There are 6 ways to get from Elyria to San Francisco by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, or train
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CLE - SFO
7h 45m$205–340Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Lorain County Transportation & CS to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- 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 11h$395–775Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Elyria Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain California Zephyr
2d 13h$856–1,814Drive 2,429.5 mi
- Drive from Elyria to San Franciscocar 2,429.5 mi
37h 52m$444–641Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CLE - OAK
9h 18m$251–1,016Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CLE - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
10h 34m$238–723
Elyria to San Francisco by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elyria to San Francisco is to fly which costs $200 - $340 and takes 7h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Elyria to San Francisco is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $200 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Elyria to San Francisco station. However, there are services departing from Lorain County Transportation & CS and arriving at San Francisco Bus Station via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station and Sparks Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
No, there is no direct train from Elyria station to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Elyria Station and arriving at Civic Center / UN Plaza via Chicago Union Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Elyria and San Francisco is 2203 miles. The road distance is 2443.7 miles.
The best way to get from Elyria to San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 11h and costs $390 - $800.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Elyria to San Francisco, including transfers.
Elyria to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Lorain County Transportation & CS station.
Elyria to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Elyria Station.
The best way to get from Elyria to San Francisco is to fly which takes 7h 45m and costs $200 - $340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $390 - $800 and takes 2 days 11h, you could also train, which costs $850 - $1,900 and takes 2 days 13h.
What companies run services between Elyria, OH, USA and San Francisco, CA, 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 Lorain County Transportation & CS to San Francisco Bus Station via Chicago Bus Station, Denver Union Station, and Sparks Transit Center in around 2d 11h.
- 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
- $160–650
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
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
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
- $250–1,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
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
- $230–950
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
- $230–950
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
- $240–950
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
- $250–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
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
- $230–950
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
- $230–950
- 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
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
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
- $230–950
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
- $230–950
- 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
- $220–700
- 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
- $250–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Elyria Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lorain County Transportation & CS to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Elyria to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
San Francisco is 3h behind Elyria. It is currently 2:37 AM in Elyria and 11:37 PM in San Francisco.
Elyria to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elyria to San Francisco is 2444 miles. It takes approximately 37h 52m to drive from Elyria to San Francisco.
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