There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco to Penn State University by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, or taxi
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Fly to Pittsburgh International Airport, train
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)plane SFO - PIT
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 30m$554–948Fly to Penn State University Park Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Penn State University Park Airport (SCE)plane SFO - SCE
- Take the bus from State College Bus Station to Altoona Bus Stationbus
12h 14m$177–640Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 19h$949–2,012Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Altoona Bus Stationbus
2d 21h$474–890Drive 2,661 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Penn State Universitycar 2,661 mi
42h 8m$486–702Fly to Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport, taxi
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport (DUJ)plane SFO - DUJ
- Take the taxi from Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport (DUJ) to Penn State Universitytaxi
10h 43m$300–792Fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane SFO - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain
14h 57m$292–516Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SFO - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Altoona Amtrak Stationtrain
14h 26m$268–1,385
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Penn State University is to fly and train which costs $290 - $550 and takes 14h 57m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Penn State University is to fly and taxi which takes 10h 43m and costs $300 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Penn State University station. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Altoona Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Pittsburgh Intermodal Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Penn State University station. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at Altoona Amtrak Station via Richmond, Chicago Union Station and Pittsburgh Amtrak Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 19h.
The distance between San Francisco and Penn State University is 2417 miles. The road distance is 2676.6 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Penn State University without a car is to train which takes 2 days 19h and costs $950 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 11h 30m to get from San Francisco to Penn State University, including transfers.
San Francisco to Penn State University bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Penn State University train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Penn State University is to train which takes 2 days 19h and costs $950 - $2,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $470 - $900 and takes 2 days 21h.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Penn State University, PA, USA?
You can take a subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Penn State University via Richmond, Richmond, Chicago Union Station, Pittsburgh Amtrak Station, and Altoona Amtrak Station in around 2d 19h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Penn State University via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Pittsburgh Intermodal Station, and Altoona Bus Station in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- 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
- $200–800
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
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- iflysouthern.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport via Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport via Chicago Midway, Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport via Denver, Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Du Bois-Jefferson County Airport via Minneapolis, Pittsburgh International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Penn State University Park Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- 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 Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Altoona Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Altoona Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
- 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
- $65–120
- 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 St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Pittsburgh Intermodal Station to Altoona Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from State College Bus Station to Altoona Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Penn State University bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Penn State University is 3h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 12:18 AM in San Francisco and 3:18 AM in Penn State University.
San Francisco to Penn State University train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Penn State University is 2677 miles. It takes approximately 42h 8m to drive from San Francisco to Penn State University.
There are 30+ hotels available in Penn State University.








