There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco to Quebec by plane, train, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane SFO - YQB
11h 1m$568–1,721Fly San Francisco International Airport to Bagotville Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bagotville Airport (YBG)plane SFO - YBG
- Take the bus from Saguenay to Québecbus
17h 55m$359–1,087Train, bus
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawabus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Québectrain
3d 7h$1,547–3,249Bus, taxi
- 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 Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montrealbus
- Take the taxi from Montréal Bus Central Station to Quebec Gare du Palaistaxi
3d 17h$1,562–2,296Drive 4,999.6 km
- Drive from San Francisco to Quebeccar 4,999.6 km
2d 1h$992–1,433Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Québec City Jean Lesage 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 Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane SJC - YQB
14h 50m$771–1,524Fly San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, taxi
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane SFO - YUL
- Take the taxi from Montréal Bus Central Station to Quebec Gare du Palaistaxi
11h 43m$1,047–1,860Train, bus via Detroit
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Québectrain
3d 9h$1,449–2,912
San Francisco to Quebec by subway, train, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Quebec is to fly and bus which costs $350 - $1,100 and takes 17h 55m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Quebec is to fly which takes 11h 1m and costs $550 - $1,800.
The distance between San Francisco and Quebec is 4288 km. The road distance is 4999.6 km.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Quebec without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 7h and costs $1,500 - $3,300.
It takes approximately 11h 1m to get from San Francisco to Quebec, including transfers.
Quebec is 3h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 7:44 AM in San Francisco and 10:44 AM in Quebec.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Quebec is 5000 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from San Francisco to Quebec.
There are 724+ hotels available in Quebec.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Quebec, QC, Canada?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) every 2 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Denver, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Las Vegas, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Minneapolis, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bagotville Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bagotville Airport via Toronto, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bagotville Airport via Detroit, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- palaerospace.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Minneapolis, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Syracuse Regional Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Québec
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $170–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $130–270
Train from Ottawa to Québec
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $100–250
- Business
- $150–310
- Business Plus
- $170–320
- Economy
- $110–260
- Economy Plus
- $130–270
- 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
- $13–16
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $13–16
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Syracuse Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- 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
- $420–800
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-806-2167
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercar.ca
Bus from Saguenay to Québec
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Website
- https://intercar.ca/en
- Schedules at
- https://intercar.ca/en/schedules-and-routes
- Adult
- $50–65
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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