San Francisco to Silver Spring
Rome2Rio compared 7 ways to get from San Francisco to Silver Spring. The best route is Fly San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, a distance of 3917.408 km.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SFO - DCA
7h 16m$233–620Fly San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SFO - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
8h 4m$213–1,368Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Silver Spring Bus Stationbus
2d 22h$466–885Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
3d$1,006–2,104Drive 2,794 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Silver Springcar 2,794 mi
44h 21m$510–737Fly San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SFO - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
7h 55m$453–724Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SJC - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
9h 2m$276–1,671
San Francisco to Silver Spring by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Silver Spring is to fly which costs $230 - $650 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Silver Spring is to fly which takes 7h 16m and costs $230 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Silver Spring station. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Silver Spring Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Silver Spring. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at Silver Spring, Red Line Center Platform via Richmond, Chicago Union Station and Rockville, Red Line Center Platform. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between San Francisco and Silver Spring is 2479 miles. The road distance is 2810.3 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Silver Spring without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 22h and costs $460 - $900.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from San Francisco to Silver Spring, including transfers.
San Francisco to Silver Spring bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Silver Spring train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Silver Spring is to fly which takes 7h 16m and costs $230 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $460 - $900 and takes 2 days 22h, you could also train, which costs $1,000 - $2,100 and takes 3 days 0h.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Silver Spring, MD, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Silver Spring Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station in around 2d 22h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Silver Spring Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Silver Spring bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Silver Spring is 3h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 5:57 PM in San Francisco and 8:57 PM in Silver Spring.
San Francisco to Silver Spring train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Silver Spring is 2810 miles. It takes approximately 44h 21m to drive from San Francisco to Silver Spring.
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