There are 11 ways to get from Orlando to San Francisco by plane, subway, bus, train, night bus 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 Orlando to San Francisco • 7h 37m
Cheapest option
Bus to Tampa, fly to San Francisco • 10h 1m
9 alternative options
Fly Orlando to Oakland • 9h 35m
Fly Orlando to San Jose, BART • 11h 14m
Fly Orlando to Sacramento, train • 10h 49m
Bus • 2 days 17h
Bus, night bus • 2 days 19h
Bus, night bus, train • 3 days 5h
Train via Rockville • 3 days 18h
Train • 3 days 23h
Drive • 45h 41m
Orlando to San Francisco by bus
The bus journey time between Orlando and San Francisco is around 2 days 17h and covers a distance of around 2987 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 2h. Operated by Greyhound USA and Flixbus USA, the Orlando to San Francisco bus service departs from Orlando Bus Station and arrives in San Francisco. Typically seven buses run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Orlando to San Francisco is to fly which costs $100 - $410 and takes 7h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Orlando to San Francisco is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs $100 - $410.
No, there is no direct bus from Orlando station to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Orlando Bus Station and arriving at San Francisco via Houston Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
No, there is no direct train from Orlando to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Orlando and arriving at Civic Center / UN Plaza via Washington Union Station, Rockville Amtrak, Chicago Union Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 18h.
The distance between Orlando and San Francisco is 2476 miles. The road distance is 2903.9 miles.
The best way to get from Orlando to San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 17h and costs $310 - $650.
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Orlando to San Francisco, including transfers.
Orlando to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Orlando Bus Station.
Orlando to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Orlando station.
The best way to get from Orlando to San Francisco is to fly which takes 7h 37m and costs $100 - $410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $310 - $650 and takes 2 days 17h, you could also train via Rockville, which costs $170 - $1,200 and takes 3 days 18h.
- Distance: 2476.2 miles
- Duration: 7h 37m
What companies run services between Orlando, FL, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc. and three other airlines fly from Orlando RedCoach Station to San Francisco every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Orlando to San Francisco via Houston Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2 days 17h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550
Flights from Orlando to Oakland via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $650
Flights from Orlando to Oakland via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $650
Flights from Orlando to Oakland via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $650
Flights from Orlando to Oakland via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $650
Flights from Orlando to Oakland via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $650
Flights from Orlando to Oakland via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $650
Flights from Orlando to San Jose via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
Flights from Orlando to San Jose via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Orlando to San Jose via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
Flights from Orlando to San Jose via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Orlando to San Jose via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Orlando to San Jose via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $389 - $393
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $389 - $393
Flights from Orlando to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $750
Flights from Orlando to Sacramento via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $800
Flights from Orlando to Sacramento via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $750
Flights from Orlando to Sacramento via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $800
Flights from Orlando to Sacramento via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $800
Flights from Orlando to Sacramento via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $850
Flights from Orlando to San Jose via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310 - $1,300
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $600
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $600
Flights from Orlando to Sacramento via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350 - $800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $700
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $1,100
Flights from Orlando to San Jose via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,200
Flights from Orlando to San Jose via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,400
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $650
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Orlando to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $700
Flights from Orlando to San Jose via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,400
Flights from Orlando to San Jose via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,200
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Orlando to Sacramento via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $470
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Tampa to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $340
- 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
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3 - $75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $3 - $21
- Child Coach - short notice
- $12 - $23
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $12 - $45
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $14 - $45
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18 - $29
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $27 - $85
- Business Seat - short notice
- $30 - $70
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $11 - $75
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80 - $550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $80 - $240
- Child Coach - short notice
- $110 - $220
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $110 - $360
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $120 - $350
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $160 - $480
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $220 - $700
- Business Seat - short notice
- $230 - $800
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $210 - $550
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
Train from Orlando to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35 - $270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $35 - $120
- Child Coach - short notice
- $55 - $110
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $55 - $180
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $60 - $180
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $80 - $220
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $110 - $350
- Business Seat - short notice
- $120 - $370
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $100 - $270
Train from Rockville Amtrak to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $30 - $100
- Child Coach - short notice
- $50 - $85
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $45 - $160
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $50 - $160
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $70 - $190
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $95 - $300
- Business Seat - short notice
- $100 - $320
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $80 - $240
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100 - $650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $100 - $280
- Child Coach - short notice
- $130 - $260
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $130 - $420
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $140 - $410
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $190 - $600
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $260 - $850
- Business Seat - short notice
- $270 - $900
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $250 - $650
Train from Orlando to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35 - $270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $35 - $120
- Child Coach - short notice
- $55 - $100
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $55 - $180
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $60 - $180
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $80 - $220
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $110 - $350
- Business Seat - short notice
- $120 - $360
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $95 - $270
Train from Alexandria to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35 - $280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $35 - $120
- Child Coach - short notice
- $60 - $110
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $55 - $180
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $60 - $180
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $80 - $220
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $110 - $350
- Business Seat - short notice
- $120 - $370
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $100 - $280
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9 - $40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110 - $210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170 - $320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75 - $160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Night bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $8 - $40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Orlando Bus Station to Tampa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9 - $45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $9 - $45
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $30 - $110
Bus from El Paso to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65 - $200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $65 - $200
Night bus from Los Angeles Downtown to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $30 - $110
Night bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9 - $45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $9 - $45
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Orlando RedCoach Station to West Palm Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16 - $80
- Website
- http://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $16 - $80
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Lake Worth Service Plaza to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220 - $600
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Seniors 60+
- $190 - $550
- Children 3-10
- $200 - $550
- Adults 11-59
- $220 - $600
Bus from Houston to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140 - $370
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Seniors 60+
- $120 - $340
- Children 3-10
- $130 - $330
- Adults 11-59
- $140 - $370
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Orlando to San Francisco bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at San Francisco station.
San Francisco is 3h behind Orlando. It is currently 8:33 AM in Orlando and 5:33 AM in San Francisco.
Orlando to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Orlando to San Francisco is 2904 miles. It takes approximately 45h 41m to drive from Orlando to San Francisco.
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