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 Dallas
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dallas (DAL)plane SFO - DAL
5h 25m$101–408BART, 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$337–438BART, 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$497–1,278Drive 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 34m$112–484Fly San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane SFO - AUS
5h 52m$201–304Fly 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 44m$162–414Fly Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)plane OAK - AUS
5h 56m$237–320Fly San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane SFO - IAH
6h 20m$112–486Fly 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 29m$213–445Bus
- 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
42h 10m$399–588Caltrain, 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$560–1,512
San Francisco to Texas by subway, bus, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Texas is to fly which costs $160 - $420 and takes 5h 44m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Texas is to fly which takes 5h 25m and costs $100 - $410.
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 42h 10m.
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 1502 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 $330 - $440.
It takes approximately 5h 25m 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 25m and costs $100 - $410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $390 - $600 and takes 42h 10m, you could also Caltrain and train, which costs $550 - $1,600 and takes 2 days 1h.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Texas, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dallas (DAL) 5 times a day. 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 42h 10m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–410
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dallas via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Antonio International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–260
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
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
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $140–180
Bus from Tucson to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- 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
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–150
- Titanium
- $116–119
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co to Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–180
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adult
- $160–180
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hoang Bus
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
- GoToBus - Hoang Express
- Website
- Hoang Bus
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- 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 Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–360
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vonlane
Bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- Vonlane
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
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Booking & Getting There
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 1:24 AM in San Francisco and 3:24 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 2180+ hotels available in Texas.






























