There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to Sonora by plane, car, subway, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Yuma International Airport, drive
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Yuma International Airport (YUM)plane SFO - YUM
- Drive from Yuma International Airport (YUM) to San Luis Río Coloradocar
6h 16m$1,348–6,324BART, bus
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Josesubway Green-N
- Take the bus from San Jose to Hermosillobus San José
26h 36m$2,708–3,828Train, bus
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Tucson to Hermosillobus
31h 45m$6,292–12,898Drive 1,664.8 km
- Drive from San Francisco to Hermosillocar 1,664.8 km
18h 49m$3,217–4,646Fly to Tucson, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tucson (TUS)plane SFO - TUS
- Take the bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogalesbus
7h 19m$4,374–13,164BART, bus via Modesto
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus 90
- Take the bus from Modesto to Hermosillobus
28h 22m$1,466–2,130
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Yuma International Airport (YUM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Sonora is to BART and bus via Modesto which costs $1400 - $2200 and takes 28h 22m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Sonora is to fly and drive which takes 6h 16m and costs $1300 - $6500.
The distance between San Francisco and Sonora is 960 km. The road distance is 1664.8 km.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Sonora without a car is to BART and bus which takes 26h 36m and costs $2700 - $3900.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from San Francisco to Sonora, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Sonora is 1665 km. It takes approximately 18h 49m to drive from San Francisco to Sonora.
There are 154+ hotels available in Sonora.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Sonora, Mexico?
There is no direct connection from San Francisco to Sonora. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Yuma International Airport (YUM), then drive to San Luis Río Colorado. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Hermosillo via Berryessa / North San Jose, Berryessa BART, San Jose, and Hermosillo in around 26h 36m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–14,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Indio/Palm Springs, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–14,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Las Vegas, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–14,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–7,500
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,500–5,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2,700–6,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Hermosillo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,400–3,400
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $2,400–3,400
- Titanium
- $2,705–2,715
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Tucson to Hermosillo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $650–850
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson to 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $700–950
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $35
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Hermosillo
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,800
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
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