There are 11 ways to get from San Rafael to Arcadia by bus, plane, subway, train (Amtrak), car, tram, bus (Flixbus), or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SFO - LAX
5h 3m$68–227Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane OAK - LAX
5h$60–287BART, bus
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Josesubway Orange-S
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus San Jose
9h 53m$63–86Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
15h 6m$130–295Drive 399 mi
- Drive from San Rafael to Arcadiacar 399 mi
6h 37m$73–106Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SFO - BUR
5h 32m$270–594Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane OAK - BUR
5h 29m$79–424Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Long Beach Airport, tram
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane OAK - LGB
- Take the tram from Del Amo Station to Arcadia Stationtram
6h 25m$72–348Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane OAK - ONT
5h 52m$96–495Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
11h 27m$60–102Bus via Live Oak / McCulloch (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0831
12h 25m$72–141
San Rafael to Arcadia by bus, subway, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Rafael to Arcadia is to bus which costs $60 - $110 and takes 11h 27m.
The fastest way to get from San Rafael to Arcadia is to bus and fly which takes 5h and costs $60 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from San Rafael to Arcadia. However, there are services departing from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A and arriving at Live Oak / McCulloch via San Francisco Bus Station and Cesar Chavez Transit Pavilion. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
The distance between San Rafael and Arcadia is 401 miles. The road distance is 401.3 miles.
The best way to get from San Rafael to Arcadia without a car is to BART and bus which takes 9h 53m and costs $60 - $90.
It takes approximately 5h 3m to get from San Rafael to Arcadia, including transfers.
San Rafael to Arcadia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
The best way to get from San Rafael to Arcadia is to train which takes 15h 6m and costs $130 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $60 - $110 and takes 11h 27m.
San Rafael to Arcadia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Rafael to Arcadia is 401 miles. It takes approximately 6h 37m to drive from San Rafael to Arcadia.
What companies run services between San Rafael, CA, USA and Arcadia, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a train from Oakland to Los Angeles once daily. Tickets cost $120–280 and the journey takes 12h 2m. Alternatively, Flixbus USA operates a bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station 4 times a week. Tickets cost $50–90 and the journey takes 8h 45m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–220
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–430
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Monterey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $27–180
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $27–180
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- 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 Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Del Amo Station to Arcadia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- 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
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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