There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco to Akron by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane SFO - CLE
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
8h 51m$205–337Fly San Francisco International Airport to Akron
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Akron (CAK)plane SFO - CAK
10h 3m$120–452Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
2d 10h$428–830Train, bus
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus FlixBus N2641
2d 14h$815–1,716Drive 2,472.7 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Akroncar 2,472.7 mi
38h 39m$452–652Fly Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane OAK - CLE
- Take the bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
10h 37m$261–1,013Fly San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)plane SFO - CMH
- Take the bus from Columbus - Downtown - Mound St to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
10h 24m$283–842Fly San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane SFO - PIT
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
11h 20m$528–897
San Francisco to Akron by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Akron is to fly and bus which costs $200 - $340 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Akron is to fly and bus which takes 8h 51m and costs $200 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco station to Akron. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Bus Station and arriving at Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between San Francisco and Akron is 2233 miles. The road distance is 2487.1 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Akron without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs $420 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from San Francisco to Akron, including transfers.
San Francisco to Akron bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Akron is to bus which takes 2 days 10h and costs $420 - $850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $460 and takes 10h 3m.
San Francisco to Akron bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Akron is 3h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 7:23 AM in San Francisco and 10:23 AM in Akron.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Akron, OH, USA?
You can take a bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, and Chicago Bus Station in around 2d 10h. Alternatively, United Airlines and American Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Akron (CAK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Akron via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Akron via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Akron via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John Glenn Columbus International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 330 762 0341
- Website
- akronmetro.org
Bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- akronmetro.org
Bus from W. Prospect Ave & Superior Ave to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- akronmetro.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Columbus - Downtown - Mound St to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Akron is 2487 miles. It takes approximately 38h 39m to drive from San Francisco to Akron.
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