There are 8 ways to get from Daly City to Ontario by plane, subway, bus, train, train (Amtrak), car, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SFO - ONT
2h 42m$79–611Bus via San Jose
cheapest- Take the bus from John Daly Blvd & Mission St to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1bus Ecr
- Take the bus from San Jose to Ontariobus San José
14h 40m$55–84BART, bus, train
- Take the subway from Daly City to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
10h 37m$70–105Caltrain, train
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
15h 40m$151–318Drive 414.9 mi
- Drive from Daly City to Ontariocar 414.9 mi
7h 6m$76–110BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Daly City to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane OAK - ONT
3h 11m$247–759Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SJC - ONT
4h 7m$189–823Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
- Take the bus from Cal State LA E to Pomona Transit Centerbus 707
13h 46m$66–132
Daly City to Ontario by subway, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Daly City to Ontario is to bus via San Jose which costs $55 - $85 and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Daly City to Ontario is to fly which takes 2h 42m and costs $75 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Daly City to Ontario. However, there are services departing from Mission St & San Jose Ave and arriving at Holt @ Palm via San Francisco Bus Station, Cesar Chavez Transit Pavilion, Cal State LA E and Pomona Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Daly City to Ontario. However, there are services departing from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound and arriving at Ontario Amtrak via San Jose and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 40m.
The distance between Daly City and Ontario is 374 miles. The road distance is 417.3 miles.
The best way to get from Daly City to Ontario without a car is to BART and bus and train which takes 10h 37m and costs $65 - $110.
It takes approximately 2h 42m to get from Daly City to Ontario, including transfers.
Daly City to Ontario bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
Daly City to Ontario train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound station.
The best way to get from Daly City to Ontario is to fly which takes 2h 42m and costs $75 - $650. Alternatively, you can Caltrain and train, which costs $150 - $320 and takes 15h 40m, you could also bus, which costs $65 - $140 and takes 13h 46m.
What companies run services between Daly City, CA, USA and Ontario, CA, USA?
Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from John Daly Blvd & Mission St to Ontario Amtrak via Millbrae Transit Center-Bay C1, Millbrae Caltrain Southbound, San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, San Jose, and Los Angeles in around 15h 40m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Daly City to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $12–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 800-743-3463
- [email protected]
- Website
- foothilltransit.org
Bus from Cal State LA E to Pomona Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://www.foothilltransit.org
- Website
- samtrans.com
Bus from John Daly Blvd & Mission St to Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Website
- http://www.samtrans.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Ontario
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $50–75
- Titanium
- $60–70
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More Questions & Answers
Daly City to Ontario bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Daly City to Ontario train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between Daly City to Ontario is 417 miles. It takes approximately 7h 6m to drive from Daly City to Ontario.
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