The train between Long Beach and San Francisco takes 12h 44m. There is at least one train per day from Long Beach 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 Long Beach and San Francisco. The earliest departure is at 8:32 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Long Beach is at 8:32 AM which arrives into San Francisco at 9:16 PM. All services require a transfer at Union Station - Metro A-Line and take an average of 12h 44m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct train from Long Beach to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Long Beach station and arriving at San Francisco station via San Jose. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 44m.
Long Beach to San Francisco train services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, depart from Los Angeles station.
Long Beach to San Francisco train services, operated by Metro Los Angeles, arrive at San Francisco Caltrain Northbound station.
The distance between Long Beach and San Francisco is 586.6 km. The road distance is 794 km.
You can take a vehicle from Downtown Long Beach Station to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound via Union Station - Metro A-Line, Los Angeles, San Jose, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 13h 34m.
