There are 7 ways to get from Newport Beach to San Francisco by plane, subway, bus, train 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.
Recommended option
Fly to San Francisco • 2h 7m
Cheapest option
Bus via Los Angeles • 12h 31m
5 alternative options
Fly to Oakland • 2h 20m
Fly to San Jose, BART • 3h 29m
Bus • 12h 24m
Train • 14h
Drive • 7h 3m
Newport Beach to San Francisco by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Newport Beach to San Francisco is to bus via Los Angeles which costs $30 - $120 and takes 12h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Newport Beach to San Francisco is to fly which takes 2h 7m and costs $95 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Newport Beach to San Francisco station. However, there are services departing from 17Th-Pomona and arriving at San Francisco Bus Station via Flower-6Th and Santa Ana Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 24m.
The distance between Newport Beach and San Francisco is 397 miles. The road distance is 425.4 miles.
The best way to get from Newport Beach to San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 12h 24m and costs $45 - $120.
It takes approximately 2h 7m to get from Newport Beach to San Francisco, including transfers.
Newport Beach to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Santa Ana Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Newport Beach to San Francisco is to fly which takes 2h 7m and costs $95 - $280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $45 - $120 and takes 12h 24m, you could also train, which costs $60 - $290 and takes 14h.
Newport Beach to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Newport Beach to San Francisco is 425 miles. It takes approximately 7h 3m to drive from Newport Beach to San Francisco.
- Distance: 397 miles
- Duration: 2h 7m
What companies run services between Newport Beach, CA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Frontier Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc. and United Airlines fly from Newport Beach to San Francisco hourly. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost $45 - $110 and the journey takes 9h 55m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Santa Ana to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $330
Flights from Santa Ana to Oakland via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $370
Flights from Santa Ana to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $310
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santa Ana to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95 - $400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santa Ana to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $380
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Santa Ana to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70 - $480
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Santa Ana to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $360
- 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
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 Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1 - $65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $1 - $17
- Child Coach - short notice
- $8 - $19
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $10 - $35
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $12 - $40
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $11 - $25
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $23 - $75
- Business Seat - short notice
- $28 - $55
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $6 - $65
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19 - $170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $19 - $65
- Child Coach - short notice
- $35 - $60
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $30 - $110
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $35 - $110
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $45 - $120
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $65 - $210
- Business Seat - short notice
- $70 - $210
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $50 - $170
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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.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Santa Ana Bus Stop to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Disneyland Employee's Entrance to Harbor Transitway / 37th St / USC
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net/
- Persons with disabiliities
- $1
- Senior citizens
- $1
- K-12 students
- $1
- Adult
- $2
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $30 - $110
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