There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to Bloomington by plane, shuttle, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, or car
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Fly from San Francisco International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Indianapolis (IND)plane SFO - IND
- Take a shuttle bus from Indianapolis Airport to 7th St and Woodlawn Ave at the Indiana Memorial Union
8h 35m$233–745Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Bloomington, INbus
2d 9h$399–753Train, bus
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Bloomingtonbus FlixBus 2515 / ...
2d 11h$740–1,666Drive 2,231.2 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Bloomingtoncar 2,231.2 mi
36h 2m$408–589Fly from Oakland International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Indianapolis (IND)plane OAK - IND
- Take a shuttle bus from Indianapolis Airport to 7th St and Woodlawn Ave at the Indiana Memorial Union
10h 20m$239–941Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, shuttle
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Indianapolis (IND)plane SJC - IND
- Take a shuttle bus from Indianapolis Airport to 7th St and Woodlawn Ave at the Indiana Memorial Union
11h 14m$245–897
San Francisco to Bloomington by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Bloomington is to fly and shuttle which costs $230 - $750 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Bloomington is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 35m and costs $230 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Bloomington. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Bloomington, IN via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Indianapolis Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between San Francisco and Bloomington is 2012 miles. The road distance is 2244.2 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Bloomington without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $390 - $800.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from San Francisco to Bloomington, including transfers.
San Francisco to Bloomington bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Bloomington bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Bloomington is 3h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 3:40 AM in San Francisco and 6:40 AM in Bloomington.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Bloomington is 2244 miles. It takes approximately 36h 2m to drive from San Francisco to Bloomington.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Bloomington, IN, USA?
You can take a bus from San Francisco to Bloomington, IN via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Indianapolis Union Station in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 800-589-6004
- [email protected]
- Website
- goexpresstravel.com
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to 7th St and Woodlawn Ave at the Indiana Memorial Union
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- goexpresstravel.com
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to 7th St and Woodlawn Ave at the Indiana Memorial Union
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- goexpresstravel.com
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to 7th St and Woodlawn Ave at the Indiana Memorial Union
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- goexpresstravel.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- Miller Transportation
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Bloomington, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- Miller Transportation
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