There are 7 ways to get from Toronto to San Rafael by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, subway, or train
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Fly Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YTZ - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
9h 57m$302–1,569Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYZ - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
9h 46m$191–648Train via Detroit
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
2d 17h$254–1,101Drive 2,619.7 mi
- Drive from Toronto to San Rafaelcar 2,619.7 mi
41h 5m$600–866Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane YYZ - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
13h 12m$445–821Bus, train
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Kalamazoo to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
2d 21h$326–855Train
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
2d 22h$265–1,197
Toronto to San Rafael by train, car, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to San Rafael is to fly and bus which costs $190 - $650 and takes 9h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to San Rafael is to fly and bus which takes 9h 46m and costs $190 - $650.
The distance between Toronto and San Rafael is 2310 miles. The road distance is 2635 miles.
The best way to get from Toronto to San Rafael without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 21h and costs $320 - $900.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Toronto to San Rafael, including transfers.
San Rafael is 3h behind Toronto. It is currently 2:53 AM in Toronto and 11:53 PM in San Rafael.
Yes, the driving distance between Toronto to San Rafael is 2635 miles. It takes approximately 41h 5m to drive from Toronto to San Rafael.
There are 470+ hotels available in San Rafael.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and San Rafael, CA, USA?
You can take a train from Toronto Union Station to Andersen Dr & Francisco Blvd W via Windsor, Detroit, Chicago Union Station, Richmond, Richmond, El Cerrito Del Norte, and El Cerrito del Norte BART Station in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Phone
- +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
- $35–100
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–100
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–55
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $26–90
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $26–70
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $23–40
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
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
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kalamazoo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Kalamazoo Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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