There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco, CA to Whistler by plane, bus, shuttle, train or car
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Recommended option
Fly San Francisco to Vancouver, bus • 8h 4m
$154 - $381
7 alternative options
Fly Oakland to Vancouver, bus • 9h 39m
$304 - $870
Fly Oakland to Bellingham, shuttle, bus • 9h 23m
$264 - $1,550
Fly San Jose to Vancouver, bus • 9h 30m
$211 - $622
Train to Sacramento, fly to Vancouver, bus • 11h 16m
$208 - $509
Bus • 29h 6m
$172 - $266
Train, bus • 31h 35m
$215 - $287
Drive • 18h 17m
$180 - $270
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The cheapest way to get from San Francisco, CA to Whistler is to fly and bus which costs $110 - $290 and takes 8h 4m.
The quickest way to get from San Francisco, CA to Whistler is to fly and bus which costs $110 - $290 and takes 8h 4m.
The distance between San Francisco, CA and Whistler is 1372 km. The road distance is 1654.1 km.
The best way to get from San Francisco, CA to Whistler without a car is to bus which takes 29h 6m and costs $120 - $200.
It takes approximately 8h 4m 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 10m.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco, CA to Whistler is 1654 km. It takes approximately 18h 17m to drive from San Francisco, CA to Whistler.
WestJet, Delta, Alaska Airlines, Inc. and two other airlines offer flights from San Francisco Airport to Vancouver Airport.
There are 237+ hotels available in Whistler. Prices start at $125 CAD per night.
- Distance: 1371.7 km
- Duration: 8h 4m
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Whistler, BC, Canada?
You can take a bus from San Francisco, CA to Whistler via Sacramento, Ca, Vancouver, Bc, Main Street-Science World Station Platform 1, Burrard Station Platform 1, Vancouver, BC - Burrard Skytrain Station, Whistler Creekside, BC, and Eastbound Lake Placid at Sarajevo in around 29h 6m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $500
Flights from Oakland to Vancouver via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $800
Flights from Oakland to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $800
Flights from Oakland to Vancouver via Portland, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $800
Flights from Oakland to Vancouver via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $900
Flights from Oakland to Bellingham via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,500
Flights from San Jose to Vancouver via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $550
Flights from San Jose to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $550
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $390
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $390
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $490
Flights from San Jose to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $490
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $360
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $550
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,100
Flights from Oakland to Vancouver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500 - $2,500
Flights from San Jose to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,200
Flights from San Jose to Vancouver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360 - $1,700
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $850
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $650
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $550
Flights from San Francisco to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,100
Flights from San Jose to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,200
Flights from Sacramento to Vancouver via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $850
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Oakland to Bellingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Oakland to Vancouver via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330 - $1,400
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
- +1 215-856-7924
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond Amtrak to Sacramento Valley Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35 - $50
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $35 - $50
- Premium
- $250 - $350
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $50 - $80
- Business Seat
- $50 - $75
Train from Emeryville Amtrak Station to Seattle King Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120 - $180
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $120 - $180
- Premium
- $420 - $600
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $250 - $370
- Business Seat
- $270 - $380
Train from Seattle King Street Station to Vancouver Pacific Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $65
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $45 - $65
- Premium
- $270 - $370
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $70 - $110
- Business Seat
- $70 - $100
- Phone
- 1.833.276.5841
- Website
- bcconnector.ca
Bus from Vancouver, BC - Burrard Skytrain Station to Whistler Creekside, BC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25 - $27
- Book at
- bcconnector.ca
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Shuttle from Bellingham Airport, WA to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $80
- Schedules at
- quickcoach.com
- Book at
- gotobus.com
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, Ca to Sacramento, Ca
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22 - $35
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $22 - $35
- Flexible
- $45 - $70
Bus from Sacramento, Ca to Vancouver, Bc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120 - $180
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $120 - $180
- Flexible
- $190 - $270
- Phone
- +1.833.SNOWBUS (766.9287)
- ride@whistlersnowbus.com
- Website
- whistlersnowbus.com
Bus from Downtown Waterfront STN. to Whistler
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $40
- Schedules at
- snowbus.com
- Book at
- snowbus.com
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