There are 10 ways to get from San Francisco to Albion by plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, or bus
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Detroit, train
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)plane SFO - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Albion Stationtrain
9h 20m$168–624Bus
- 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 Union Station to Albion Stationbus
2d 6h$394–750Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albion Stationtrain Wolverine
2d 9h$760–1,736Drive 2,298.4 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Albioncar 2,298.4 mi
35h 43m$420–606Fly San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SFO - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albion Stationtrain
10h 40m$240–590Fly Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane OAK - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albion Stationtrain
10h 49m$196–746Fly San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SFO - ORD
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Albion Stationtrain
10h 58m$187–427Fly San Francisco International Airport to Capital Region International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Capital Region International Airport (LAN)plane SFO - LAN
- Take the train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Battle Creektrain
- Take the train from Battle Creek to Albion Stationtrain
13h 49m$267–1,020Fly San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane SFO - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo Metro Transitbus
- Take the train from Kalamazoo to Albion Stationtrain
13h 51m$248–975Fly Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)plane OAK - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo Metro Transitbus
- Take the train from Kalamazoo to Albion Stationtrain
13h 35m$284–1,171
San Francisco to Albion by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Albion is to fly and train which costs $160 - $650 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Albion is to fly and train which takes 9h 20m and costs $160 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco station to Albion station. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Bus Station and arriving at Albion Station via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Albion station. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at Albion Station via Richmond and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between San Francisco and Albion is 2200 miles. The road distance is 2311.8 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Albion without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $390 - $750.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from San Francisco to Albion, including transfers.
San Francisco to Albion bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
San Francisco to Albion train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Albion is to bus which takes 2 days 6h and costs $390 - $750. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $750 - $1,800 and takes 2 days 9h.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Albion, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Albion Station via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 6h. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Albion Station via Richmond, Richmond, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Minneapolis, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Capital Region International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–220
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Dearborn to Albion Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albion Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albion Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albion Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Albion Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from East Lansing Amtrak Station to Battle Creek
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Battle Creek to Albion Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kalamazoo to Albion Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Kalamazoo to Albion Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Albion Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo Metro Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- Indian Trails
Bus from Grand Rapids to Kalamazoo Metro Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–24
- Website
- Indian Trails
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Albion bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Albion is 3h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 4:55 AM in San Francisco and 7:55 AM in Albion.
San Francisco to Albion train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Albion is 2312 miles. It takes approximately 35h 43m to drive from San Francisco to Albion.
There are six+ hotels available in Albion.






