There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco to Salt Lake County by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, train, or shuttle
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SFO - SLC
4h 27m$104–289Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Salt Lake City International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane STS - SLC
5h 54m$79–347Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Centerbus Greyhound US0870
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctrbus Greyhound US0560S
17h 41m$112–219Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Richmond to Salt Lake Citytrain California Zephyr
19h 46m$267–560Drive 737.9 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Salt Lake Countycar 737.9 mi
11h 27m$135–195Fly Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane OAK - SLC
4h 31m$150–345Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SJC - SLC
5h 35m$86–411Fly San Francisco International Airport to Provo, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Provo (PVU)plane SFO - PVU
- Take the train from Provo Central Station to Murray Central Stationtrain
6h 27m$110–301
San Francisco to Salt Lake County by bus and train (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Salt Lake County is to bus which costs $110 - $220 and takes 17h 41m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Salt Lake County is to fly which takes 4h 27m and costs $100 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco station to Salt Lake County. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Bus Station and arriving at Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr via Sparks Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 41m.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Salt Lake County station. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at Murray Central Station via Richmond and Salt Lake Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 46m.
The distance between San Francisco and Salt Lake County is 630 miles. The road distance is 742.2 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Salt Lake County without a car is to bus which takes 17h 41m and costs $110 - $220.
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from San Francisco to Salt Lake County, including transfers.
San Francisco to Salt Lake County bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
San Francisco to Salt Lake County train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Salt Lake County is to fly which takes 4h 27m and costs $100 - $290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $220 and takes 17h 41m, you could also train, which costs $260 - $600 and takes 19h 46m.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Salt Lake County, UT, USA?
Frontier Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Murray Central Station via Sparks Transit Center, Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr, and Salt Lake Central Station in around 17h 41m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–280
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Provo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Provo via San Bernardino International Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–280
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- 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
- +1 801-743-3882
- [email protected]
- Website
- rideuta.com
Train from Provo Central Station to Murray Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Schedules at
- rideuta.com
- Adult - full fare
- $2–6
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Salt Lake City Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–65
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Salt Lake County bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sparks Transit Center station.
Salt Lake County is 1h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 6:36 PM in San Francisco and 7:36 PM in Salt Lake County.
San Francisco to Salt Lake County train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Salt Lake City station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Salt Lake County is 742 miles. It takes approximately 11h 27m to drive from San Francisco to Salt Lake County.
There are 797+ hotels available in Salt Lake County.














