There are 8 ways to get from San Rafael to Phoenix by bus, plane, subway, train, taxi, or car
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 Oakland International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Phoenix (PHX)plane OAK - PHX
3h 57m$106–532Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus 101
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
24h 7m$79–108BART, bus
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Berryessa / North San Josesubway Orange-S
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenixbus San Jose
19h 16m$96–144Train, taxi (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Phoenixtaxi
24h 36m$199–352Drive 759.8 mi
- Drive from San Rafael to Phoenixcar 759.8 mi
12h 23m$139–201Fly from San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SFO - PHX
4h 34m$252–1,631Bus to Sonoma County Airport, fly
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Sonoma Co Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Phoenix (PHX)plane STS - PHX
4h 39m$111–542BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SJC - PHX
5h 41m$116–622
San Rafael to Phoenix by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Rafael to Phoenix is to bus which costs $75 - $110 and takes 24h 7m.
The fastest way to get from San Rafael to Phoenix is to bus and fly which takes 3h 57m and costs $100 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from San Rafael to Phoenix station. However, there are services departing from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B and arriving at Phoenix Bus Station via Santa Rosa Transit Mall and Santa Rosa. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 7m.
The distance between San Rafael and Phoenix is 681 miles. The road distance is 764.3 miles.
The best way to get from San Rafael to Phoenix without a car is to BART and bus which takes 19h 16m and costs $95 - $150.
It takes approximately 3h 57m to get from San Rafael to Phoenix, including transfers.
San Rafael to Phoenix bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, depart from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B station.
The best way to get from San Rafael to Phoenix is to fly which takes 4h 34m and costs $250 - $1,700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $75 - $110 and takes 24h 7m.
San Rafael to Phoenix bus services, operated by Golden Gate Transit, arrive at Santa Rosa Transit Mall station.
Phoenix is 1h ahead of San Rafael. It is currently 6:18 AM in San Rafael and 7:18 AM in Phoenix.
What companies run services between San Rafael, CA, USA and Phoenix, AZ, USA?
American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Phoenix Bus Station via Santa Rosa Transit Mall, Coddingtown, and Santa Rosa in around 24h 7m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–440
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–430
- 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
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 Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- 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
Bus from San Rafael to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- 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 Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $80–120
- Titanium
- $94–98
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $8–12
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Santa Rosa to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
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