There are 8 ways to get from Toronto to Richmond by plane, subway, shuttle, train, bus or car
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Recommended option
Fly Toronto to San Francisco, BART • 9h 45m
Cheapest option
Fly Toronto to Oakland • 10h 45m
6 alternative options
Shuttle to Buffalo, fly to Oakland • 13h 13m
Fly Toronto to San Jose, BART • 11h 59m
Train via Detroit • 2 days 15h
Train • 2 days 21h
Bus • 3 days 1h
Drive • 40h 45m
Toronto to Richmond by train and car
The journey time between Toronto and Richmond is around 2 days 15h and covers a distance of around 2921 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 2h. Operated by VIA Rail and Amtrak, the Toronto to Richmond service departs from Toronto Union Station and arrives in Richmond. Typically 14 services run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Richmond is to fly which costs $190 - $800 and takes 10h 45m.
The quickest way to get from Toronto to Richmond is to fly and BART which costs $220 - $750 and takes 9h 45m.
No, there is no direct bus from Toronto to Richmond. However, there are services departing from Toronto, ON and arriving at El Cerrito del Norte BART via Windsor Transit Terminal, Detroit, Dayton Trotwood, El Monte Station - Upper Level and Los Angeles Downtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
No, there is no direct train from Toronto station to Richmond. However, there are services departing from Toronto Union Station and arriving at Richmond via Buffalo Depew Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
The distance between Toronto and Richmond is 2269 miles. The road distance is 2633.6 miles.
The best way to get from Toronto to Richmond without a car is to train which takes 2 days 21h and costs $390 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 45m to get from Toronto to Richmond, including transfers.
Toronto to Richmond bus services, operated by Rider Express, depart from Toronto, ON station.
Toronto to Richmond train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Toronto Union Station.
The best way to get from Toronto to Richmond is to fly which takes 10h 45m and costs $190 - $800. Alternatively, you can train via Detroit, which costs $390 - $650 and takes 2 days 15h, you could also bus, which costs $370 - $550 and takes 3 days 1h.
- Distance: 2268.9 miles
- Duration: 9h 45m
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Richmond, CA, USA?
Delta, WestJet and eight other airlines fly from Toronto to Richmond hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from Toronto to Richmond via Windsor, Detroit, and Chicago Union Station in around 2 days 15h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Toronto to Oakland via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,100
Flights from Buffalo to Oakland via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $550
Flights from Buffalo to Oakland via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $550
Flights from Buffalo to Oakland via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Buffalo to Oakland via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from Buffalo to Oakland via Chicago Midway, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $550
Flights from Buffalo to Oakland via Denver, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Buffalo to Oakland via Baltimore, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $600
Flights from Buffalo to Oakland via Chicago Midway, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Buffalo to Oakland via Baltimore, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $650
Flights from Buffalo to Oakland via Baltimore, Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $600
Flights from Buffalo to Oakland via Chicago Midway, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,000
Flights from Toronto to San Francisco via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,300
Flights from Toronto to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,300
Flights from Toronto to San Francisco via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,300
Flights from Toronto to San Jose via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,300
Flights from Toronto to San Jose via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,100
Flights from Toronto to San Jose via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,300
Flights from Toronto to San Jose via Indianapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,300
Flights from Toronto to San Jose via Columbus, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto to San Francisco via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $330
Flights from Toronto to San Francisco via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $330
Flights from Toronto to Oakland via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $410
Flights from Toronto to Oakland via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $410
Flights from Toronto to Oakland via Minneapolis, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $410
Flights from Toronto to Oakland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,100
Flights from Buffalo to Oakland via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $340
Flights from Buffalo to Oakland via Detroit, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $340
Flights from Toronto to San Jose via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $420
Flights from Toronto to San Jose via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $420
Flights from Toronto to San Jose via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $700
Flights from Toronto to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,300
Flights from Toronto to San Francisco via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $750
Flights from Toronto to San Francisco via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $750
Flights from Toronto to San Jose via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,100
Flights from Toronto to San Jose via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,300
Flights from Toronto to San Jose via Indianapolis, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto to San Francisco via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,500
Flights from Toronto to San Francisco via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,500
Flights from Toronto to San Jose via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $2,300
Flights from Toronto to San Jose via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $2,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Toronto to Oakland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,100
Flights from Toronto to San Jose via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $950
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Toronto to Oakland via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Toronto to Oakland via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $900
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10 - $13
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7 - $10
- Website
- bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $150
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40 - $55
- Business
- $90 - $120
- Economy
- $65 - $75
- EconomyPlus
- $100 - $150
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $90
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $25 - $40
- Business
- $75 - $85
- Economy
- $47 - $50
- EconomyPlus
- $60 - $90
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $60
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Book at
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $40 - $60
- Premium
- $210 - $300
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $75 - $110
- Business Seat
- $75 - $110
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210 - $300
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Book at
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $210 - $300
- Premium
- $500 - $750
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $450 - $700
- Business Seat
- $490 - $700
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $90
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Book at
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $60 - $90
- Premium
- $250 - $350
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $120 - $180
- Business Seat
- $120 - $180
- Phone
- 905-374-8111
- airsales@niagaraairbus.com
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Toronto Airport to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $100 - $120
- Schedules at
- niagaraairbus.com
- Book at
- niagaraairbus.com
- Phone
- 1-833-583-3636
- contact@riderexpress.ca
- Website
- riderexpress.ca
Bus from Toronto, ON to Windsor, ON
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35 - $70
- Schedules at
- riderexpress.ca
- Book at
- riderexpress.betterez.com
- Adult
- $35 - $55
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
Rome2rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit to Dayton Trotwood
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27 - $40
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $27 - $40
- Flexible
- $45 - $70
Bus from Dayton Trotwood to El Monte
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210 - $290
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $210 - $290
- Flexible
- $300 - $430
- Phone
- (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to El Cerrito del Norte BART
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21 - $30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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The quickest flight from Toronto Airport to San Francisco Airport is the direct flight which takes 5h 47m.
Toronto to Richmond bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at El Cerrito del Norte BART station.
Richmond is 3h behind Toronto. It is currently 6:23 PM in Toronto and 3:23 PM in Richmond.
Toronto to Richmond train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Toronto to Richmond is 2634 miles. It takes approximately 40h 45m to drive from Toronto to Richmond.
Delta, American Airlines, Air Canada and United Airlines offer flights from Toronto Airport to San Francisco Airport.
Book your Toronto to Richmond train tickets online with Omio.
There are 392+ hotels available in Richmond. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
The best way to get from Toronto to Toronto Airport is to train which takes 25 min and costs $2 - $13.