There are 10 ways to get from San Francisco to Mobile by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), subway, bus, train, or car
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Mobile Regional Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB)plane SFO - MOB
11h 21m$140–562Fly San Francisco International Airport to Pensacola International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane SFO - PNS
- Take the bus from Pensacola Airport to Mobile Bus Stationbus
11h 49m$139–411Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Paso Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Mobilebus
2d 2h$407–699BART, 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 New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Statrain
2d 10h$737–1,568Drive 2,300.5 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Mobilecar 2,300.5 mi
38h 8m$420–607Fly San Francisco International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT)plane SFO - GPT
- Take the bus from Gulfport to Mobilebus
10h 19m$222–743Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Mobile Regional Airport
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB)plane SJC - MOB
12h 7m$162–664Fly San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane SFO - MSY
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Statrain
10h 52m$413–957Fly Oakland International Airport to Pensacola International Airport, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Pensacola International Airport (PNS)plane OAK - PNS
- Take the bus from Pensacola Airport to Mobile Bus Stationbus
11h 53m$165–677BART, bus, train via Tucson
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucsonbus
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Statrain
2d 13h$631–1,266
San Francisco to Mobile by subway, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Mobile is to fly and bus which costs $130 - $420 and takes 11h 49m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Mobile is to fly and bus which takes 10h 19m and costs $220 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Mobile. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Mobile via Los Angeles Union Station, El Paso Bus Station and Houston - Harrisburg Blvd. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between San Francisco and Mobile is 2048 miles. The road distance is 2313.9 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Mobile without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 2h and costs $400 - $700.
It takes approximately 11h 21m to get from San Francisco to Mobile, including transfers.
San Francisco to Mobile bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Mobile is to fly which takes 11h 21m and costs $140 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $400 - $700 and takes 2 days 2h.
San Francisco to Mobile bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Mobile is 2h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 9:22 AM in San Francisco and 11:22 AM in Mobile.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Mobile, AL, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Mobile via Los Angeles Union Station, El Paso Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, and Houston - Harrisburg Blvd in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mobile Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mobile Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mobile Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mobile Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mobile Regional Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Albuquerque, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mobile Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mobile Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pensacola International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–380
- 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 Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $480–1,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- 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
- 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
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to El Paso Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pensacola Airport to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pensacola Airport to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–120
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Gulfport to Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
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
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $140–180
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $110–160
- Titanium
- $124–128
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