There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco to General Sherman (tree) by subway, bus, car, plane, 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, drive
best- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Fresno, CAbus
- Drive from Ne Peach - Dakota to General Sherman (tree)car
8h 19m$45–73Caltrain, bus, drive
cheapest- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound to Gilroy Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Fresno, CAbus
- Drive from Fresno, CA to General Sherman (tree)car
8h 24m$43–68Drive 263.1 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to General Sherman (tree)car 263.1 mi
5h 7m$48–70Fly, drive
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane SFO - SBP
- Drive from San-Luis-Obispo-County-Apt-Airport-SBP to General Sherman (tree)car
7h$200–452BART, bus, drive via Tracy
- 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 Madera Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Intermodal Center/Downtown Madera to South Forkbus
- Drive from South Fork to General Sherman (tree)car
11h 45m$45–78
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to General Sherman (tree) is to Caltrain and bus and drive which costs $40 - $70 and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to General Sherman (tree) is to drive which takes 5h 7m and costs $45 - $70.
The distance between San Francisco and General Sherman (tree) is 288 miles. The road distance is 264.6 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from San Francisco to General Sherman (tree), including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to General Sherman (tree) is 265 miles. It takes approximately 5h 7m to drive from San Francisco to General Sherman (tree).
There are 132+ hotels available in General Sherman (tree).
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and General Sherman (tree), CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Francisco to General Sherman (tree). However, you can take the subway to Berryessa / North San Jose, walk to Berryessa BART, take the line 77 bus to King & Virginia, walk to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, take the bus to Fresno, CA, walk to Se Fresno - F St, take the line 28 bus to Ne Peach - Dakota, then drive to General Sherman (tree). Alternatively, you can drive from San Francisco to General Sherman (tree) in around 5h 7m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $24–170
- 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 Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- 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 Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound to Gilroy Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $4–5
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Fresno, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $40–65
Bus from Gilroy to Fresno, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $35–65
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Fresno, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $19–35
- Titanium
- $21–35
Bus from Gilroy to Fresno, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–29
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $15–29
- Titanium
- $16–29
- 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/
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tracy Transit Center to Madera Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–30
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 559-675-0721
- Website
- maderactc.org
Bus from Intermodal Center/Downtown Madera to South Fork
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.maderactc.org
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