There are 9 ways to get from Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO) by plane, bus (Greyhound), train, subway, bus, or car
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Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLE - SFO
6h 44m$192–322Train, bus to Detroit, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Toledotrain
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DTW - SFO
11h 16m$188–656Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CLE - OAK
9h 19m$246–974Bus
- Take the bus from Cleveland to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
2d 12h$368–739Train, BART
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
2d 13h$817–1,837Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CLE - SJC
9h 50m$258–698Train to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PIT - SFO
11h 4m$543–940Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CMH - SFO
11h 25m$282–828Drive 2,464.2 mi
- Drive from Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO)car 2,464.2 mi
38h 31m$450–650
Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO) by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO) is to fly which costs $190 - $330 and takes 6h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO) is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs $190 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO). However, there are services departing from Cleveland and arriving at SFO Airport Terminal A-Lower Level via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center and Mission St & 1st St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO). However, there are services departing from Cleveland Amtrak and arriving at San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Union Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Cleveland and San Francisco Airport (SFO) is 2182 miles. The road distance is 2478.6 miles.
The best way to get from Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO) without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $360 - $750.
It takes approximately 6h 44m to get from Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO), including transfers.
Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO) bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Cleveland station.
Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO) train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Cleveland Amtrak station.
The best way to get from Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO) is to fly which takes 6h 44m and costs $190 - $330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $360 - $750 and takes 2 days 12h.
What companies run services between Cleveland, OH, USA and San Francisco Airport (SFO), USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cleveland to SFO Airport Terminal A-Lower Level via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, Sparks Transit Center, and Mission St & 1st St in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–450
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Detroit to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Cleveland to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Barons Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Amtrak
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More Questions & Answers
Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO) bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Chicago station.
San Francisco Airport (SFO) is 3h behind Cleveland. It is currently 11:54 PM in Cleveland and 8:54 PM in San Francisco Airport (SFO).
Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO) train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO) is 2479 miles. It takes approximately 38h 31m to drive from Cleveland to San Francisco Airport (SFO).
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