There are 7 ways to get from San Rafael to Fairfax by bus, plane, train (Amtrak), car, subway, or train
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Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SFO - DCA
8h 1m$316–1,241Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SFO - IAD
8h 6m$176–644Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
3d$871–1,983Drive 2,783.3 mi
- Drive from San Rafael to Fairfaxcar 2,783.3 mi
44h 45m$508–734Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, subway
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SFO - BWI
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Vienna, Orange Line Center Platformsubway
9h 14m$206–800BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, subway
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SJC - BWI
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Vienna, Orange Line Center Platformsubway
10h 39m$300–1,240Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SMF - IAD
11h 6m$245–977
San Rafael to Fairfax by bus, subway, and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Rafael to Fairfax is to bus and fly which costs $170 - $650 and takes 8h 6m.
The fastest way to get from San Rafael to Fairfax is to bus and fly which takes 8h 1m and costs $310 - $1,300.
The distance between San Rafael and Fairfax is 2497 miles. The road distance is 2799.5 miles.
The best way to get from San Rafael to Fairfax without a car is to train which takes 3 days 0h and costs $850 - $2,000.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from San Rafael to Fairfax, including transfers.
Fairfax is 3h ahead of San Rafael. It is currently 6:15 PM in San Rafael and 9:15 PM in Fairfax.
Yes, the driving distance between San Rafael to Fairfax is 2800 miles. It takes approximately 44h 45m to drive from San Rafael to Fairfax.
There are 575+ hotels available in Fairfax.
What companies run services between San Rafael, CA, USA and Fairfax, VA, USA?
You can take a bus from Bellam Blvd & I-580 to Vienna, Orange Line Center Platform via El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, El Cerrito Del Norte, Richmond, Richmond, Chicago Union Station, Rockville Amtrak, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform, Farragut North, Red Line Center Platform, and Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform in around 3d.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- 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
- $280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
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
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
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
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
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
- $300–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact 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
- $650–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Vienna, Orange Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 55 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
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- 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
- 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
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