There are 11 ways to get from Buena Park to San Francisco by train, plane, subway, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Cheapest option
Train • 13h 30m
9 alternative options
Bus, BART • 9h 15m
Bus • 10h 32m
Bus via Los Angeles • 10h 52m
Drive • 6h 39m
Buena Park to San Francisco by bus
The bus journey time between Buena Park and San Francisco is around 10h 32m and covers a distance of around 441 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 1h. Operated by Metro Los Angeles and Flixbus USA, the Buena Park to San Francisco bus service departs from Beach / Auto Center Drive and arrives in San Francisco. Typically six buses run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Buena Park to San Francisco is to bus which costs $30 - $120 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Buena Park to San Francisco is to train and fly which takes 4h 2m and costs $70 - $260.
No, there is no direct bus from Buena Park to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Beach / Auto Center Drive and arriving at San Francisco via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 32m.
No, there is no direct train from Buena Park station to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Buena Park station and arriving at Civic Center / UN Plaza via Los Angeles and Lake Merritt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 30m.
The distance between Buena Park and San Francisco is 393 miles. The road distance is 403.8 miles.
The best way to get from Buena Park to San Francisco without a car is to bus and BART which takes 9h 15m and costs $65 - $80.
It takes approximately 4h 2m to get from Buena Park to San Francisco, including transfers.
Buena Park to San Francisco bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Los Angeles station.
Buena Park to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Buena Park to San Francisco is to bus which takes 10h 32m and costs $30 - $120. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $27 - $190 and takes 13h 30m.
- Distance: 393.3 miles
- Duration: 4h 2m
What companies run services between Buena Park, CA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Flixbus USA operates a bus from Los Angeles to San Francisco 6 times a week. Tickets cost $30 - $110 and the journey takes 8h 25m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Los Angeles to Oakland twice daily. Tickets cost $19 - $170 and the journey takes 11h 15m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $280
Flights from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $340
Flights from Santa Ana to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $330
Flights from Santa Ana to Oakland via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $370
Flights from Long Beach to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $480
Flights from Long Beach to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $360
Flights from Santa Ana to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $380
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $310
Flights from Santa Ana to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $480
Flights from Santa Ana to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $290
Flights from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $350
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $310
Flights from Santa Ana to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $360
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $21 - $140
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $330
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Buena Park station to L. A. Union Station station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $6 - $14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- children 5 and under with a paid adult
- $0
- Senior / Disabled / Medicare
- $3 - $9
- Student / Youth 6-18
- $5 - $9
Train from Buena Park station to Tustin station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6 - $12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- children 5 and under with a paid adult
- $0
- Senior / Disabled / Medicare
- $3 - $8
- Student / Youth 6-18
- $4 - $8
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Civic Center / UN Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3 - $5
- Website
- http://www.bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Civic Center / UN Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6 - $10
- Website
- http://www.bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7 - $10
- Website
- http://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19 - $170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $19 - $65
- Child Coach - short notice
- $35 - $60
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $30 - $110
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $35 - $110
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $45 - $120
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $65 - $210
- Business Seat - short notice
- $70 - $210
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $50 - $170
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Orangethorpe-Western to Gridley-187Th
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Website
- ridelbt.com
Bus from Gridley & 187Th Sw to Palo Verde & Spring Nw
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- manager@hoangbus.com
- Website
- gotobus.com
Bus from Chinatown Station to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30 - $110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $30 - $110
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Beach / Auto Center Drive to 6th / Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net/
- Persons with disabiliities
- $1
- Senior citizens
- $1
- K-12 students
- $1
- Adult
- $2
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Want to know more about travelling around United States
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the US: What do I need to know?
Rome2Rio’s travel guides to the US tell you the best ways to explore the country, from Amtrak to Greyhound to the New York Subway.
Read the travel guideNeed to know: Greyhound
Rome2Rio’s guide on the bus operator has all the information you need
Read the travel guideWhy you should take the train in the US
Rome2Rio has everything you need to know about travelling with Amtrak
Read the travel guideMore Questions & Answers
Buena Park to San Francisco bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at San Francisco station.
Buena Park to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Oakland station.
Yes, the driving distance between Buena Park to San Francisco is 404 miles. It takes approximately 6h 39m to drive from Buena Park to San Francisco.
There are 924+ hotels available in San Francisco. Prices start at $51 USD per night.