There are 7 ways to get from Columbus to Cupertino by plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, or car
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Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CMH - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
8h 39m$278–778Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Take the bus from Columbus to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southboundtrain
11h 25m$232–392Bus
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
2d 11h$397–781Bus, train
- Take the bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Martineztrain
- Take the train from Martinez to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
2d 16h$782–1,744Drive 2,452.6 mi
- Drive from Columbus to Cupertinocar 2,452.6 mi
38h 39m$448–647Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CMH - SJC
9h 53m$240–966Fly John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CMH - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtraktrain
11h 21m$248–1,034
Columbus to Cupertino by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbus to Cupertino is to bus and fly and Caltrain which costs $230 - $400 and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Columbus to Cupertino is to fly and Caltrain which takes 8h 39m and costs $270 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Columbus to Cupertino. However, there are services departing from Columbus and arriving at Stevens Creek & De Anza via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Jose Diridon and 2nd & Santa Clara. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Columbus and Cupertino is 2173 miles. The road distance is 2466.9 miles.
The best way to get from Columbus to Cupertino without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $390 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h 39m to get from Columbus to Cupertino, including transfers.
Columbus to Cupertino bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Columbus station.
The best way to get from Columbus to Cupertino is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $390 - $800. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $240 - $1,000 and takes 9h 53m.
Columbus to Cupertino bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Cupertino is 3h behind Columbus. It is currently 5:49 AM in Columbus and 2:49 AM in Cupertino.
What companies run services between Columbus, OH, USA and Cupertino, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Columbus to Stevens Creek & De Anza via St Louis Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, San Jose Diridon, Santa Clara & 2nd, and 2nd & Santa Clara in around 2d 11h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 3 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
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
- 7h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
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
- Website
- united.com
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
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
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 22m
- 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
- Website
- delta.com
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
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
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
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
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
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Martinez to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Columbus to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Columbus to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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