There are 10 ways to get from San Francisco to Albuquerque by plane, subway, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, shuttle, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane OAK - ABQ
4h 56m$226–759Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane STS - ABQ
8h 10m$105–451BART, bus, train
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
26h 3m$347–678Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1210
27h 40m$209–372Drive 1,072.2 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Albuquerquecar 1,072.2 mi
17h 36m$196–283Fly San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SFO - ABQ
5h 1m$450–763Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SJC - ABQ
7h 50m$122–565Fly San Francisco International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane SFO - SAF
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
7h 29m$165–477BART, bus
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus 90
- Take the bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus
29h 5m$169–246Caltrain, train
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain
30h 35m$430–892
San Francisco to Albuquerque by subway, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Albuquerque is to BART and bus which costs $160 - $250 and takes 29h 5m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Albuquerque is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $220 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Albuquerque station. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Albuquerque Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Albuquerque. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound and arriving at Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center via San Jose and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 35m.
The distance between San Francisco and Albuquerque is 913 miles. The road distance is 1078.4 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Albuquerque without a car is to BART and bus and train which takes 26h 3m and costs $340 - $700.
It takes approximately 4h 56m to get from San Francisco to Albuquerque, including transfers.
San Francisco to Albuquerque bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Albuquerque train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Albuquerque is to fly which takes 4h 56m and costs $220 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $380 and takes 27h 40m, you could also Caltrain and train, which costs $430 - $900 and takes 30h 35m.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Albuquerque, NM, USA?
Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Albuquerque Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station in around 27h 40m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $100–140
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–260
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $180–260
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $100–150
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–65
- Phone
- +1-575-613-3256
- [email protected]
- Website
- taosrides.com
Shuttle from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://taosrides.com
- Schedules at
- https://taosrides.com/rates-schedules
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Albuquerque bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Albuquerque is 1h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 5:13 PM in San Francisco and 6:13 PM in Albuquerque.
San Francisco to Albuquerque train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Albuquerque is 1078 miles. It takes approximately 17h 36m to drive from San Francisco to Albuquerque.
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