There are 10 ways to get from San Francisco to Plano by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), subway, bus, train, car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane SFO - DFW
6h 33m$223–565Fly San Francisco International Airport to Dallas
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dallas (DAL)plane SFO - DAL
6h 53m$116–468Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1000
39h 51m$296–559BART, bus, train
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Dallastrain
2d 1h$610–1,281Drive 1,715.4 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Planocar 1,715.4 mi
28h 24m$314–453Fly Oakland International Airport to Dallas
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Dallas (DAL)plane OAK - DAL
6h 52m$142–564Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Dallas
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Dallas (DAL)plane SJC - DAL
7h 56m$138–570Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane SJC - DFW
7h 52m$145–617BART, bus, train via Tucson
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucsonbus
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Dallastrain
2d 4h$524–979Caltrain, train
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Dallastrain
2d 6h$693–1,495
San Francisco to Plano by bus and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Plano is to fly which costs $220 - $600 and takes 6h 33m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Plano is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs $220 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Plano station. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Park Lane Station via Los Angeles Union Station and Bachman Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Plano station. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound and arriving at Downtown Plano Station via San Jose, Los Angeles and Ebj Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between San Francisco and Plano is 1510 miles. The road distance is 1725.4 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Plano without a car is to bus which takes 39h 51m and costs $290 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from San Francisco to Plano, including transfers.
San Francisco to Plano bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Plano train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Plano is to fly which takes 6h 33m and costs $220 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $290 - $600 and takes 39h 51m, you could also Caltrain and train, which costs $650 - $1,500 and takes 2 days 6h.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Plano, TX, USA?
Frontier Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to 12Th Street Station via Los Angeles Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, Bachman Station, Park Lane Station, and Park Lane Station in around 39h 51m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dallas via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dallas via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dallas via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dallas via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dallas via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $400–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- 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
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
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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 Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $140–180
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $110–160
- Titanium
- $125–128
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Plano bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Plano is 2h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 11:46 AM in San Francisco and 1:46 PM in Plano.
San Francisco to Plano train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Plano is 1725 miles. It takes approximately 28h 24m to drive from San Francisco to Plano.
There are 636+ hotels available in Plano.

























