The train between Lake Forest and San Francisco takes 13h 24m. There is at least one train per day from Lake Forest to San Francisco. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Trains run once daily between Lake Forest and San Francisco. The earliest departure is at 7:52 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Lake Forest is at 7:52 AM which arrives into San Francisco at 9:16 PM. All services require a transfer at Los Angeles and take an average of 13h 24m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct train from Lake Forest to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Lake Forest station and arriving at San Francisco station via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 24m.
Lake Forest to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Irvine station.
Lake Forest to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Francisco Caltrain Northbound station.
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The distance between Lake Forest and San Francisco is 626.8 km. The road distance is 827 km.
You can take a train from Irvine to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound via Los Angeles, San Jose, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 13h 33m.
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