There are 7 ways to get from Silicon Valley to Toronto by plane, subway, train, or car
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)SFO - YYZ
8h 8m$216–886BART, train via Detroit
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
2d 18h$475–2,573Drive 4,262.9 km
- Drive from Silicon Valley to Toronto4,262.9 km
41h 34m$837–1,209Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)SJC - YYZ
9h 51m$570–776Fly San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Island Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Toronto Island Airport (YTZ)SFO - YTZ
10h 42m$771–2,227Caltrain to Oakland International Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)OAK - YYZ
11h$528–1,438BART, train
- Take the subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
2d 23h$458–2,600
Silicon Valley to Toronto by train, subway, and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Silicon Valley to Toronto is to fly which costs $210 - $900 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Silicon Valley to Toronto is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $210 - $900.
No, there is no direct train from Silicon Valley to Toronto station. However, there are services departing from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound and arriving at Toronto Union Station via Millbrae, Richmond, Chicago Union Station and Buffalo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
The distance between Silicon Valley and Toronto is 3684 km. The road distance is 4262.9 km.
The best way to get from Silicon Valley to Toronto without a car is to BART and train which takes 2 days 23h and costs $450 - $2,600.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Silicon Valley to Toronto, including transfers.
Silicon Valley to Toronto train services, operated by BART, depart from Millbrae station.
Silicon Valley to Toronto train services, operated by BART, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Silicon Valley to Toronto is 4263 km. It takes approximately 41h 34m to drive from Silicon Valley to Toronto.
There are 1328+ hotels available in Toronto.
What companies run services between Silicon Valley, CA, USA and Toronto, ON, Canada?
Porter Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Island Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,300
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Millbrae to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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
- $330–2,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $60–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $60–110
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $50–70
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $35–120
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $35–95
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $10–13
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