There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco to Fulton Station by plane, taxi, bus, train, train (Amtrak), or car
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Fly to Barkley Regional Airport, taxi
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Barkley Regional Airport (PAH)plane SFO - PAH
- Take the taxi from Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) to Fulton Stationtaxi
10h 58m$260–752Fly to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane SFO - STL
- Take the bus from St. Louis to Carbondalebus
- Take the train from Carbondale to Fulton Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 2m$188–520Bus, train
- 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 to Carbondalebus
- Take the train from Carbondale to Fulton Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 7h$406–782Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fulton Amtrak Stationtrain City of New Orleans
2d 14h$885–1,876Drive 2,189.1 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Fulton Stationcar 2,189.1 mi
35h 32m$400–578
San Francisco to Fulton Station by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Fulton Station is to fly and bus and train which costs $180 - $550 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Fulton Station is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 58m and costs $260 - $750.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Fulton Station station. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at Fulton Amtrak Station via Richmond and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 14h.
The distance between San Francisco and Fulton Station is 1904 miles. The road distance is 2201.9 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Fulton Station without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 7h and costs $400 - $800.
It takes approximately 10h 58m to get from San Francisco to Fulton Station, including transfers.
San Francisco to Fulton Station train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
San Francisco to Fulton Station train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Fulton Station is 2202 miles. It takes approximately 35h 32m to drive from San Francisco to Fulton Station.
There are 11+ hotels available in Fulton Station.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Fulton Station, KY, USA?
You can take a subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Fulton Station via Richmond, Richmond, Chicago Union Station, and Fulton Amtrak Station in around 2d 14h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Barkley Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Barkley Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Barkley Regional Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Carbondale to Fulton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fulton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Carbondale to Fulton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.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 St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from St. Louis to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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