There are 12 ways to get from San Francisco to Texas by plane, subway, bus, train, car, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane SFO - AUS
5h 26m$161–664Fly San Francisco International Airport to Dallas
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dallas (DAL)plane SFO - DAL
5h 30m$116–468BART, bus
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucsonbus
- Take the bus from Tucson to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co to Houston, TX - Houston Airline Drbus
40h 37m$307–528BART, bus, train
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houstontrain
44h 40m$557–1,178Drive 1,885.5 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Houstoncar 1,885.5 mi
30h 31m$345–497Fly Oakland International Airport to Dallas
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Dallas (DAL)plane OAK - DAL
5h 29m$142–564Fly Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane OAK - AUS
5h 35m$187–810Fly San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)plane SFO - SAT
5h 49m$162–244Fly San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)plane SFO - DFW
6h 26m$223–565Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Austin-Bergstrom 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 Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane SJC - AUS
6h 35m$183–766Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houstonbus
43h 25m$418–690Caltrain, train
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houstontrain
2d 1h$640–1,392
San Francisco to Texas by subway, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Texas is to fly which costs $160 - $250 and takes 5h 49m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Texas is to fly which takes 5h 26m and costs $160 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Texas. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Hyatt Regency Houston via Los Angeles Union Station and Fort Worth. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Texas. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound and arriving at Houston via San Jose and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 1h.
The distance between San Francisco and Texas is 1532 miles. The road distance is 1896.5 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Texas without a car is to BART and bus which takes 40h 37m and costs $300 - $550.
It takes approximately 5h 26m to get from San Francisco to Texas, including transfers.
San Francisco to Texas bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Texas train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Texas is to fly which takes 5h 26m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $410 - $700 and takes 43h 25m, you could also Caltrain and train, which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 2 days 1h.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Texas, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Hyatt Regency Houston via Los Angeles Union Station, Ft Worth Bus Station, and Fort Worth in around 43h 25m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–430
- 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
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- 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
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- 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
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $140–180
Bus from Tucson to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $65–90
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $110–160
- Titanium
- $125–128
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co to Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–440
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- [email protected]
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Texas bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Texas is 2h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 5:40 AM in San Francisco and 7:40 AM in Texas.
San Francisco to Texas train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Texas is 1896 miles. It takes approximately 30h 31m to drive from San Francisco to Texas.
There are 2000+ hotels available in Texas.






























