There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco to Lake Havasu City by plane, shuttle, subway, bus, train, taxi, or car
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane SFO - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Harry Reid International to Lake Havasu City, AZ
7h 27m$205–607Drive 596 mi
cheapest- Drive from San Francisco to Lake Havasu Citycar 596 mi
9h 57m$109–158BART, bus, train, taxi
- 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 train from Los Angeles to Needles Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Needles Station to Lake Havasu Citytaxi
16h 38m$272–448Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to South Strip Transit Terminalbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Harry Reid International to Lake Havasu City, AZ
22h 33m$280–391Fly Oakland International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane OAK - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Harry Reid International to Lake Havasu City, AZ
7h 36m$271–593Fly Oakland International Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Phoenix (PHX)plane OAK - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Lake Havasu City, AZ
7h 1m$568–700Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Harry Reid International Airport, 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 Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)plane SJC - LAS
- Take a shuttle bus from Harry Reid International to Lake Havasu City, AZ
8h 35m$277–479Caltrain, train, taxi
- 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 Needles Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Needles Station to Lake Havasu Citytaxi
21h 10m$355–662
San Francisco to Lake Havasu City by bus and shuttle
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Lake Havasu City is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Lake Havasu City is to fly and shuttle which takes 7h 1m and costs $550 - $700.
The distance between San Francisco and Lake Havasu City is 591 miles. The road distance is 599.5 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Lake Havasu City without a car is to BART and bus and train and taxi which takes 16h 38m and costs $270 - $450.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from San Francisco to Lake Havasu City, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Lake Havasu City is 599 miles. It takes approximately 9h 57m to drive from San Francisco to Lake Havasu City.
There are 382+ hotels available in Lake Havasu City.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Lake Havasu City, AZ, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Francisco to Lake Havasu City. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), walk to Harry Reid International, then take the shuttle to Lake Havasu City, AZ. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Berryessa / North San Jose, walk to Berryessa BART, take the line 77 bus to King & Tully, walk to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, take the bus to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, walk to Main / College, take the line 76 bus to Alameda / Los Angeles, walk to Los Angeles, take the train to Needles Station, then take the taxi to Lake Havasu City.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–210
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–270
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Needles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–210
- 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
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
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 928-854-5253
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vegas Airporter
Shuttle from Harry Reid International to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–95
- Schedules at
- Vegas Airporter
Shuttle from Harry Reid International to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–95
- Schedules at
- Vegas Airporter
Shuttle from Harry Reid International to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–95
- Schedules at
- Vegas Airporter
Shuttle from Harry Reid International to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–95
- Schedules at
- Vegas Airporter
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hoang Bus
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
- GoToBus - Hoang Express
- Website
- Hoang Bus
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Francisco to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Santa Barbara to South Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-480-710-3441
- [email protected]
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Lake Havasu City, AZ
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $242
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $120–160
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