There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco to Summit by plane, taxi, car, subway, train or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly San Francisco to Aberdeen, taxi • 8h 47m
Cheapest option
Train, bus • 2 days 11h
6 alternative options
Fly Oakland to Watertown, taxi • 8h 48m
Train, bus via Denver • 2 days 4h
Drive • 29h 2m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Summit is to fly and drive which costs $170 - $700 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Summit is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 5m and costs $230 - $500.
The distance between San Francisco and Summit is 1441 miles. The road distance is 1892.8 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Summit without a car is to train and bus via Denver which takes 2 days 4h and costs $220 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from San Francisco to Summit, including transfers.
Summit is 2h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 1:35 AM in San Francisco and 3:35 AM in Summit.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Summit is 1893 miles. It takes approximately 29h 2m to drive from San Francisco to Summit.
- Distance: 1441.2 miles
- Duration: 8h 47m
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Summit, SD, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Francisco to Summit. However, you can take the BART to San Francisco International Airport, take the walk to San Francisco airport, fly to Aberdeen, then take the taxi to Summit. Alternatively, you can take the BART to San Francisco International Airport, take the walk to San Francisco airport, fly to Watertown, then take the taxi to Summit.
- Website
- keylimeair.com
Flights from San Francisco to Watertown via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $500
Flights from San Francisco to Watertown via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $650
Flights from San Francisco to Watertown via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550
Flights from San Francisco to Watertown via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $400
Flights from Oakland to Watertown via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $700
Flights from Oakland to Watertown via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $700
Flights from Oakland to Watertown via Burbank, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $750
Flights from Oakland to Watertown via Santa Barbara, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $750
Flights from Oakland to Watertown via Reno, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $700
Flights from Oakland to Watertown via Boise, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220 - $700
Flights from Oakland to Watertown via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $700
Flights from San Jose to Watertown via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190 - $650
Flights from San Jose to Watertown via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $850
Flights from San Jose to Watertown via Las Vegas, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $650
Flights from San Jose to Watertown via Burbank, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $700
Flights from San Jose to Watertown via Salt Lake City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
Flights from San Jose to Watertown via Boise, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $700
Flights from San Jose to Watertown via Ontario/San Bernardino, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $700
Flights from San Jose to Watertown via Reno, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to Aberdeen via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $400
Flights from San Francisco to Aberdeen via Salt Lake City, Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $400
Flights from San Francisco to Sioux Falls via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to Sioux Falls via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310 - $1,200
Flights from San Francisco to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310 - $1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco to Sioux Falls via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300 - $750
Flights from San Francisco to Sioux Falls via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300 - $750
Flights from San Francisco to Sioux Falls via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300 - $750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco to Sioux Falls via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $360
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6 - $10
- Website
- http://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55 - $380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $55 - $170
- Child Coach - short notice
- $80 - $150
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $80 - $250
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $85 - $250
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $110 - $330
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $150 - $490
- Business Seat - short notice
- $160 - $550
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $140 - $380
Train from Oakland to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $30 - $95
- Child Coach - short notice
- $50 - $85
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $45 - $150
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $50 - $150
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $65 - $180
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $95 - $300
- Business Seat - short notice
- $100 - $310
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $80 - $230
Train from Portland to Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65 - $440
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $65 - $190
- Child Coach - short notice
- $95 - $180
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $90 - $290
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $95 - $290
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $130 - $390
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $180 - $600
- Business Seat - short notice
- $190 - $650
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $170 - $440
- Phone
- +1-877-779-2999
- tony@expressarrow.com
- Website
- expressarrow.com
Bus from Denver to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100 - $140
- Website
- https://expressarrow.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- info@jeffersonlines.com
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Omaha, NE to Sioux Falls, SD
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35 - $85
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com/
Bus from Sioux Falls, SD to Summit Corner, SD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $29 - $70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com/
Bus from Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station to Fargo, ND
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20 - $45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com/
Bus from Fargo, ND to Summit Corner, SD
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28 - $65
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Estimated price
- $130 - $160
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