There are 5 ways to get from Half Moon Bay to San Francisco by bus, train, car, or taxi
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Line 294 bus, Caltrain
best- Take the bus from Main / Miramontes to 28th Ave & S El Camino Realbus 294
- Take the train from Hillsdale Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
1h 20m$7–11Line 294 bus, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Main / Miramontes to Hillsdale Blvd & Edison St-Hillsdale Shopping Ctrbus 294
- Take the bus from W Hillsdale Blvd & Edison St-Bay 6 to Mission St & 9th Stbus 292
2h 54m$4–7Line 117 bus, line 110 bus, bus
- Take the bus from Main / Miramontes to Linda Mar Park N Ridebus 117
- Take the bus from Linda Mar Park N Ride to Daly City BART-Bay 5bus 110 / ...
- Take the bus from Daly City BART Station to Mission St & 11th Stbus 14R
2h 34m$6–8Drive 27.2 mi
- Drive from Half Moon Bay to San Franciscocar 27.2 mi
39 min$5–8Taxi
- Take the taxi from Half Moon Bay to San Franciscotaxi 27.2 mi
39 min$100–120
Half Moon Bay to San Francisco by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Half Moon Bay to San Francisco is to line 294 bus and bus which costs $4 - $7 and takes 2h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Half Moon Bay to San Francisco is to drive which takes 39 min and costs $5 - $8.
No, there is no direct bus from Half Moon Bay to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Main / Miramontes and arriving at Mission St & 11th St via Linda Mar Park N Ride and Daly City BART Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 34m.
The distance between Half Moon Bay and San Francisco is 33 miles. The road distance is 27.4 miles.
The best way to get from Half Moon Bay to San Francisco without a car is to line 294 bus and Caltrain which takes 1h 20m and costs $7 - $11.
It takes approximately 1h 20m to get from Half Moon Bay to San Francisco, including transfers.
Half Moon Bay to San Francisco bus services, operated by SamTrans, depart from Main / Miramontes station.
Half Moon Bay to San Francisco bus services, operated by SamTrans, arrive at Linda Mar Park N Ride station.
Yes, the driving distance between Half Moon Bay to San Francisco is 27 miles. It takes approximately 39 min to drive from Half Moon Bay to San Francisco.
There are 751+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Half Moon Bay, CA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Main / Miramontes to Mission St & 11th St via Linda Mar Park N Ride, Daly City BART-Bay 5, and Daly City BART Station in around 2h 34m.
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Hillsdale Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $5–8
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
Bus from Main / Miramontes to 28th Ave & S El Camino Real
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
Bus from Main / Miramontes to Linda Mar Park N Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
Bus from Linda Mar Park N Ride to Daly City BART-Bay 5
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
Bus from Main / Miramontes to Hillsdale Blvd & Edison St-Hillsdale Shopping Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
Bus from W Hillsdale Blvd & Edison St-Bay 6 to Mission St & 9th St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
Bus from Daly City BART Station to Mission St & 11th St
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
- Schedules at
- San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Routes
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $100–120
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