There are 8 ways to get from McAllen to San Francisco by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, car, shuttle, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Mcallen Miller International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MFE - SFO
6h 55m$145–619Fly Mcallen Miller International Airport to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane MFE - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
8h 11m$141–557Bus
- Take the bus from McAllen Central Station to San Antonio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Antonio, TX - Tornado Bus Co to El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Cobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
37h 17m$317–570Bus, train
- Take the bus from McAllen Central Station to San Antoniobus
- Take the train from San Antonio Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain
47h 1m$678–1,357Drive 1,889.2 mi
- Drive from McAllen to San Franciscocar 1,889.2 mi
33h 23m$345–498Fly Mcallen Miller International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MFE - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
7h 30m$208–872Fly General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from General Lucio Blanco International Airport (REX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane REX - OAK
9h 52m$348–1,112Bus, BART
- Take the bus from McAllen Central Station to Monterreybus
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Ciudad Obregónbus
- Take the bus from Ciudad Obregón to San Josebus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plazasubway
2d 20h$377–684
McAllen to San Francisco by bus, taxi, train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from McAllen to San Francisco is to fly and shuttle which costs $140 - $600 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from McAllen to San Francisco is to fly which takes 6h 55m and costs $140 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from McAllen station to San Francisco station. However, there are services departing from McAllen Central Station and arriving at San Francisco Bus Station via St. Mary's & Pecan, San Antonio, TX - Tornado Bus Co, El Paso, Main / 7th and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 17m.
The distance between McAllen and San Francisco is 1641 miles. The road distance is 1900.2 miles.
The best way to get from McAllen to San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 37h 17m and costs $310 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 55m to get from McAllen to San Francisco, including transfers.
McAllen to San Francisco bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from McAllen Central Station.
The best way to get from McAllen to San Francisco is to fly which takes 6h 55m and costs $140 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $310 - $600 and takes 37h 17m.
McAllen to San Francisco bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at San Antonio Bus Station.
San Francisco is 2h behind McAllen. It is currently 2:25 AM in McAllen and 12:25 AM in San Francisco.
What companies run services between McAllen, TX, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Mcallen Miller International Airport (MFE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from McAllen Central Station to San Francisco Bus Station via San Antonio Bus Station, St. Mary's & Pecan, I-35 N Access & Marek St, San Antonio, TX - Tornado Bus Co, El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co, El Paso, 612 Wall St - Los Angeles, Main / 7th, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 37h 17m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Guadalajara, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from General Lucio Blanco International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Mcallen Miller International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Antonio Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $450–950
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from McAllen Central Station to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from San Antonio, TX - Tornado Bus Co to El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–220
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $95–220
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from McAllen Central Station to San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–60
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from McAllen Central Station to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Monterrey to Ciudad Obregón
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–330
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Ciudad Obregón to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–272
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $160–230
- Titanium
- $178–181
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Yes, the driving distance between McAllen to San Francisco is 1900 miles. It takes approximately 33h 23m to drive from McAllen to San Francisco.
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