There are 7 ways to get from San Rafael to Austin by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), subway, train, car, or train (Amtrak)
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Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)OAK - AUS
6h 10m$162–704Fly from San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)SFO - AUS
6h 52m$143–633Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Take the bus from Fort Worth to Austin
44h 37m$276–619BART, bus, train
- Take the subway from Montgomery Street 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 Austin
45h 52m$231–365Drive 1,736.4 mi
- Drive from San Rafael to Austin1,736.4 mi
27h 56m$317–458BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)SJC - AUS
7h 48m$167–724Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Oakland to Los AngelesCoast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to AustinTexas Eagle
2d$248–563
San Rafael to Austin by bus, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Rafael to Austin is to BART and bus and train which costs $230 - $370 and takes 45h 52m.
The fastest way to get from San Rafael to Austin is to bus and fly which takes 6h 10m and costs $160 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from San Rafael to Austin. However, there are services departing from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A and arriving at Austin via San Francisco Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station and Fort Worth. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 37m.
The distance between San Rafael and Austin is 1542 miles. The road distance is 1746.6 miles.
The best way to get from San Rafael to Austin without a car is to bus which takes 44h 37m and costs $270 - $650.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from San Rafael to Austin, including transfers.
San Rafael to Austin bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
The best way to get from San Rafael to Austin is to bus which takes 44h 37m and costs $270 - $650. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $140 - $650 and takes 6h 52m, you could also train, which costs $240 - $600 and takes 2 days 0h.
San Rafael to Austin bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Austin is 2h ahead of San Rafael. It is currently 12:56 AM in San Rafael and 2:56 AM in Austin.
What companies run services between San Rafael, CA, USA and Austin, TX, USA?
You can take a bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Austin via San Francisco Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Ft Worth Bus Station, and Fort Worth in around 44h 37m. Alternatively, Alaska Airlines, Inc., Delta, and four other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) every 2 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Montgomery Street to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $170–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
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
- $40–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Fort Worth to Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–140
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $120–140
- 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
- $109–112
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