There are 12 ways to get from San Francisco to Calico by subway, bus, train (Amtrak), car, plane, bus (Flixbus), or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART, bus via Bakersfield
best- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Stationbus 150
- Take the bus from Tracy Transit Center to Bakersfield Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to Barstow Amtrak Bus Stopbus
12h 40m$123–206Drive 423.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from San Francisco to Calicocar 423.1 mi
7h 8m$78–112Caltrain, 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 Barstow Stationtrain
18h 3m$225–447Fly Oakland International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane OAK - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Stationbus
8h 4m$396–1,501BART, bus
- 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 bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Stationbus
12h 42m$109–156Bus (Flixbus)
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Stationbus FlixBus 2030 / ...
13h 20m$120–189Fly San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SFO - ONT
- Take the bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Barstow Stationbus
7h 20m$134–693Fly Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane OAK - ONT
- Take the bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Barstow Stationbus
7h 20m$300–839Fly San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SFO - BUR
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Stationbus
8h 34m$249–1,052Fly Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane OAK - BUR
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Stationbus
8h 38m$365–748Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane SJC - ONT
- Take the bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Barstow Stationbus
8h 15m$236–895Fly San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SFO - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Barstow Stationtrain
10h 50m$260–507
Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Calico is to drive which costs $75 - $120 and takes 7h 8m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Calico is to drive which takes 7h 8m and costs $75 - $120.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Calico station. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Barstow Station via Los Angeles Downtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Calico station. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound and arriving at Barstow Station via San Jose and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 3m.
The distance between San Francisco and Calico is 441 miles. The road distance is 425.6 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Calico without a car is to BART and bus via Bakersfield which takes 12h 40m and costs $120 - $210.
It takes approximately 12h 40m to get from San Francisco to Calico, including transfers.
San Francisco to Calico bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Calico train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Calico is to Caltrain and train which takes 18h 3m and costs $220 - $450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $190 and takes 13h 20m.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Calico, San Bernardino County, CA, USA?
You can take a train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Calico via San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, San Jose, Los Angeles, and Barstow Station in around 18h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Calico via Los Angeles Union Station, Los Angeles Downtown, and Barstow Station in around 13h 20m.
- Website
- southwest.com
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 Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
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
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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–250
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- 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
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–210
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- 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
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
- 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
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
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
Train from Los Angeles to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (209) 943-1111
- Website
- sanjoaquinrtd.com
Bus from Dublin/Pleasanton BART to Tracy Transit Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sanjoaquinrtd.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tracy Transit Center to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bakersfield to Barstow Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Bernardino Downtown Transit Center to Barstow Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Calico bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
San Francisco to Calico train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Calico is 426 miles. It takes approximately 7h 8m to drive from San Francisco to Calico.
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