There are 8 ways to get from San Rafael to Pittsburgh by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, subway, or train
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 to Pittsburgh International Airport
best- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)OAK - PIT
9h 48m$191–752Bus
- Take the bus from Vallejo Transit Center to Sparks Transit Center
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Take the bus from Denver to Indianapolis Union Station
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
2d 12h$326–718Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union StationCalifornia Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak StationFloridian
2d 16h$327–1,811Drive 2,567.3 mi
- Drive from San Rafael to Pittsburgh2,567.3 mi
39h 52m$469–677Fly San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)SFO - PIT
8h 53m$342–831BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)SJC - PIT
11h 16m$196–822Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)SMF - PIT
12h 29m$224–845Fly San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)SFO - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
12h 29m$245–914
San Rafael to Pittsburgh by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Rafael to Pittsburgh is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $750 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from San Rafael to Pittsburgh is to fly which takes 8h 53m and costs $340 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from San Rafael to Pittsburgh station. However, there are services departing from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B and arriving at Pittsburgh Intermodal Station via El Cerrito del Norte Station, Vallejo Transit Center, Sparks Transit Center, Denver and Indianapolis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between San Rafael and Pittsburgh is 2305 miles. The road distance is 2582.3 miles.
The best way to get from San Rafael to Pittsburgh without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $320 - $750.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from San Rafael to Pittsburgh, including transfers.
San Rafael to Pittsburgh bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Vallejo Transit Center station.
The best way to get from San Rafael to Pittsburgh is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $320 - $750. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $320 - $1,900 and takes 2 days 16h, you could also fly, which costs $340 - $850 and takes 8h 53m.
San Rafael to Pittsburgh bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Pittsburgh is 3h ahead of San Rafael. It is currently 9:14 AM in San Rafael and 12:14 PM in Pittsburgh.
What companies run services between San Rafael, CA, USA and Pittsburgh, PA, USA?
You can take a bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform B to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station via El Cerrito del Norte Station, Vallejo Transit Center, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Denver, Indianapolis, Illinois St (Greyhound Bus Station), and Indianapolis in around 2d 12h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bellam Blvd & I-580 to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station via El Cerrito del Norte BART Station, El Cerrito Del Norte, Richmond, Richmond, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
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
- $230–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +1 707-837-8700
- 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 Vallejo Transit Center to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Denver to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $170–260
- Flexible Fares
- $240–350
- Saver Fare
- $203
- Flex Fare
- $279
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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