The train between Salt Lake City and San Francisco takes 18h 52m. There is at least one train per day from Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City and San Francisco. The earliest departure is at 11:40 PM at night, and the last departure from Salt Lake City is at 11:40 PM which arrives into San Francisco at 5:32 PM. All services require a transfer at Richmond and take an average of 18h 52m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct train from Salt Lake City to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Salt Lake City station and arriving at San Francisco station via Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 52m.
Salt Lake City to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salt Lake City station.
Salt Lake City to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Richmond station.
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The distance between Salt Lake City and San Francisco is 964.5 km. The road distance is 1,317 km.
Amtrak operates a train from Salt Lake City to Richmond once daily. Tickets cost $250–550 and the journey takes 18h 7m.
