There are 9 ways to get from Ontario to San Mateo by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, subway, tram, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ONT - SFO
2h$84–450Line 707 bus, line 76 bus, bus, line 22 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Pomona Transit Center to El Monte Station Upper Levelbus 707 / ...
- Take the bus from El Monte Station - Lower Level to Main / Collegebus 76
- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus
- Take the bus from King & Tully to Palo Alto Transit Centerbus 22
- Take the bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to El Camino Real & E 5th Avebus Ecr / ...
12h 36m$53–78Train, Caltrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Mateo Caltrain Northboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
14h 46m$141–299Drive 401.1 mi
- Drive from Ontario to San Mateocar 401.1 mi
6h 48m$74–106Fly Ontario International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ONT - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Mateo Caltrain Northboundtrain
2h 36m$195–779Fly Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, tram, Caltrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ONT - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Embarcaderosubway
- Take the tram from Metro Embarcadero Station to King St & 4th Sttram
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Mateo Caltrain Southboundtrain
2h 58m$252–763Taxi to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the taxi from Ontario to Santa-Ana-Airport-SNAtaxi
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SNA - SFO
2h 47m$231–846Taxi to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the taxi from Ontario to Santa-Ana-Airport-SNAtaxi
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SNA - OAK
3h 45m$332–897Bus
- Take the bus from 285 S East End Ave - Pomona to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus Nogales
15h 3m$87–126
Ontario to San Mateo by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ontario to San Mateo is to line 707 bus and line 76 bus and bus and line 22 bus which costs $50 - $80 and takes 12h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Ontario to San Mateo is to fly which takes 2h and costs $80 - $450.
No, there is no direct bus from Ontario to San Mateo. However, there are services departing from Holt @ Lemon and arriving at El Camino Real & E 5th Ave via Pomona Transit Center, El Monte Station - Lower Level, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, King & Tully and Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Ontario to San Mateo. However, there are services departing from Los Angeles and arriving at San Mateo Caltrain Northbound via San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 46m.
The distance between Ontario and San Mateo is 372 miles. The road distance is 403.5 miles.
The best way to get from Ontario to San Mateo without a car is to line 707 bus and line 76 bus and bus and line 22 bus which takes 12h 36m and costs $50 - $80.
It takes approximately 2h to get from Ontario to San Mateo, including transfers.
Ontario to San Mateo bus services, operated by Foothill Transit, depart from Pomona Transit Center station.
Ontario to San Mateo train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Ontario to San Mateo is to fly which takes 2h and costs $80 - $450. Alternatively, you can line 707 bus and line 76 bus and bus and line 22 bus, which costs $50 - $80 and takes 12h 36m, you could also train and Caltrain, which costs $140 - $300 and takes 14h 46m.
What companies run services between Ontario, CA, USA and San Mateo, CA, USA?
Frontier Airlines, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Holt @ Lemon to El Camino Real & E 5th Ave via Pomona Transit Center, El Monte Station Upper Level, El Monte Station - Lower Level, Main / College, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, King & Tully, and Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 in around 12h 36m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–340
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $70–410
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–270
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–340
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–220
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–290
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Mateo Caltrain Northbound
- 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 Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Mateo Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $6–9
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Mateo Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $5–7
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- BART
Tram from Metro Embarcadero Station to King St & 4th St
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
- Schedules at
- San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Routes
- Phone
- +1 800-743-3463
- [email protected]
- Website
- Foothill Transit
Bus from Pomona Transit Center to El Monte Station Upper Level
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- Foothill Transit
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
Bus from El Monte Station - Lower Level to Main / College
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- Metro Los Angeles
- 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
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
Bus from King & Tully to Palo Alto Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Santa Clara VTA
- Adult
- $2–5
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
Bus from Palo Alto Transit Ctr-Bay 9 to El Camino Real & E 5th Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- SamTrans Homepage
- Website
- SamTrans Schedules
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from 285 S East End Ave - Pomona to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $80–110
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- $110–130
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- Phone
- +1 833-393-2776
Lady Cab Driver
- Phone
- +1 909-624-3333
Piratas Cab
- Phone
- +1 626-391-9090
JR;s Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1-909-262-9910
- Website
- jrtaxiservice.com
https://proride.pro/home
- Phone
- +1 833-393-2776
Lady Cab Driver
- Phone
- +1 909-624-3333
Piratas Cab
- Phone
- +1 626-391-9090
JR;s Taxi Service
- Phone
- +1-909-262-9910
- Website
- jrtaxiservice.com
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More Questions & Answers
Ontario to San Mateo bus services, operated by Foothill Transit, arrive at El Monte Station Upper Level.
Ontario to San Mateo train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at San Jose station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ontario to San Mateo is 403 miles. It takes approximately 6h 48m to drive from Ontario to San Mateo.
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