There are 10 ways to get from San Francisco to Maricopa by plane, bus, subway, train, car, shuttle, train (Amtrak), or bus (Flixbus, Amtrak)
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 Phoenix, bus
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SFO - PHX
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Maricopa Amtrakbus
5h 22mDrive 779.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from San Francisco to Maricopacar 779.1 mi
12h 53m$143–206BART, bus, train
- 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 Maricopa Amtraktrain
17h 5m$277–428BART, bus
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus 90
- Take the bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Maricopa Amtrakbus
21h 51mFly Oakland International Airport to Phoenix, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Phoenix (PHX)plane OAK - PHX
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Maricopa Amtrakbus
5h 31mCaltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Phoenix, bus
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SJC - PHX
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Maricopa Amtrakbus
6h 25mShuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Phoenix, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Phoenix (PHX)plane STS - PHX
- Take the bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Maricopa Amtrakbus
6h 54mFly San Francisco International Airport to Tucson, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tucson (TUS)plane SFO - TUS
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Maricopa Amtraktrain
6h 56m$255–837Caltrain, train
- 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 Maricopa Amtraktrain
21h 37m$460–722Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenixbus
- Take the bus from North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station to Maricopa Amtrakbus
22h 5m
San Francisco to Maricopa by subway, bus, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Maricopa is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 12h 53m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Maricopa is to fly and train which takes 6h 56m and costs $250 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Maricopa. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Maricopa Amtrak via San Jose Diridon, Santa Clara & 1st, San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, 27th Av & McDowell Rd and North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Maricopa. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound and arriving at Maricopa Amtrak via San Jose and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 37m.
The distance between San Francisco and Maricopa is 701 miles. The road distance is 783.6 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Maricopa without a car is to BART and bus and train which takes 17h 5m and costs $270 - $430.
It takes approximately 5h 22m to get from San Francisco to Maricopa, including transfers.
San Francisco to Maricopa bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Maricopa train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Maricopa is to Caltrain and train which takes 21h 37m and costs $460 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 22h 5m.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Maricopa, AZ, USA?
You can take a train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Maricopa Amtrak via San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound, San Jose, and Los Angeles in around 21h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Maricopa Amtrak via San Jose Diridon, Santa Clara & 1st, King & Virginia, San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, Phoenix, 27th Av & McDowell Rd, Holmes Bl & Bell Rd, and North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station in around 22h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Phoenix via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $75–410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–700
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Phoenix via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- 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
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–350
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from North Phoenix Metro Center Transit Station to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–65
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $120–160
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $90–130
- Titanium
- $99–103
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Booking & Getting There
San Francisco to Maricopa bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at San Jose Diridon Station.
San Francisco to Maricopa train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Maricopa is 784 miles. It takes approximately 12h 53m to drive from San Francisco to Maricopa.
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