There are 11 ways to get from San Francisco to Arcadia by plane, tram, subway, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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 Los Angeles International Airport, tram
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SFO - LAX
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Arcadia Stationtram
4h 22m$104–217BART, bus
cheapest- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Josesubway Green-N
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus San Jose
8h 55m$58–78Caltrain, train
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
13h 44m$142–294Drive 388.7 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Arcadiacar 388.7 mi
6h 27m$71–103BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, tram
- Take the subway from Powell Street to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane OAK - LAX
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Arcadia Stationtram
4h 31m$345–1,423Fly San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, tram
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SFO - BUR
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Arcadia Stationtram
5h 2m$198–974Fly Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, tram
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane OAK - BUR
- Take the tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Arcadia Stationtram
5h 6m$314–670Fly Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport, tram
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane OAK - LGB
- Take the tram from Del Amo Station to Arcadia Stationtram
6h 2m$62–324BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, train, tram
- Take the subway from Powell Street to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane OAK - ONT
- Take the train from Rancho Cucamonga to Pomona - Northtrain
- Take the tram from Pomona North Station to Arcadia Stationtram
5h 28m$256–771Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
10h 2m$64–120Bus via Huntington / Maycrest
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivalsbus FlixBus 2005
10h 5m
San Francisco to Arcadia by subway, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Arcadia is to BART and bus which costs $55 - $80 and takes 8h 55m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Arcadia is to fly and tram which takes 4h 22m and costs $100 - $220.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco station to Arcadia station. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Bus Station and arriving at Los Angeles Union Station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 2m.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Arcadia station. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound and arriving at Arcadia Station via San Jose and Union Station - Metro A-Line. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 44m.
The distance between San Francisco and Arcadia is 386 miles. The road distance is 391 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Arcadia without a car is to BART and bus which takes 8h 55m and costs $55 - $80.
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from San Francisco to Arcadia, including transfers.
San Francisco to Arcadia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
San Francisco to Arcadia train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Arcadia is to Caltrain and train which takes 13h 44m and costs $140 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $60 - $120 and takes 10h 2m.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Arcadia, CA, USA?
You can take a train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Arcadia Station via San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, San Jose, Los Angeles, and Union Station - Metro A-Line in around 13h 44m. Alternatively, Greyhound USA operates a bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station once daily. Tickets cost $60–120 and the journey takes 9h 20m. Greyhound-us also services this route once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Long Beach Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Arcadia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Arcadia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Arcadia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Union Station - Metro A-Line to Arcadia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Del Amo Station to Arcadia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
Tram from Pomona North Station to Arcadia Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- 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 Powell Street to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://www.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
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Rancho Cucamonga to Pomona - North
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- 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
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 Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Arcadia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
San Francisco to Arcadia train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Arcadia is 391 miles. It takes approximately 6h 27m to drive from San Francisco to Arcadia.
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