There are 4 ways to get from Santa Clara to San Rafael by plane, bus, 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.
Fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SNU - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
13h 23m$204–696Fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SNU - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafaelbus
15h 45m$187–669Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SNU - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
13h 49m$248–936Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SNU - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
14h 46m$272–979
Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Clara to San Rafael is to fly and bus which costs $180 - $700 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Clara to San Rafael is to fly and bus which takes 13h 23m and costs $200 - $700.
The distance between Santa Clara and San Rafael is 2772 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 23m to get from Santa Clara to San Rafael, including transfers.
San Rafael is 3h behind Santa Clara. It is currently 9:34 AM in Santa Clara and 6:34 AM in San Rafael.
There are 453+ hotels available in San Rafael.
What companies run services between Santa Clara, Cuba and San Rafael, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Santa Clara to San Rafael. However, you can take the taxi to Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco Airport, then take the bus to Larkspur - dropoff. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport (STS), walk to Sonoma Co Airport Terminal, then take the bus to San Rafael.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Miami, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Miami, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Miami, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Miami, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Miami, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Miami, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
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