The train between San Francisco and Salt Lake County takes 21h 31m. The train runs, on average, 5 times per week from San Francisco to Salt Lake County. 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 5 times a week between San Francisco and Salt Lake County. The service departs San Francisco at 7:44 AM in the morning, which arrives into Salt Lake County at 06:15:00. All services require a transfer at Richmond and take an average of 21h 31m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Salt Lake County. However, there are services departing from Richmond station and arriving at Salt Lake City station via Salt Lake City station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 31m.
San Francisco to Salt Lake County train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
San Francisco to Salt Lake County train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Salt Lake City station.
The distance between San Francisco and Salt Lake County is 959.9 km. The road distance is 1188 km.
Amtrak operates a train from Richmond to Salt Lake City once daily. Tickets cost $430–700 and the journey takes 17h 20m.
