There are 7 ways to get from Morro Bay to San Francisco by bus, train, night bus, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Amtrak Thruway • 6h 33m
Cheapest option
Train, Caltrain • 8h 59m
5 alternative options
Night bus, Caltrain • 8h 18m
Drive • 4h 6m
Drive to Fresno, fly • 4h 23m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Morro Bay to San Francisco is to train and Caltrain which costs $19 - $130 and takes 8h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Morro Bay to San Francisco is to drive and fly which takes 4h and costs $170 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Morro Bay to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Harbor St at Piney Way entering Morro Bay Park and arriving at San Francisco Salesforce Plaza via San Luis Obispo Cal Poly. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 33m.
The distance between Morro Bay and San Francisco is 251 miles. The road distance is 233.6 miles.
The best way to get from Morro Bay to San Francisco without a car is to Amtrak Thruway which takes 6h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Morro Bay to San Francisco, including transfers.
Morro Bay to San Francisco bus services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Luis Obispo Cal Poly station.
The best way to get from Morro Bay to San Francisco is to Amtrak Thruway which takes 6h 33m and costs . Alternatively, you can train and Caltrain, which costs $19 - $130 and takes 8h 59m.
Morro Bay to San Francisco bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Francisco Salesforce Plaza station.
Yes, the driving distance between Morro Bay to San Francisco is 234 miles. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from Morro Bay to San Francisco.
- Distance: 251.3 miles
- Duration: 6h 33m
What companies run services between Morro Bay, CA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Amtrak operates a bus from San Luis Obispo Cal Poly to San Francisco Salesforce Plaza once daily, and the journey takes 5h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Morro Bay to San Francisco via Government Center Osos & Palm, Downtown Transit Center, Santa Barbara at Church, San Luis Obispo, San Jose, and San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound in around 8h 59m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Luis Obispo County Apt to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $430
Flights from Monterey to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $420
Flights from Fresno to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Luis Obispo to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8 - $110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $8 - $35
- Child Coach - short notice
- $23 - $35
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $19 - $65
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $21 - $65
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $27 - $55
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $40 - $130
- Business Seat - short notice
- $45 - $120
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $24 - $110
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9 - $12
- Website
- http://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/schedules.html
- One-way Senior / Disabled / Youth / Medicare Cardholder
- $4 - $6
- One-way Adult
- $9 - $12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Luis Obispo Cal Poly to San Francisco Salesforce Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Night bus from San Luis Obispo to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- slorta.org
Bus from Harbor St at Piney Way entering Morro Bay Park to Government Center Osos & Palm
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1 - $3
- Website
- https://www.slorta.org
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