There are 10 ways to get from San Francisco to Valparaiso University by plane, train, subway, shuttle, bus or car
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Fly Oakland to Chicago Midway, train • 9h 28m
Train • 2 days 8h
Bus • 2 days 10h
Drive • 33h 23m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Valparaiso University is to train and fly which costs $130 - $800 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Valparaiso University is to fly and train which takes 9h 16m and costs $150 - $550.
The distance between San Francisco and Valparaiso University is 1949 miles. The road distance is 2181.9 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Valparaiso University without a car is to train which takes 2 days 8h and costs $150 - $750.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from San Francisco to Valparaiso University, including transfers.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Valparaiso University is to train which takes 2 days 8h and costs $150 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 10h.
Valparaiso University is 2h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 4:19 PM in San Francisco and 6:19 PM in Valparaiso University.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Valparaiso University is 2182 miles. It takes approximately 33h 23m to drive from San Francisco to Valparaiso University.
There are 69+ hotels available in Valparaiso University. Prices start at $48 USD per night.
- Distance: 1949.1 miles
- Duration: 9h 16m
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Valparaiso University, IN, USA?
You can take a train from San Francisco to Valparaiso University via Richmond, Richmond, Chicago Union Station, Canal & Van Buren, Michigan & Van Buren/Ida B. Wells, Van Buren St., and Dune Park in around 2 days 8h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Valparaiso University via Bakersfield Train Station, Bakersfield, Las Vegas Amtrak Bus Stop, Las Vegas S Strip Transit Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, Chicago, and Gary Bus Station in around 2 days 10h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago Midway via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago Midway via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $550
Flights from Oakland to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $144
Flights from Oakland to Chicago Midway via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $144
Flights from Oakland to Chicago Midway via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $144
Flights from Oakland to Chicago Midway via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $144
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $440
Flights from San Jose to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $750
Flights from San Jose to Chicago Midway via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $750
Flights from San Jose to Chicago Midway via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $750
Flights from San Jose to Chicago Midway via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $800
Flights from San Jose to Chicago O'Hare via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $600
Flights from San Jose to Chicago O'Hare via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $600
Flights from Sacramento to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Sacramento to Chicago Midway via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Sacramento to Chicago Midway via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Sacramento to Chicago Midway via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from Sacramento to Chicago Midway via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $480
Flights from San Francisco to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $600
Flights from San Jose to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $950
Flights from San Jose to Chicago O'Hare via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $950
Flights from San Francisco to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $460
Flights from San Francisco to Indianapolis via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $460
Flights from San Francisco to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago Midway via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $420
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $320
Flights from San Jose to Chicago O'Hare via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $410
Flights from San Jose to Chicago O'Hare via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $410
Flights from San Francisco to Indianapolis via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $360
Flights from San Francisco to Indianapolis via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $360
Flights from San Francisco to Indianapolis via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $550
Flights from San Francisco to Indianapolis via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $470
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $480
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $480
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco to Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $550
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from San Jose to Chicago O'Hare via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $490
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to Dune Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $4 - $10
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Seniors, Disabled, Military
- $4 - $5
- Adults 14-64
- $9 - $10
- 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
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3 - $75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $3 - $21
- Child Coach - short notice
- $12 - $23
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $12 - $45
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $14 - $45
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18 - $29
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $27 - $85
- Business Seat - short notice
- $30 - $70
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $11 - $75
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100 - $650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $100 - $280
- Child Coach - short notice
- $130 - $260
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $130 - $420
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $140 - $410
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $190 - $600
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $260 - $850
- Business Seat - short notice
- $270 - $900
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $250 - $650
- Phone
- +1(765)4973828
- Website
- lafayettelimo.com
Shuttle from Indianapolis Airport to Holiday Inn City Centre, Lafayette IN
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- lafayettelimo.com
- Book at
- lafayettelimo.bookingtool.net
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lafayette Bus Stop to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10 - $45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Bakersfield Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Las Vegas S Strip Transit Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170 - $320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $85
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bakersfield to Las Vegas Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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