco, CA to Whistler is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 18h 11m.
The quickest way to get from San Francisco, CA to Whistler is to fly and bus which costs $120 - $350 and takes 7h 36m.
The distance between San Francisco, CA and Whistler is 1372 km. The road distance is 1648.5 km.
The best way to get from San Francisco, CA to Whistler without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 52m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from San Francisco, CA to Whistler, including transfers.
The quickest flight from San Francisco Airport to Vancouver Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 20m.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco, CA to Whistler is 1649 km. It takes approximately 18h 11m to drive from San Francisco, CA to Whistler.
Flair Airlines, WestJet, United Airlines and three other airlines offer flights from San Francisco Airport to Vancouver Airport.
There are 228+ hotels available in Whistler. Prices start at $125 CAD per night.
- Distance: 1372.4 km
- Duration: 7h 36m
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Whistler, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from San Francisco, CA to Whistler. However, you can take the walk to Powell Street, take the BART to San Francisco International Airport, take the walk to San Francisco airport, fly to Vancouver, take the walk to YVR-Airport Station @ Platform 1, take the subway to Templeton Station @ Platform 1, take the walk to Vancouver Airport, then take the bus to Whistler. Alternatively, you can take the walk to Powell Street, take the BART to Coliseum, take the BART to Oakland International Airport Station, take the walk to Oakland airport, fly to Vancouver, take the walk to YVR-Airport Station @ Platform 1, take the subway to Templeton Station @ Platform 1, take the walk to Vancouver Airport, then take the bus to Whistler.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $900
Flights from Oakland to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $650
Flights from Oakland to Vancouver via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $650
Flights from Oakland to Vancouver via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $650
Flights from Oakland to Bellingham via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $480
Flights from San Jose to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $600
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $600
Flights from Oakland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $400
Flights from Oakland to Seattle via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $400
Flights from San Francisco to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $450
Flights from San Francisco to Seattle via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $410
Flights from Oakland to Vancouver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $600
Flights from Oakland to Vancouver via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,200
Flights from San Jose to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $500
Flights from San Jose to Vancouver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $550
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $550
Flights from Oakland to Seattle via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $371
Flights from San Francisco to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $420
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $410
Flights from Oakland to Vancouver via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,200
Flights from San Jose to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $500
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $550
Flights from San Francisco to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland to Bellingham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Oakland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $650
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $500
Flights from San Francisco to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $650
Flights from San Jose to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300 - $700
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $460
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $500
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Oakland to Bellingham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $700
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Powell Street to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8 - $12
- Website
- bart.gov
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Coach Seat
- $30 - $50
- Premium
- $230 - $330
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $50 - $75
- Business Seat
- $45 - $70
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Website
- Amtrak
- Coach Seat
- $40 - $60
- Premium
- $250 - $350
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $65 - $100
- Business Seat
- $65 - $95
Train from Portland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Coach Seat
- $40 - $65
- Premium
- $250 - $360
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $70 - $110
- Business Seat
- $70 - $110
Train from Oakland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120 - $170
- Website
- Amtrak
- Coach Seat
- $120 - $170
- Premium
- $400 - $550
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $240 - $350
- Business Seat
- $250 - $360
- Phone
- +1.833.SNOWBUS (766.9287)
- ride@whistlersnowbus.com
- Website
- whistlersnowbus.com
Bus from Vancouver Airport to Whistler
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $30 - $45
- Schedules at
- snowbus.com
- Book at
- snowbus.com
- Vancouver 1 way
- $31
- Richmond 1 way
- $40
- YVR Airport
- $45
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Whistler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $45
- Schedules at
- snowbus.com
- Book at
- snowbus.com
- Vancouver 1 way
- $31
- Richmond 1 way
- $40
- YVR Airport
- $45
- Phone
- 1.800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Shuttle from Bellingham Airport to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35 - $80
- Schedules at
- quickcoach.com
- Book at
- gotobus.com
- Phone
- 1.833.276.5841
- Website
- bcconnector.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Pacific Central Station to Whistler Village, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $0 - $35
- Book at
- bcconnector.ca
- Adult (13+) YVR
- $32
- Adult (13+) City Centre
- $21
- Child (6-12) YVR
- $15
- Child (6-12) City Centre
- $11
- Child (Under 6)
- $0
- Phone
- +1 604-326-1616
- info@YVRSkylynx.com
- Website
- yvrskylynx.com
Bus from Pacific Central Station to Whistler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10 - $40
- Website
- YVR Skylynx
- Child
- $10
- Adult
- $20
- Airports - Child
- $20
- Airports - Adult
- $39
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
Rome2rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20 - $30
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $20 - $30
- Flexible
- $40 - $65
Bus from Sacramento to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80 - $120
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $80 - $120
- Flexible
- $120 - $180
Bus from Seattle, WA to Vancouver Border Crossing - Pacific Highway, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22 - $35
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $23 - $35
- Flexible
- $45 - $70
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
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