There are 3 ways to get from San Francisco to Santa Clara by plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU)plane SFO - SNU
15h 51m$202–727Shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU)plane STS - SNU
19h 57m$177–625Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU)plane SJC - SNU
17h 30m$224–829
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Santa Clara is to shuttle and fly which costs $170 - $650 and takes 19h 57m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Santa Clara is to fly which takes 15h 51m and costs $200 - $750.
The distance between San Francisco and Santa Clara is 4409 km.
It takes approximately 15h 51m to get from San Francisco to Santa Clara, including transfers.
Santa Clara is 3h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 4:37 PM in San Francisco and 7:37 PM in Santa Clara.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Santa Clara, Cuba?
American Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Phoenix, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Phoenix, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 1m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Los Angeles, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Las Vegas, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Denver, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Austin, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via San Diego, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Phoenix, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Los Angeles, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Salt Lake City, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Abel Santamaría Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- 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
- +1 707-837-8700
- 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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