There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco to Orlando by plane, bus, train, shuttle, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Orlando (MCO)plane SFO - MCO
7h 14m$372–864Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Orlando (MCO)plane SJC - MCO
9h 52m$194–716Bus, train, shuttle
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivalsbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houstontrain
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwoodbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Brownwood Hotel & Spa to MCO Airport - Terminal A
2d 16hBus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station to Orlando RedCoach Stationbus
2d 18h$524–1,000Drive 2,796.3 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Orlandocar 2,796.3 mi
46h 8m$511–738Fly from Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Orlando (MCO)plane OAK - MCO
8h 48m$198–760Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Orlando (MCO)plane SMF - MCO
10h 31m$235–541Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Orlandotrain
3d 21h$1,305–2,806
San Francisco to Orlando by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Orlando is to train and fly which costs $230 - $550 and takes 10h 31m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Orlando is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs $370 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Orlando station. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Orlando RedCoach Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station and Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Orlando. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at Orlando via Richmond and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 21h.
The distance between San Francisco and Orlando is 2476 miles. The road distance is 2812.6 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Orlando without a car is to bus and train and shuttle which takes 2 days 16h and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from San Francisco to Orlando, including transfers.
San Francisco to Orlando bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Orlando train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Orlando is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs $370 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 2 days 18h, you could also train, which costs $1,300 - $2,900 and takes 3 days 21h.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Orlando, FL, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Orlando (MCO) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Orlando RedCoach Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Garnett Station, Civic Center Station, and Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Orlando via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Orlando via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Orlando via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Orlando via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Orlando via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Orlando via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Orlando via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Orlando via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Orlando via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Orlando via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Orlando via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Orlando via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Orlando via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Orlando via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Orlando via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- 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
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Wildwood
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–190
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 352 539 9664
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Brownwood Hotel & Spa to MCO Airport - Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $35–45
- call in
- $40–50
- 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
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–420
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Atlanta - Civic Center MARTA Station to Orlando RedCoach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Orlando bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Orlando is 3h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 3:07 AM in San Francisco and 6:07 AM in Orlando.
San Francisco to Orlando train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Orlando is 2813 miles. It takes approximately 46h 8m to drive from San Francisco to Orlando.
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