There are 9 ways to get from San Francisco to Palos Heights by plane, subway, train, bus, taxi or car
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Fly San Francisco to Chicago Midway • 6h 47m
Cheapest option
7 alternative options
Fly Oakland to Chicago Midway • 6h 59m
Train • 2 days 6h
Bus, taxi • 2 days 13h
Drive • 32h 37m
San Francisco to Palos Heights by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Palos Heights is to train and fly which costs $80 - $700 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Palos Heights is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs $110 - $490.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Palos Heights. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at Palos Heights via Richmond and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between San Francisco and Palos Heights is 1890 miles. The road distance is 2142.5 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Palos Heights without a car is to train which takes 2 days 6h and costs $100 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from San Francisco to Palos Heights, including transfers.
San Francisco to Palos Heights train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Palos Heights is to fly which takes 6h 47m and costs $110 - $490. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $100 - $700 and takes 2 days 6h.
Palos Heights is 2h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 1:51 PM in San Francisco and 3:51 PM in Palos Heights.
San Francisco to Palos Heights train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
- Distance: 1890.3 miles
- Duration: 6h 47m
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Palos Heights, IL, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines and Delta fly from San Francisco to Palos Heights every 4 hours. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station once daily. Tickets cost $100 - $650 and the journey takes 2 days 3h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago Midway via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago Midway via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Oakland to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $144
Flights from Oakland to Chicago Midway via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $144
Flights from Oakland to Chicago Midway via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $144
Flights from Oakland to Chicago Midway via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $144
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $440
Flights from San Jose to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $750
Flights from San Jose to Chicago Midway via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $750
Flights from San Jose to Chicago Midway via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $750
Flights from San Jose to Chicago Midway via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $800
Flights from San Jose to Chicago O'Hare via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from San Jose to Chicago O'Hare via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $600
Flights from Sacramento to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Sacramento to Chicago Midway via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Sacramento to Chicago Midway via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Sacramento to Chicago Midway via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Sacramento to Chicago Midway via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare via Omaha
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
Flights from San Jose to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $950
Flights from San Jose to Chicago O'Hare via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago Midway via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $420
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $320
Flights from San Jose to Chicago O'Hare via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $410
Flights from San Jose to Chicago O'Hare via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $480
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $480
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $550
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from San Jose to Chicago O'Hare via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $490
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6 - $10
- Website
- http://www.bart.gov
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3 - $75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $3 - $21
- Child Coach - short notice
- $12 - $23
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $12 - $45
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $14 - $45
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18 - $29
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $27 - $85
- Business Seat - short notice
- $30 - $70
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $11 - $75
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100 - $650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $100 - $280
- Child Coach - short notice
- $130 - $260
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $130 - $420
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $140 - $410
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $190 - $600
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $260 - $850
- Business Seat - short notice
- $270 - $900
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $250 - $650
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $30 - $110
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Las Vegas S Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas S Strip Transit Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170 - $320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26 - $70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-544-2383
- Website
- hoosierride.com
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to South Street Station - South Bend
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $55
- Book at
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from South Bend, IN to Meriillville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7 - $40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $100 - $130
Krazy Cab of NWI
- Phone
- +1 219-763-1675
- Website
- krazycab.com
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Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Palos Heights is 2142 miles. It takes approximately 32h 37m to drive from San Francisco to Palos Heights.
There are 146+ hotels available in Palos Heights. Prices start at $53 USD per night.