There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to Tri-Cities by plane, train, bus, or car
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 Tri-Cities Airport (PSC)plane SFO - PSC
4h 27m$130–412Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC)plane SJC - PSC
7h 26m$72–334Train, bus
- Take the train from Oakland to Portlandtrain Coast Starlight
- Take the bus from Portland, OR - Lloyd Center to Kennewick, WA - Fred Meyerbus Portland
26h 13m$253–524Bus, drive
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Moses Lakebus
- Drive from Moses Lake to Tri-Citiescar
26h 52m$166–277Drive 732.4 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Tri-Citiescar 732.4 mi
13h 32m$134–194Fly from Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC)plane OAK - PSC
6h 27m$76–358Train, drive (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Oakland to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Ephrata Amtraktrain
- Drive from Multimodal Transit Center to Tri-Citiescar
33h 9m$286–694
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Tri-Cities is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h 32m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Tri-Cities is to fly which takes 4h 27m and costs $130 - $420.
The distance between San Francisco and Tri-Cities is 642 miles. The road distance is 736.7 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Tri-Cities without a car is to train and bus which takes 26h 13m and costs $250 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h 27m to get from San Francisco to Tri-Cities, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Tri-Cities is 737 miles. It takes approximately 13h 32m to drive from San Francisco to Tri-Cities.
There are 63+ hotels available in Tri-Cities.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Tri-Cities, WA, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Delta fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–420
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Ephrata Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 208.342-1900
- [email protected]
- Website
- starlinecollection.com
Bus from Portland, OR - Lloyd Center to Kennewick, WA - Fred Meyer
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–100
- Schedules at
- starlinecollection.com
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