There are 10 ways to get from Malibu to San Francisco by bus, plane, subway, tram, train or car
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Recommended option
Cheapest option
Bus • 9h 52m
8 alternative options
Train • 11h 33m
Bus via Los Angeles • 11h 31m
Drive • 6h 34m
Malibu to San Francisco by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malibu to San Francisco is to bus which costs $30 - $120 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Malibu to San Francisco is to line 3 bus and fly which takes 4h 33m and costs $65 - $250.
No, there is no direct bus from Malibu to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / Webb and arriving at San Francisco via Santa Monica Eb & 4Th Fs and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 52m.
The distance between Malibu and San Francisco is 385 miles. The road distance is 393.4 miles.
The best way to get from Malibu to San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 9h 52m and costs $30 - $120.
It takes approximately 4h 33m to get from Malibu to San Francisco, including transfers.
Malibu to San Francisco bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Malibu to San Francisco is to bus which takes 9h 52m and costs $30 - $120. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $130 - $300 and takes 11h 33m.
Malibu to San Francisco bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at San Francisco station.
Yes, the driving distance between Malibu to San Francisco is 393 miles. It takes approximately 6h 34m to drive from Malibu to San Francisco.
- Distance: 384.9 miles
- Duration: 4h 33m
What companies run services between Malibu, CA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Flixbus USA operates a bus from Los Angeles to San Francisco twice daily. Tickets cost $30 - $110 and the journey takes 7h 15m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Simi Valley Amtrak to Oakland twice daily. Tickets cost $18 - $160 and the journey takes 10h 17m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60 - $280
Flights from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $340
Flights from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $210
Flights from Burbank to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $310
Flights from Long Beach to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $360
Flights from Burbank to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $390
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $310
Flights from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $480
Flights from Burbank to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $290
Flights from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $350
Flights from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $330
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $480
Flights from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $480
Flights from Burbank to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $310
Flights from Burbank to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $430
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55 - $330
Flights from Burbank to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $260
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Burbank to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $260
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $21 - $140
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Civic Center / UN Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6 - $10
- Website
- http://www.bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Civic Center / UN Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3 - $5
- Website
- http://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net/
- persons with disabilities
- $1
- Senior Citizens
- $1
- K-12 students
- $1
- Adult
- $2
Tram from Downtown Santa Monica Station to Pico Station
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net/
- persons with disabilities
- $1
- Senior Citizens
- $1
- K-12 students
- $1
- Adult
- $2
Tram from Pico Station to Del Amo Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $0
- Website
- https://www.metro.net/
- persons with disabilities
- $0
- Senior Citizens
- $0
- K-12 students
- $0
- Adult
- $0
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Simi Valley Amtrak to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18 - $160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $18 - $65
- Child Coach - short notice
- $35 - $55
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $30 - $100
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $30 - $100
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $45 - $110
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $60 - $200
- Business Seat - short notice
- $70 - $200
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $45 - $160
- Phone
- +1 310-451-5444
- Website
- bigbluebus.com
Bus from 4Th Sb & Santa Monica Fs to Aviation/Lax
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1 - $2
- Schedules at
- bigbluebus.com
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Civic Center / Webb to 5th / Colorado
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net/
- Persons with disabiliities
- $1
- Senior citizens
- $1
- K-12 students
- $1
- Adult
- $2
- Website
- ridelbt.com
Bus from Del Amo Station Bay 2 to Del Amo & Lakewood Se
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Long Beach Transit
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $30 - $110
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40 - $100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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