There are 9 ways to get from Miami to Silicon Valley by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, subway, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MIA - SFO
8h 9m$183–478Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane FLL - SFO
9h 3m$156–623Bus
- Take the bus from Miami Airport Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus
3d$548–857Train, BART
- Take the train from Miami Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Millbraesubway
4d 6h$2,452–3,863Drive 3,000.9 mi
- Drive from Miami to Silicon Valleycar 3,000.9 mi
2d 1h$548–792Fly Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MIA - SJC
9h 52m$168–710Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane FLL - SJC
10h 22m$221–865Fly Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MIA - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
10h 52m$164–429Fly Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane FLL - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
11h 38m$217–874
Miami to Silicon Valley by bus and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Miami to Silicon Valley is to fly which costs $180 - $480 and takes 8h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Miami to Silicon Valley is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs $180 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Miami station to Silicon Valley. However, there are services departing from Miami Airport Station and arriving at El Camino & Embarcadero via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station and King & Tully. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
No, there is no direct train from Miami station to Silicon Valley. However, there are services departing from Miami Amtrak Station and arriving at Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound via Chicago Union Station, Richmond and Millbrae Caltrain Southbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 6h.
The distance between Miami and Silicon Valley is 2617 miles. The road distance is 3018.4 miles.
The best way to get from Miami to Silicon Valley without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 0h and costs $550 - $900.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Miami to Silicon Valley, including transfers.
Miami to Silicon Valley bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Miami Airport Station.
Miami to Silicon Valley train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Miami Amtrak Station.
The best way to get from Miami to Silicon Valley is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs $180 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $550 - $900 and takes 3 days 0h.
What companies run services between Miami, FL, USA and Silicon Valley, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Miami Airport Station to El Camino & Embarcadero via Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Union Station - Metro A-Line, Chinatown Station, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, and King & Tully in around 3d.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Miami International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Miami Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,800
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to Millbrae
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Miami Airport Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Miami Airport Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–390
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hoang Bus
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
- GoToBus - Hoang Express
- Website
- Hoang Bus
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
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Booking & Getting There
Miami to Silicon Valley bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Miami to Silicon Valley train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Miami to Silicon Valley is 3018 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Miami to Silicon Valley.
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