There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to Tri-Cities by plane, bus, car, 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 from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC)plane SFO - PSC
4h 23m$130–292Caltrain 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 13m$72–304Bus, 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
25h 42m$177–332Train, 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 14m$313–584Drive 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
5h 53m$81–358Train, 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$371–764
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) flights
Questions & Answers
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 23m and costs $130 - $300.
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 14m and costs $310 - $600.
It takes approximately 4h 23m 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 57+ 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 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–350
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–290
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–220
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tri-Cities Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Oakland to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Oakland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Ephrata Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- 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
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Moses Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Moses Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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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