There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco to Salmon by plane, car, train, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, drive
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Missoula International Airport (MSO)plane SFO - MSO
- Drive from Missoula-Airport-MSO to Salmoncar
6h 52m$94–372Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Richmond to Salt Lake Citytrain
- Take the bus from Downtown Salt Lake to Idaho Fallsbus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Dillon, MTbus
- Take the taxi from Dillon, MT to Salmontaxi
30h 52m$636–1,019Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Spokane Stationbus
- Take the bus from Spokane to Buttebus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Dillon, MTbus
- Take the taxi from Dillon, MT to Salmontaxi
39h 18m$415–625Drive 876.3 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Salmoncar 876.3 mi
16h 4m$150–217Train, bus, taxi via Vancouver
- Take the train from Oakland to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to Spokanetrain
- Take the bus from Spokane to Buttebus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Dillon, MTbus
- Take the taxi from Dillon, MT to Salmontaxi
40h 36m$826–1,284
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Missoula International Airport (MSO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Salmon is to drive which costs $150 - $220 and takes 16h 4m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Salmon is to fly and drive which takes 6h 52m and costs $90 - $380.
The distance between San Francisco and Salmon is 932 miles. The road distance is 881.4 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Salmon without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 30h 52m and costs $600 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from San Francisco to Salmon, including transfers.
Salmon is 1h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 7:00 AM in San Francisco and 8:00 AM in Salmon.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Salmon is 881 miles. It takes approximately 16h 4m to drive from San Francisco to Salmon.
There are 11+ hotels available in Salmon.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Salmon, ID, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Francisco to Salmon. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Missoula International Airport (MSO), then drive to Salmon. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Richmond, walk to Richmond, take the train to Salt Lake City, walk to Salt Lake Central Station, take the line 701 vehicle to Arena Station, walk to Downtown Salt Lake, take the bus to Idaho Falls, take the bus to Dillon, MT, then take the taxi to Salmon.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Missoula International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $430–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Vancouver Station to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 208-656-8824
- [email protected]
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Downtown Salt Lake to Idaho Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Idaho Falls, ID to Dillon, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Butte, MT to Dillon, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Bus from Butte, MT to Dillon, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–50
- Website
- Salt Lake Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Spokane to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $75–110
Bus from Spokane to Butte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $75–110
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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