There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco to Toronto by plane, shuttle, subway, bus, train or car
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Recommended option
Fly San Francisco to Toronto • 8h 14m
$195 - $295
Cheapest option
BART to San Jose, fly to Toronto • 11h 22m
$188 - $308
6 alternative options
Fly Oakland to Toronto • 8h 22m
$288 - $428
Fly San Francisco to Buffalo, shuttle • 12h 30m
$305 - $545
Burner Express Bus, train, bus • 2 days 14h
$522 - $764
Train • 2 days 21h
$411 - $617
Bus, train • 3 days 3h
$457 - $694
Drive • 41h 7m
$440 - $650
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Questions & Answers
The most affordable way to get from San Francisco to Toronto is to BART and fly, which costs $150 - $250 and takes 11h 22m.
The quickest way to get from San Francisco to Toronto is to fly which costs $150 - $240 and takes 8h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Toronto station. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at Toronto Union Station via Richmond, Chicago Union Station and Buffalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between San Francisco and Toronto is 3644 km. The road distance is 4241.1 km.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Toronto without a car is to train which takes 2 days 21h and costs $320 - $500.
It takes approximately 8h 14m to get from San Francisco to Toronto, including transfers.
San Francisco to Toronto train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Toronto is to fly which takes 8h 14m and costs $150 - $240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $320 - $500 and takes 2 days 21h.
The quickest flight from San Francisco Airport to Toronto Airport is the direct flight which takes 4h 57m.
Toronto is 3h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 2:45 PM in San Francisco and 5:45 PM in Toronto.
- Distance: 3643.7 km
- Duration: 8h 14m
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Toronto, ON, Canada?
Air Canada, United Airlines and three other airlines fly from San Francisco to Toronto hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from San Francisco to Toronto via Richmond, Richmond, Chicago Union Station, and Buffalo in around 2 days 21h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $750
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440 - $3,000
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $900
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $800
Flights from Oakland to Toronto via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $950
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,200
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,200
Flights from San Jose to Toronto via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,000
Flights from San Jose to Toronto via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,000
Flights from San Jose to Toronto via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $800
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310 - $600
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310 - $600
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310 - $600
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $750
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $750
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $750
Flights from San Jose to Toronto via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380 - $3,400
Flights from San Jose to Toronto via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380 - $3,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $420
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $420
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $420
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $750
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $750
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $750
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $750
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $1,600
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $1,600
Flights from San Jose to Toronto via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $950
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310 - $600
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $750
Flights from San Jose to Toronto via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,000
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,000
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco to Toronto via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440 - $3,000
Flights from San Jose to Toronto via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $1,600
Flights from San Francisco to Buffalo via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $1,600
- Website
- azoresairlines.pt
Flights from Oakland to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $600
- Phone
- 94604-2688
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Powell Street to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9 - $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
- +1 215-856-7924
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Reno to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240 - $350
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $240 - $350
- Premium
- $600 - $900
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $500 - $800
- Business Seat
- $550 - $800
Train from Chicago Union Station to Battle Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $40 - $60
- Premium
- $250 - $350
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $65 - $100
- Business Seat
- $65 - $95
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270 - $380
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $270 - $380
- Premium
- $650 - $950
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $550 - $850
- Business Seat
- $600 - $900
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75 - $110
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $75 - $110
- Premium
- $320 - $440
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $150 - $220
- Business Seat
- $150 - $230
- Phone
- +1 1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $160
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $50 - $80
- Economy
- $80 - $120
- EconomyPlus
- $110 - $160
- Business
- $130 - $180
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60 - $120
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $30 - $60
- Economy
- $60 - $85
- EconomyPlus
- $85 - $120
- Business
- $90 - $130
- Phone
- 905-374-8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Toronto Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $120 - $150
- Schedules at
- niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- niagaraairbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Reno Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $135
- Schedules at
- burningman.org
- Book at
- burnerexpress.burningman.org
- Phone
- 800-544-2383
- Website
- hoosierride.com
Bus from Battle Creek, MI to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35 - $50
- Book at
- hoosierride.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 Battle Creek to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24 - $35
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $24 - $35
- Flexible
- $45 - $70
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55 - $85
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $55 - $85
- Flexible
- $95 - $140
Bus from Los Angeles to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $380
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $280 - $380
- Flexible
- $390 - $600
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Columbus, OH to Buffalo, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55 - $110
- Book at
- baronsbus.com
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San Francisco to Toronto train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Toronto Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Toronto is 4241 km. It takes approximately 41h 7m to drive from San Francisco to Toronto.
WestJet, Delta, American Airlines and two other airlines offer flights from San Francisco Airport to Toronto Airport.
There are 2969+ hotels available in Toronto. Prices start at $125 CAD per night.
The best way to get from San Francisco to San Francisco Airport is to BART which takes 26 min and costs $8 - $10.