There are 7 ways to get from Calipatria to San Francisco by car, plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, subway, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Drive from Calipatria to Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSPcar
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PSP - SFO
3h 58m$164–344Drive 569.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Calipatria to San Franciscocar 569.8 mi
9h 57m$104–151Bus
- Take the bus from Highway 111/Main Street to State Street/7th Streetbus 2
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
17h 37mBus, train, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Highway 111/Main Street to State Street/7th Streetbus 2
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivalsbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
19h 19mDrive, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Drive from Calipatria to Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSPcar
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PSP - OAK
4h 5m$260–780Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Highway 111/Main Street to State Street/7th Streetbus 2
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Ysidro Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from San Ysidro to San Jose - King Rdbus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plazasubway
19h 2mTaxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Calipatria to El Centro Bus Stoptaxi
- Take the bus from El Centro Bus Stop to El Cajon Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain
19h 52m$301–551
Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calipatria to San Francisco is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Calipatria to San Francisco is to drive and fly which takes 3h 58m and costs $160 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Calipatria to San Francisco station. However, there are services departing from Highway 111/Main Street and arriving at San Francisco Bus Station via El Centro Bus Stop and San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 37m.
The distance between Calipatria and San Francisco is 523 miles. The road distance is 573.1 miles.
The best way to get from Calipatria to San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 17h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Calipatria to San Francisco, including transfers.
Calipatria to San Francisco bus services, operated by Imperial Valley Transit, depart from Highway 111/Main Street station.
Calipatria to San Francisco bus services, operated by Imperial Valley Transit, arrive at State Street/7th Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Calipatria to San Francisco is 573 miles. It takes approximately 9h 57m to drive from Calipatria to San Francisco.
There are 835+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Calipatria, CA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Highway 111/Main Street to San Francisco Bus Station via State Street/7th Street, El Centro Bus Stop, and San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop in around 17h 37m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
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
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- 760 482 2900
- Website
- ivtransit.com
Bus from Highway 111/Main Street to State Street/7th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ivtransit.com/
Bus from Highway 111/Main Street to State Street/7th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ivtransit.com/
Bus from Highway 111/Main Street to State Street/7th Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ivtransit.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to San Ysidro Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to El Cajon Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from El Centro Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Ysidro to San Jose - King Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $90–120
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Estimated price
- $90–110
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