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How to get fromBig Bear Lake to San Franciscoby car, plane, bus, train, or bus (Flixbus)

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There are 8 ways to get from Big Bear Lake to San Francisco by car, plane, bus, train, or bus (Flixbus)

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  1. Drive to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    best
    1. Drive from Big Bear Lake to Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSPcar car
    2. Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane PSP - SFO
    3h 45m
    $144–354

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Bernardinobus bus 5
    2. Take the bus from San Bernardino to Harbor + Katellabus bus 200
    3. Take the bus from Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center to San Franciscobus bus
    13h 43m
    $67–126

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus 5
    2. Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Stationtrain train
    3. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus bus
    12h 55m
    $68–143

  4. Bus, train, Caltrain

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus 5
    2. Take the train from San Bernardino Depot to L.A. Union Stationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain train
    4. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    16h 23m
    $142–305

  5. Drive 463 mi

    1. Drive from Big Bear Lake to San Franciscocar car 463 mi
    8h 3m
    $85–123

  6. Bus to San Bernardino International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Bernardinobus bus
    2. Fly from San Bernardino International Airport (SBD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane SBD - SFO
    4h 34m
    $100–393

  7. Bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus
    2. Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane ONT - SFO
    6h 8m
    $91–473

  8. Bus to Ontario International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to Santa Fe Depot / Metrolink - West 3rd Stbus bus
    2. Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane plane ONT - OAK
    6h 10m
    $257–779

Big Bear Lake to San Francisco by bus and train

Calendar6Weekly Services
Duration12h 55mAverage Duration
Ticket$68Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 518.6 mi
  • Duration: 3h 45m

What companies run services between Big Bear Lake, CA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Veteran's Park - Knickerbocker Rd & Big Bear Blvd to San Francisco via San Bernardino, Harbor + Katella, Katella-Harbor, Artic - Dock 6, and Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center in around 13h 43m.

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