There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco to Libby by plane, train, bus, train (Amtrak), or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport, train
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Glacier Park International Airport (FCA)plane SFO - FCA
- Take the train from Whitefish Amtrak Station to Libby Stationtrain
7h 2m$360–537Fly San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane SFO - MSO
- Drive from Missoula-Airport-MSO to Libbycar
7h 58m$93–367Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Spokane Stationbus
- Take the train from Spokane to Libby Stationtrain
31h 6m$272–435Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Oakland to Portlandtrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Portland to Libby Stationtrain Empire Builder
32h 13m$693–1,104Drive 1,017.1 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Libbycar 1,017.1 mi
18h 39m$174–252Fly San Francisco International Airport to Spokane International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Spokane International Airport (GEG)plane SFO - GEG
- Take the train from Spokane to Libby Stationtrain
8h 22m$139–407Fly Oakland International Airport to Spokane International Airport, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Spokane International Airport (GEG)plane OAK - GEG
- Take the train from Spokane to Libby Stationtrain
8h 24m$145–453Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Spokane International Airport, train
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Spokane International Airport (GEG)plane SJC - GEG
- Take the train from Spokane to Libby Stationtrain
9h 28m$151–469
San Francisco to Libby by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Libby is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 18h 39m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Libby is to fly and train which takes 7h 2m and costs $360 - $550.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Libby station. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at Libby Station via Oakland and Portland. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 13m.
The distance between San Francisco and Libby is 977 miles. The road distance is 1023 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Libby without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 6m and costs $270 - $440.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from San Francisco to Libby, including transfers.
San Francisco to Libby train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Oakland station.
Libby is 1h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 3:22 AM in San Francisco and 4:22 AM in Libby.
San Francisco to Libby train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Portland station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Libby is 1023 miles. It takes approximately 18h 39m to drive from San Francisco to Libby.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Libby, MT, USA?
You can take a subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Libby Station via Lake Merritt, Oakland, and Portland in around 32h 13m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–280
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Glacier Park International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–260
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–370
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Spokane International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Spokane International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Whitefish Amtrak Station to Libby Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Spokane to Libby Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Libby Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–450
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Spokane to Libby Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Spokane to Libby Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Spokane to Libby Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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