There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to Victoria by plane, train, ferry, 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 San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane SFO - YYJ
8h 1m$247–1,420Fly Oakland International Airport to Victoria International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ)plane OAK - YYJ
8h 21m$101–494Train, ferry
- Take the train from Oakland to Seattletrain Coast Starlight
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry Seattle
28h 21m$519–1,061Fly Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane OAK - SEA
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry
8h 57m$493–876Fly San Francisco International Airport to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Victoria Inner Harbour Apt (YWH)plane SFO - YWH
6h 22m$124–617Fly San Francisco International Airport to Nanaimo Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nanaimo Airport (YCD)plane SFO - YCD
- Take the bus from Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn to Douglas & Hillsidebus
10h 7m$120–573Fly San Francisco International Airport to Paine Field County Airport, ferry
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Paine Field County Airport (PAE)plane SFO - PAE
- Take the ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoriaferry
10h 28m$439–893
San Francisco to Victoria by subway, foot, train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Victoria is to fly which costs $100 - $500 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Victoria is to fly which takes 6h 22m and costs $120 - $650.
The distance between San Francisco and Victoria is 1277 km.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Victoria without a car is to train and ferry which takes 28h 21m and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from San Francisco to Victoria, including transfers.
There are 282+ hotels available in Victoria.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Victoria, BC, Canada?
Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Victoria International Airport (YYJ) every 2 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Portland, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Victoria International Airport via Portland, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paine Field County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Paine Field County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 250 746 9899
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cowichan Valley
Bus from Canada Ave & Station - Train Stn to Douglas & Hillside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- Cowichan Valley
- Single Ride - All Passengers
- $3
- Phone
- +1 800-888-2535
- Website
- clippervacations.com
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $170–300
- Child
- $110–150
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $170–300
- Child
- $110–150
Ferry from Seattle Clipper Terminal to Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Schedules at
- clippervacations.com
- Adult
- $170–300
- Child
- $110–150
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