There are 8 ways to get from Buffalo to San Francisco Bay by plane, subway, ferry, unknown, train, bus, car, car ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, ferry, travel
best- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUF - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Islandferry
- Walk from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco Bayunknown
11h 18mTrain, travel (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Martineztrain
- Take the train from Martinez to Oaklandtrain
- Walk from Oakland to San Francisco Bayunknown
2d 18hBus, travel
- Take the bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Oaklandbus
- Walk from Oakland to San Francisco Bayunknown
3dDrive, car ferry, travel
- Drive from Buffalo to Sault Sainte Mariecar
- Take the carferry from Sault Sainte Marie to Sugar Islandcarferry
- Walk from Sugar Island to San Francisco Bayunknown
3d 2hFly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport, travel
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUF - OAK
- Walk from Oakland-Airport-OAK to San Francisco Bayunknown
8h 2mFly Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, travel
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BUF - SFO
- Walk from San-Francisco-Airport-SFO to San Francisco Bayunknown
8h 24mShuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYZ - SFO
- Walk from San-Francisco-Airport-SFO to San Francisco Bayunknown
10h 28mShuttle to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane YYZ - OAK
- Walk from Oakland-Airport-OAK to San Francisco Bayunknown
12h 7m
Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Buffalo and San Francisco Bay is 2376 miles.
The best way to get from Buffalo to San Francisco Bay without a car is to train and travel which takes 2 days 18h and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Buffalo to San Francisco Bay, including transfers.
San Francisco Bay is 3h behind Buffalo. It is currently 2:31 AM in Buffalo and 11:31 PM in San Francisco Bay.
There are 831+ hotels available in San Francisco Bay.
What companies run services between Buffalo, NY, USA and San Francisco Bay, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Buffalo to San Francisco Bay. However, you can take the bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, walk to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC), walk to SJC Airport Terminal A, take the line 60 bus to Milpitas BART, walk to Milpitas, take the subway to Embarcadero, walk to Market St & Main St, take the vehicle to The Embarcadero & Bay St, walk to Pier 33, take the ferry to Alcatraz Island, then travel to San Francisco Bay. Alternatively, you can take a train from Buffalo to San Francisco Bay via Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station, Martinez, and Oakland in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Martinez to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Buffalo to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Las Vegas Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from South Strip Transit Terminal to Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Uc Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Stop to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- [email protected]
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
Shuttle from Buffalo Airport to Pearson International Airport Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
- Phone
- +1 202-208-6843
- Website
- nps.gov
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- Website
- https://www.nps.gov/index.htm
- Phone
- +1.888.467.6256
- [email protected]
- Website
- cityexperiences.com
Ferry from Pier 33 to Alcatraz Island
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $48
- Schedules at
- https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/departure-schedule/
- Website
- https://www.cityexperiences.com/san-francisco/city-cruises/alcatraz/
- Adult 12 - 61
- $48
- Phone
- +1 906-632-2898
- Website
- eupta.net
Car ferry from Sault Sainte Marie to Sugar Island
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–20
- Website
- https://www.eupta.net
- Passenger & Car
- $20
- Walk on passenger
- $2
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