There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco to Calipatria by plane, car, subway, bus, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly from San Francisco International Airport, drive
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane SFO - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Calipatriacar
4h 57m$165–345Drive 569.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from San Francisco to Calipatriacar 569.7 mi
9h 56m$104–151BART, bus via Los Angeles
- 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 El Centro Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from State Street/7th Street to Main Street/Highway 111bus 2
16h 37mCaltrain, train, bus
- 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 bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Centro Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from State Street/7th Street to Main Street/Highway 111bus 2
22h 17mFly from Oakland International Airport, drive
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane OAK - PSP
- Drive from Indio-Palm-Springs-Airport-PSP to Calipatriacar
4h 57m$261–781Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from State Street/7th Street to Main Street/Highway 111bus 2
18h 50mBART, bus
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd to San Ysidrobus
- Take the bus from San Ysidro Bus Terminal to El Centro Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from State Street/7th Street to Main Street/Highway 111bus 2
18h 54mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to 7th Street @ State Streetbus 10
- Take the bus from State Street/7th Street to Main Street/Highway 111bus 2
24h 10m
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Calipatria is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 9h 56m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Calipatria is to fly and drive which takes 4h 57m and costs $160 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco station to Calipatria. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Bus Station and arriving at Main Street/Highway 111 via San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop and State Street/7th Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 50m.
The distance between San Francisco and Calipatria is 523 miles. The road distance is 573 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Calipatria without a car is to BART and bus via Los Angeles which takes 16h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from San Francisco to Calipatria, including transfers.
San Francisco to Calipatria bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
San Francisco to Calipatria bus services, operated by Greyhound-us, arrive at San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Calipatria is 573 miles. It takes approximately 9h 56m to drive from San Francisco to Calipatria.
There are five+ hotels available in Calipatria.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Calipatria, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Main Street/Highway 111 via San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop and State Street/7th Street in around 18h 50m.
- Website
- united.com
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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- 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 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
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 Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 Los Angeles Downtown to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 760 482 2900
- Website
- ivtransit.com
Bus from State Street/7th Street to Main Street/Highway 111
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ivtransit.com/
Bus from State Street/7th Street to Main Street/Highway 111
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ivtransit.com/
Bus from State Street/7th Street to Main Street/Highway 111
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ivtransit.com/
Bus from State Street/7th Street to Main Street/Highway 111
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ivtransit.com/
Bus from State Street/7th Street to Main Street/Highway 111
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ivtransit.com/
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Ysidro Bus Terminal to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Ysidro Bus Terminal to El Centro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd to San Ysidro
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $90–120
- Phone
- +1 928-783-2235
- Website
- ycipta.org
Bus from 3rd Street @ Gila Street to 7th Street @ State Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.ycipta.org/
- Youth 5-18 w/ Student ID, Seniors 65+, Disabled
- $1
- Adults 19-64
- $2
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