There are 9 ways to get from San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM by subway, plane, bus, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, shuttle, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART to Oakland International Airport, fly, line 8 bus
best- Take the subway from Powell Street to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane OAK - ABQ
- Take the bus from A.T.C. to Menaul @ Universitybus
6h 8m$226–760Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly
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
9h 22m$105–452BART, 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
27h 25m$337–679Bus
- 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
29h 26m$198–363Drive 1,073.8 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Albuquerque, NMcar 1,073.8 mi
17h 37m$196–284Fly from San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SFO - ABQ
6h 13m$400–764Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- 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
9h 2m$122–566BART, 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
30h 17m$139–237Caltrain, 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
31h 46m$420–893
San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM is to BART and bus which costs $130 - $240 and takes 30h 17m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM is to BART and fly and line 8 bus which takes 6h 8m and costs $220 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Menaul @ University via Los Angeles Union Station and A.T.C. . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM. 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 31h 46m.
The distance between San Francisco and Albuquerque, NM is 921 miles. The road distance is 1080 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM without a car is to BART and bus and train which takes 27h 25m and costs $330 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM, including transfers.
San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM is to bus which takes 29h 26m and costs $190 - $370. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $400 - $800 and takes 6h 13m, you could also Caltrain and train, which costs $420 - $900 and takes 31h 46m.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Albuquerque, NM, USA?
You can take a bus from San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM via Los Angeles Union Station, Albuquerque Bus Station, A.T.C. , and Menaul @ University in around 29h 26m. Alternatively, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
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
- $110–600
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
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
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
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–470
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
- $100–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- 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
- $110–550
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 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
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
- $90–430
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
- $85–410
- 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
- $130–650
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
- $100–500
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
- $120–600
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
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
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
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- 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
- $110–550
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
- 5h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Powell Street to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.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
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
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
- $280–600
- 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
- $280–600
- 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
- +1 505-243-7433
- Website
- cabq.gov
Bus from A.T.C. to Menaul @ University
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1
- Website
- https://www.cabq.gov/transit
- Children 0-10, adults 62+, students, Medicare, military and veterans
- $0
- Riders 11-61
- $1
- 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 (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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
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
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- 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
- 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, NM bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Albuquerque, NM is 1h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 9:27 PM in San Francisco and 10:27 PM in Albuquerque, NM.
San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM is 1080 miles. It takes approximately 17h 37m to drive from San Francisco to Albuquerque, NM.
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