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How to get fromSan Francisco Airport (SFO) to Chapalaby plane, bus, train, car, or subway

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There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Chapala by plane, bus, train, car, or subway

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  1. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane plane SFO - GDL
    6h 25m
    $6,672–26,517

  2. BART, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the subway from West Oakland to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway subway
    2. Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus bus 90
    3. Take the bus from Modesto to Guadalajarabus bus
    4. Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus bus
    2d 5h
    $2,068–4,673

  3. Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane plane SJC - GDL
    2. Take the bus from Crossing Guadalajara Airport to Chapalabus bus
    9h 7m
    $4,884–11,801

  4. Caltrain, bus

    1. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    2. Take the bus from San Jose to Terminal Zapopanbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus bus
    47h 44m
    $4,463–6,511

  5. Drive 3,057.9 km

    1. Drive from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Chapalacar car 3,057.9 km
    34h 4m
    $5,880–8,493

  6. BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, bus

    1. Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to West Oaklandsubway subway
    2. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)plane plane OAK - GDL
    3. Take the bus from Crossing Guadalajara Airport to Chapalabus bus
    9h 24m
    $2,904–9,394

  7. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR)plane plane SFO - PVR
    2. Take the bus from Sayulita to Terminal Zapopanbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Central Vieja de Guadalajara to Chapalabus bus
    10h 55m
    $5,361–17,321

San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Chapala by subway, train, and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration47h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket$4,463Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,680.6 km
  • Duration: 6h 25m

What companies run services between San Francisco Airport (SFO), USA and Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico?

Aeroméxico, Frontier Airlines, and four other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) 5 times a day.

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