There are 9 ways to get from San Francisco to Sandusky by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or bus
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane SFO - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Sandusky Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 20m$193–510Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain California Zephyr
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sandusky Amtrak Stationtrain Lake Shore Limited / ...
2d 12h$1,455–2,346Bus
- 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 Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to Toledobus
- Take the bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Sandusky Bus Stopbus
2d 13h$438–722Drive 2,400.8 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Sanduskycar 2,400.8 mi
37h 25m$439–633Fly Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane OAK - CLE
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Sandusky Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 6m$219–616Fly San Francisco International Airport to Detroit, bus, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)plane SFO - DTW
- Take the bus from Dearborn to Toledobus
- Take the train from Toledo to Sandusky Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 2mFly Oakland International Airport to Detroit, bus, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Detroit (DTW)plane OAK - DTW
- Take the bus from Dearborn to Toledobus
- Take the train from Toledo to Sandusky Amtrak Stationtrain
12h 38mFly San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SFO - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sandusky Amtrak Stationtrain
13h 13m$332–667Fly Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane OAK - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Sandusky Amtrak Stationtrain
13h 17m$268–803
San Francisco to Sandusky by subway and train (Amtrak)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Sandusky is to fly and train which costs $190 - $550 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Sandusky is to fly and train which takes 9h 20m and costs $190 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Sandusky. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Sandusky Bus Stop via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis and Toledo Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Sandusky station. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at Sandusky Amtrak Station via Richmond and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between San Francisco and Sandusky is 2257 miles. The road distance is 2414.8 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Sandusky without a car is to train which takes 2 days 12h and costs $1,400 - $2,400.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from San Francisco to Sandusky, including transfers.
San Francisco to Sandusky bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Sandusky train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Sandusky is to train which takes 2 days 12h and costs $1,400 - $2,400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $430 - $750 and takes 2 days 13h.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Sandusky, OH, USA?
You can take a subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Sandusky Amtrak Station via Richmond, Richmond, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 12h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Sandusky Bus Stop via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis, and Toledo Bus Stop in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–440
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Sandusky Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sandusky Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Sandusky Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Sandusky Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Toledo to Sandusky Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sandusky Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Sandusky Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–490
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Sandusky Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Indianapolis to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- Barons Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Dearborn to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Dearborn to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
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Booking & Getting There
San Francisco to Sandusky bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Sandusky is 3h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 10:06 AM in San Francisco and 1:06 PM in Sandusky.
San Francisco to Sandusky train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Sandusky is 2415 miles. It takes approximately 37h 25m to drive from San Francisco to Sandusky.
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