There are 7 ways to get from State College to Sunnyvale by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, subway, or car
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Fly Penn State University Park Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SCE - SJC
9h 52m$288–1,312Fly Penn State University Park Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SCE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
10h 6m$135–573Bus
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus
2d 18h$494–948Bus, train, BART, Caltrain via Pittsburgh
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbraesubway
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
2d 23h$763–1,785Drive 2,707.5 mi
- Drive from State College to Sunnyvalecar 2,707.5 mi
42h 33m$495–714Bus to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PIT - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
14h 10m$178–760Bus, train, BART, Caltrain
- Take the bus from State College Regional Airport to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbraesubway
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
3d$700–1,578
State College to Sunnyvale by bus and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from State College to Sunnyvale is to fly and Caltrain which costs $130 - $600 and takes 10h 6m.
The fastest way to get from State College to Sunnyvale is to fly which takes 9h 52m and costs $280 - $1,400.
The distance between State College and Sunnyvale is 2381 miles. The road distance is 2723.3 miles.
The best way to get from State College to Sunnyvale without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $490 - $950.
It takes approximately 9h 52m to get from State College to Sunnyvale, including transfers.
The best way to get from State College to Sunnyvale is to fly which takes 9h 52m and costs $280 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $490 - $950 and takes 2 days 18h.
Sunnyvale is 3h behind State College. It is currently 7:34 AM in State College and 4:34 AM in Sunnyvale.
Yes, the driving distance between State College to Sunnyvale is 2723 miles. It takes approximately 42h 33m to drive from State College to Sunnyvale.
There are 574+ hotels available in Sunnyvale.
What companies run services between State College, PA, USA and Sunnyvale, CA, USA?
United Airlines flies from Penn State University Park Airport (SCE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from State College Bus Station to El Camino & Mathilda via Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Union Station - Metro A-Line, Chinatown Station, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, and King & Tully in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Penn State University Park Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- questions@us.megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Adult One-way
- $24–50
- Phone
- +1 814-574-1827
- Website
- fullingtontours.com
Bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.fullingtontours.com
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from State College Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–95
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $27–90
- Flexible
- $50–95
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from State College Regional Airport to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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