There are 9 ways to get from Toronto to Stanford by plane, train, bus, car, ferry, or taxi
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Fly Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane YTZ - SJC
11h 23m$236–934Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYZ - SFO
9h 23m$197–707Train, bus, drive
- 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 Riversidetrain
- Take the bus from Riverside to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Gilroybus
- Drive from Gilroy to Stanfordcar
2d 16h$811–1,824Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Tracy Transit Centerbus
- Drive from Tracy Transit Center to Stanfordcar
2d 20h$502–971Drive 2,651 mi
- Drive from Toronto to Stanfordcar 2,651 mi
41h 50m$607–877Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane YYZ - SJC
11h 21m$214–848Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane YYZ - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
12h 14m$319–893Train, bus, ferry, taxi 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 Renotrain
- Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to Vallejo Transit Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Vallejo Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Building Gate Eferry Vjo
- Take the taxi from San Francisco Ferry Building Gate E to Stanfordtaxi
2d 17h$881–1,910Train, bus, ferry, taxi
- 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 Renotrain
- Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to Vallejo Transit Centerbus
- Take the ferry from Vallejo Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Building Gate Gferry Vjo
- Take the taxi from San Francisco Ferry Building Gate G to Stanfordtaxi
2d 22h$937–2,047
Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to Stanford is to fly and Caltrain which costs $310 - $900 and takes 12h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to Stanford is to fly which takes 9h 23m and costs $190 - $750.
The distance between Toronto and Stanford is 2285 miles. The road distance is 2666.4 miles.
The best way to get from Toronto to Stanford without a car is to train and bus and ferry and taxi which takes 2 days 22h and costs $900 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 11h 23m to get from Toronto to Stanford, including transfers.
Stanford is 3h behind Toronto. It is currently 6:45 AM in Toronto and 3:45 AM in Stanford.
Yes, the driving distance between Toronto to Stanford is 2666 miles. It takes approximately 41h 50m to drive from Toronto to Stanford.
There are 372+ hotels available in Stanford.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and Stanford, CA, USA?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Montreal, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway, Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- 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
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $40–95
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $40–80
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $35–50
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $26–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $26–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $23–35
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
- $80–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Riverside
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- 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
- $150–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Riverside to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Bakersfield to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $25–40
- Titanium
- $29–40
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- 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 Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to Tracy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Reno Amtrak to Vallejo Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-291-3377
- Website
- sanfranciscobayferry.com
Ferry from Vallejo Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Building Gate E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Schedules at
- sanfranciscobayferry.com
Ferry from Vallejo Ferry Terminal to San Francisco Ferry Building Gate G
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Schedules at
- sanfranciscobayferry.com
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
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