There are 9 ways to get from San Francisco to Ontario by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)plane SFO - DTW
7h 28m$188–771Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
2d 16h$578–1,120Train via Detroit
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
2d 17h$1,209–2,772Drive 4,222.3 km
- Drive from San Francisco to Torontocar 4,222.3 km
41h 12m$826–1,194Fly Oakland International Airport to Detroit
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Detroit (DTW)plane OAK - DTW
9h 28m$302–1,216Fly San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane SFO - YYZ
7h 59m$343–1,129Fly San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane SFO - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
11h 2m$309–517Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Detroit (DTW)plane SMF - DTW
10h 59m$334–1,289Train
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
2d 22h$1,277–2,929
San Francisco to Ontario by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Ontario is to fly which costs $180 - $800 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Ontario is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs $180 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco station to Ontario. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Bus Station and arriving at Toronto via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station and Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Ontario station. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at Toronto Union Station via Richmond, Chicago Union Station and Windsor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
The distance between San Francisco and Ontario is 3403 km. The road distance is 4222.3 km.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Ontario without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 16h and costs $550 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from San Francisco to Ontario, including transfers.
San Francisco to Ontario bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
San Francisco to Ontario train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Ontario is to fly which takes 7h 28m and costs $180 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $550 - $1,200 and takes 2 days 16h, you could also train via Detroit, which costs $1,200 - $2,800 and takes 2 days 17h.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Ontario, Canada?
Delta, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Toronto via Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Detroit Bus Station in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–420
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–400
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Ontario bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Ontario is 3h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 11:18 PM in San Francisco and 2:18 AM in Ontario.
San Francisco to Ontario train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Ontario is 4222 km. It takes approximately 41h 12m to drive from San Francisco to Ontario.
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