There are 12 ways to get from Duarte to San Francisco by tram, plane, bus, subway, train (Amtrak), car, train, bus (Greyhound), or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Tram to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the tram from Duarte / City of Hope Station to Union Station - Metro A-Linetram
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LAX - SFO
4h 20m$103–217Bus, BART
cheapest- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus Westminster
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plazasubway Green-S
9h 27m$57–79Train, Caltrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
13h 12m$141–294Drive 392.2 mi
- Drive from Duarte to San Franciscocar 392.2 mi
6h 30m$72–104Tram to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the tram from Duarte / City of Hope Station to Union Station - Metro A-Linetram
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LAX - OAK
4h 36m$344–1,423Tram to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the tram from Duarte / City of Hope Station to Union Station - Metro A-Linetram
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BUR - SFO
4h 59m$197–974Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LAX - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
5h 42m$131–630Tram to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the tram from Duarte / City of Hope Station to Union Station - Metro A-Linetram
- Fly from Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUR - OAK
5h 15m$313–670Tram to Long Beach Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the tram from Duarte / City of Hope Station to Del Amo Stationtram
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LGB - OAK
6h$66–364Line 187 bus, tram, train to Ontario International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Huntington Dr and Buena Vista St E to Azusa Intermodal Transit Centerbus
- Take the tram from Azusa Downtown Station to Pomona North Stationtram
- Take the train from Pomona - North to Rancho Cucamongatrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ONT - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Powell Streetsubway
5h 34m$257–776Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
9h 49m$67–132Bus via Huntington / Rosemead (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Franciscobus FlixBus 2005
11h 34m$69–128
Duarte to San Francisco by tram, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Duarte to San Francisco is to bus and BART which costs $55 - $80 and takes 9h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Duarte to San Francisco is to tram and fly which takes 4h 20m and costs $100 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from Duarte station to San Francisco station. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles Union Station and arriving at San Francisco Bus Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 49m.
No, there is no direct train from Duarte station to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Duarte / City of Hope Station and arriving at San Francisco Caltrain Northbound via Los Angeles and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 12m.
The distance between Duarte and San Francisco is 389 miles. The road distance is 394.5 miles.
The best way to get from Duarte to San Francisco without a car is to bus and BART which takes 9h 27m and costs $55 - $80.
It takes approximately 4h 20m to get from Duarte to San Francisco, including transfers.
Duarte to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
Duarte to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Duarte to San Francisco is to train and Caltrain which takes 13h 12m and costs $140 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $65 - $140 and takes 9h 49m.
What companies run services between Duarte, CA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Duarte / City of Hope Station to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound via Union Station - Metro A-Line, Los Angeles, San Jose, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 13h 12m. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $65–130 and the journey takes 8h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Long Beach Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–380
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Monterey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $30–210
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank Bob Hope Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Duarte / City of Hope Station to Union Station - Metro A-Line
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Duarte / City of Hope Station to Union Station - Metro A-Line
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Duarte / City of Hope Station to Union Station - Metro A-Line
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Duarte / City of Hope Station to Union Station - Metro A-Line
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Duarte / City of Hope Station to Del Amo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Azusa Downtown Station to Pomona North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- 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
Subway from Coliseum to Powell Street
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- 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 San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- 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
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- 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
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Pomona - North to Rancho Cucamonga
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 800-743-3463
- [email protected]
- Website
- foothilltransit.org
Bus from Huntington Dr and Buena Vista St E to Azusa Intermodal Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- https://www.foothilltransit.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Duarte to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Duarte to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Duarte to San Francisco is 394 miles. It takes approximately 6h 30m to drive from Duarte to San Francisco.
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