There are 11 ways to get from Bellingham to San Francisco by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, train, or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound)
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Fly Bellingham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BLI - SFO
5h 52m$300–763Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
23h 50m$148–284Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Seattletrain Amtrak Cascades
- Take the train from Seattle to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
27h$324–665Drive 895.7 mi
- Drive from Bellingham to San Franciscocar 895.7 mi
15h 31m$164–237Fly Bellingham International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BLI - OAK
5h 53m$216–609Shuttle to Paine Field County Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PAE - SFO
5h 53m$251–705Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SEA - SFO
6h 20m$212–445Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SEA - OAK
6h 29m$308–431Train to Vancouver International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouvertrain
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YVR - SFO
7h 17m$163–712Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SEA - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
7h 45m$275–438Bus via Seattle
- Take the bus from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Seattlebus
- Take the bus from Seattle to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
24h 59m
Bellingham to San Francisco by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bellingham to San Francisco is to bus which costs $140 - $290 and takes 23h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Bellingham to San Francisco is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $300 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Bellingham to San Francisco station. However, there are services departing from Bellingham Bus Stop and arriving at San Francisco Bus Station via Seattle Bus Station and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Bellingham station to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Bellingham Amtrak Station and arriving at Civic Center / UN Plaza via Seattle and Lake Merritt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h.
The distance between Bellingham and San Francisco is 796 miles. The road distance is 900.9 miles.
The best way to get from Bellingham to San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 23h 50m and costs $140 - $290.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Bellingham to San Francisco, including transfers.
Bellingham to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Bellingham Bus Stop station.
Bellingham to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Bellingham Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Bellingham to San Francisco is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs $300 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $140 - $290 and takes 23h 50m, you could also train, which costs $320 - $700 and takes 27h.
What companies run services between Bellingham, WA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Allegiant Air, and United Airlines fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station via Seattle Bus Station and Sacramento Bus Station in around 23h 50m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Redmond
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–360
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–360
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–320
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–240
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–230
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Bellingham Bus Stop to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- [email protected]
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://airporter.com
- Schedules at
- https://airporter.com/shuttle/schedules/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Bellingham to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Seattle Bus Station.
Bellingham to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Seattle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bellingham to San Francisco is 901 miles. It takes approximately 15h 31m to drive from Bellingham to San Francisco.
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