There are 11 ways to get from Raleigh to San Francisco by plane, taxi, subway, train, bus or car
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Recommended option
Cheapest option
Train to Charlotte, fly to San Francisco • 11h 23m
9 alternative options
Fly Raleigh/Durham to Oakland • 10h 9m
Fly Raleigh/Durham to San Jose, BART • 10h 58m
Fly Raleigh/Durham to Sacramento, train • 12h 43m
Bus • 2 days 19h
Bus, train • 3 days 6h
Train via Rockville • 3 days 6h
Train • 3 days 11h
Drive • 45h 18m
Raleigh to San Francisco by bus
The bus journey time between Raleigh and San Francisco is around 2 days 19h and covers a distance of around 3087 miles. This includes an average layover time of around 4h. Operated by GoRaleigh, Greyhound USA, Southeastern Stages and others, the Raleigh to San Francisco bus service departs from GoRaleigh Station and arrives in San Francisco. Typically 14 buses run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to San Francisco is to fly which costs $120 - $400 and takes 8h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to San Francisco is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs $120 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Raleigh station to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from GoRaleigh Station and arriving at San Francisco via Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
No, there is no direct train from Raleigh station to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Raleigh Union Station 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 6h.
The distance between Raleigh and San Francisco is 2438 miles. The road distance is 2894.5 miles.
The best way to get from Raleigh to San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 19h and costs $300 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 9m to get from Raleigh to San Francisco, including transfers.
Raleigh to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Raleigh Bus Station.
Raleigh to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Raleigh Union Station.
The best way to get from Raleigh to San Francisco is to fly which takes 8h 9m and costs $120 - $400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $300 - $750 and takes 2 days 19h, you could also train via Rockville, which costs $140 - $1,100 and takes 3 days 6h.
- Distance: 2437.6 miles
- Duration: 8h 9m
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and American Airlines fly from Raleigh to San Francisco hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Raleigh to San Francisco via Capital Blvd at Crabtree Blvd, Raleigh Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2 days 19h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to San Francisco via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to San Francisco via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Oakland via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $700
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Oakland via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $700
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Oakland via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230 - $750
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Oakland via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $750
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Oakland via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $700
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to San Jose via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $650
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to San Jose via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $650
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to San Jose via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $650
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to San Jose via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $650
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to San Jose via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $700
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Sacramento via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $850
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Sacramento via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $900
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Sacramento via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $850
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Sacramento via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $900
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Sacramento via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $900
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Sacramento via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal to San Francisco via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $750
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to San Jose via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410 - $1,100
Flights from Charlotte to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450 - $750
Flights from Charlotte to San Francisco via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450 - $750
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Sacramento via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $650
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $650
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to San Jose via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380 - $850
Flights from Charlotte to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320 - $700
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Sacramento via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320 - $600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Oakland via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $430
Flights from Fayetteville Municipal to San Francisco via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $500
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Sacramento via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Raleigh/Durham to Sacramento via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $380
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Raleigh Union Station to Charlotte Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7 - $95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $7 - $35
- Child Coach - short notice
- $22 - $35
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $18 - $60
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $19 - $60
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $25 - $45
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $35 - $120
- Business Seat - short notice
- $40 - $110
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $21 - $95
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 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 Raleigh Union Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12 - $130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $12 - $50
- Child Coach - short notice
- $28 - $45
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $24 - $80
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $27 - $80
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $35 - $75
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $50 - $160
- Business Seat - short notice
- $55 - $150
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $35 - $130
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 Raleigh Union Station to Alexandria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12 - $130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $12 - $45
- Child Coach - short notice
- $28 - $45
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $24 - $80
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $26 - $80
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $35 - $75
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $50 - $160
- Business Seat - short notice
- $55 - $150
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $30 - $130
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 Raleigh Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85 - $180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@sestages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Raleigh to Atlanta, GA
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85 - $130
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
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
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- inquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Durham, NC to Atlanta GA
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8 - $85
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Website
- palmlandlines.com
Bus from Atlanta GA to Chicago IL
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60 - $80
- Schedules at
- palmlandlines.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Estimated price
- $140 - $180
RDU Taxi, Inc
- Phone
- +1-919-840-7277
- Website
- rdutaxis.com
Green Taxi
- Phone
- +1 919-835-3545
- Website
- facebook.com
Circle Taxi
- Phone
- +1 919-954-8375
- Website
- circletaxi.com
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Raleigh to San Francisco bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at San Francisco station.
San Francisco is 3h behind Raleigh. It is currently 8:59 AM in Raleigh and 5:59 AM in San Francisco.
Raleigh to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between Raleigh to San Francisco is 2895 miles. It takes approximately 45h 18m to drive from Raleigh to San Francisco.
There are 924+ hotels available in San Francisco. Prices start at $51 USD per night.