There are 8 ways to get from San Francisco to Veracruz by plane, bus (Flixbus, Amtrak), car, train, subway, or bus
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 Oakland International Airport
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Veracruz International Airport (VER)plane OAK - VER
10h 22m$3,778–11,232Fly from San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Veracruz International Airport (VER)plane SFO - VER
9h 41m$2,348–9,304Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Centerbus 68
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Veracruzbus
2d 13h$6,185–10,193Drive 3,830.1 km
- Drive from San Francisco to Veracruzcar 3,830.1 km
44h 23m$7,394–10,680Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Veracruz International Airport (VER)plane SJC - VER
9h 49m$3,683–11,335Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Veracruz International Airport (VER)plane SMF - VER
12h 33m$3,317–12,168BART, bus
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Dublin / Pleasantonsubway
- Take the bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exibus 90
- Take the bus from Modesto to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Terminal Poniente - Observatoriobus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente to Veracruzbus
2d 20h$3,090–6,984Caltrain, train, bus
- 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 bus from Los Angeles to Pueblabus
- Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Veracruzbus
3d 6h$6,444–10,882
San Francisco to Veracruz by subway and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Veracruz is to fly which costs $2300 - $9500 and takes 9h 41m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Veracruz is to fly which takes 9h 41m and costs $2300 - $9500.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Veracruz. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Veracruz via San Jose Diridon, Gilroy, Tepic, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte and Puebla CAPU. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between San Francisco and Veracruz is 3291 km. The road distance is 3830.1 km.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Veracruz without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 13h and costs $6000 - $11000.
It takes approximately 10h 22m to get from San Francisco to Veracruz, including transfers.
San Francisco to Veracruz bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Francisco station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Veracruz is to fly which takes 10h 22m and costs $3700 - $12000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $6000 - $11000 and takes 2 days 13h.
San Francisco to Veracruz bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at San Jose Diridon Station.
Veracruz is 1h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 2:53 PM in San Francisco and 3:53 PM in Veracruz.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Veracruz, Mexico?
Volaris, Viva Aerobus, and Aeroméxico fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Veracruz International Airport (VER) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Veracruz via San Jose Diridon, Gilroy Transit Center, Gilroy, Tepic, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Puebla Terminal CAPU, and Puebla CAPU in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–11,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,100–9,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–11,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–11,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,700–12,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,400–11,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–9,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,400–9,500
- 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
- $160–200
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $160–200
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $160–200
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $160–200
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $420–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Dublin / Pleasanton
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 408-321-2300
- Website
- vta.org
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.vta.org/
- Adult
- $40–85
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon to Gilroy Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $190–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,800–5,862
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,800–5,500
- Titanium
- $4,200–4,500
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tepic to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1,200–1,900
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Tepic to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $1,700–2,400
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Puebla Terminal CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $310–450
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla CAPU to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $800–1,200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla CAPU to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from BART Dublin Station to Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $34
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $34
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Modesto to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,200
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Poniente - Observatorio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Poniente - Observatorio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,400
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses de Pasajeros de Oriente to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $490–800
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,400–5,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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