There are 10 ways to get from Benson to San Francisco by train, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Tucson, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the train from Benson Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TUS - SFO
6h 18m$233–792Train to Tucson, fly to Oakland International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Benson Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane TUS - OAK
7h 48m$114–538Bus
- Take the bus from Benson Visitors Center to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US1000
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Franciscobus FlixBus N2003 / ...
20h 35m$135–246Train, Caltrain
- Take the train from Benson Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
24h 25m$295–631Drive 909.1 mi
- Drive from Benson to San Franciscocar 909.1 mi
14h 45m$166–240Bus to Phoenix, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from Benson Visitors Center to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHX - SFO
6h 21m$117–506Bus to Phoenix, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Benson Visitors Center to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHX - OAK
6h 31m$348–502Train to Tucson, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from Benson Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane TUS - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
9h$116–515Bus to Phoenix, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Benson Visitors Center to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PHX - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
7h 42m$215–299Train, bus, BART
- Take the train from Benson Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plazasubway
24h 2m$134–207
Benson to San Francisco by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Benson to San Francisco is to train and bus and BART which costs $130 - $210 and takes 24h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Benson to San Francisco is to train and fly which takes 6h 18m and costs $230 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Benson to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Benson Visitors Center and arriving at San Francisco via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Benson to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Benson Amtrak and arriving at San Francisco Caltrain Northbound via Los Angeles and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 25m.
The distance between Benson and San Francisco is 827 miles. The road distance is 914.4 miles.
The best way to get from Benson to San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 20h 35m and costs $130 - $250.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Benson to San Francisco, including transfers.
Benson to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Benson Visitors Center station.
Benson to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Benson Amtrak station.
The best way to get from Benson to San Francisco is to bus which takes 20h 35m and costs $130 - $250. Alternatively, you can train and Caltrain, which costs $290 - $650 and takes 24h 25m.
What companies run services between Benson, AZ, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Benson Visitors Center to San Francisco via Los Angeles Union Station in around 20h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Benson Amtrak to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound via Los Angeles, San Jose, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 24h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–500
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tucson to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Tucson to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Benson Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Benson Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Benson Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Benson Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Benson Amtrak to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Benson Visitors Center to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Benson Visitors Center to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Benson Visitors Center to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Benson Visitors Center to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $140–180
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $110–160
- Titanium
- $126–129
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More Questions & Answers
Benson to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Benson to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Benson to San Francisco is 914 miles. It takes approximately 14h 45m to drive from Benson to San Francisco.
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