There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to Mount St. Helens by plane, unknown, bus, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Oakland International Airport, travel
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane OAK - PDX
- Walk from Portland-Airport-PDX to Mount St. Helensunknown
4h 39mBus, travel (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
- Walk from E.Birch Ave & 6th St to Mount St. Helensunknown
20h 41mTrain, travel (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Oakland to Kelso-Longviewtrain Coast Starlight
- Walk from Kelso-Longview to Mount St. Helensunknown
22h 2mFly from San Francisco International Airport, travel
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane SFO - PDX
- Walk from Portland-Airport-PDX to Mount St. Helensunknown
4h 39mShuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane STS - PDX
- Walk from Portland-Airport-PDX to Mount St. Helensunknown
5h 46mCaltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane SJC - PDX
- Walk from Portland-Airport-PDX to Mount St. Helensunknown
5h 47m
Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between San Francisco and Mount St. Helens is 611 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Mount St. Helens without a car is to bus and travel which takes 20h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from San Francisco to Mount St. Helens, including transfers.
There are three+ hotels available in Mount St. Helens.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Mount St. Helens, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Francisco to Mount St. Helens. However, you can take the subway to Coliseum, walk to Coliseum - OAC, take the subway to Oakland International Airport Station, walk to Oakland International Airport (OAK) airport, fly to Portland International Airport (PDX), then travel to Mount St. Helens. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Mount St. Helens via Sacramento Bus Station, Portland Curbside Bus Stop, NW Everett & 5th, 99th Street Transit Center: Bay A, and E.Birch Ave & 6th St in around 20h 41m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–350
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland International Airport via Redmond
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–350
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–410
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–410
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Kelso-Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–550
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–65
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