There are 4 ways to get from San Francisco to Pierre by plane, train, bus, taxi, or car
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 San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pierre Municipal Airport (PIR)plane SFO - PIR
7h 5m$132–408Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Richmond to Denvertrain
- Take the bus from Denver to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Sioux Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Sioux Falls to Vivianbus
- Take the taxi from Vivian to Pierretaxi
2d 7h$775–1,331Drive 1,548.7 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Pierrecar 1,548.7 mi
25h 51m$283–409Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Pierre Municipal Airport (PIR)plane SJC - PIR
8h 43m$134–520
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pierre Municipal Airport (PIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Pierre is to fly which costs $130 - $410 and takes 7h 5m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Pierre is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs $130 - $410.
The distance between San Francisco and Pierre is 1263 miles. The road distance is 1557.8 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Pierre without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 2 days 7h and costs $750 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from San Francisco to Pierre, including transfers.
Pierre is 2h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 9:52 PM in San Francisco and 11:52 PM in Pierre.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Pierre is 1558 miles. It takes approximately 25h 51m to drive from San Francisco to Pierre.
There are 19+ hotels available in Pierre.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Pierre, SD, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Frontier Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Pierre Municipal Airport (PIR) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pierre Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pierre Municipal Airport via Sacramento, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Pierre Municipal Airport via Reno, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Pierre Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Pierre Municipal Airport via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–900
- 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
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- [email protected]
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Omaha to Sioux Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Sioux Falls to Vivian
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Estimated price
- $80–95
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