There are 9 ways to get from San Francisco to Ruston by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), subway, train, or car
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Monroe Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Monroe Regional Airport (MLU)SFO - MLU
- Take the bus from Monroe to Ruston
9h 3m$163–637Fly San Francisco International Airport to Shreveport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Shreveport (SHV)SFO - SHV
- Take the bus from Shreveport Bus Station to Ruston
10h 14m$145–616Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Ruston
46h 20m$198–492BART, bus, train
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Station
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Longview
- Take the bus from Longview Bus Station to Ruston
2d 7h$271–1,733Drive 1,968.7 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Ruston1,968.7 mi
32h 30m$360–519Fly San Francisco International Airport to Alexandria International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Alexandria International Airport (AEX)SFO - AEX
- Take the bus from Boyce, LA to Ruston
10h 29m$171–647Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Monroe Regional Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Monroe Regional Airport (MLU)SJC - MLU
- Take the bus from Monroe to Ruston
10h 12m$206–790Fly San Francisco International Airport to Texarkana Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK)SFO - TXK
- Take the bus from Texarkana to Shreveport Bus Station
- Take the bus from Shreveport Bus Station to Ruston
12h 29m$192–701BART, bus, train via Tucson
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Longview
- Take the bus from Longview Bus Station to Ruston
2d 9h$245–601
San Francisco to Ruston by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Ruston is to bus which costs $190 - $500 and takes 46h 20m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Ruston is to fly and bus which takes 9h 3m and costs $160 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Ruston. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Ruston via Los Angeles Union Station and Dallas Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 20m.
The distance between San Francisco and Ruston is 1810 miles. The road distance is 1980.2 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Ruston without a car is to bus which takes 46h 20m and costs $190 - $500.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from San Francisco to Ruston, including transfers.
San Francisco to Ruston bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Ruston bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Ruston is 2h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 7:06 AM in San Francisco and 9:06 AM in Ruston.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Ruston is 1980 miles. It takes approximately 32h 30m to drive from San Francisco to Ruston.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Ruston, LA, USA?
You can take a bus from San Francisco to Ruston via Los Angeles Union Station and Dallas Bus Station in around 46h 20m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Monroe Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shreveport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alexandria International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Monroe Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Monroe Regional Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Texarkana Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Texarkana Regional Airport via Las Vegas, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Monroe Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shreveport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alexandria International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Monroe Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shreveport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Shreveport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alexandria International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- 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 Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Monroe to Ruston
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Ruston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Longview Bus Station to Ruston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Shreveport Bus Station to Ruston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Boyce, LA to Ruston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Texarkana to Shreveport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–140
- Titanium
- $108–111
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