There are 10 ways to get from San Francisco to Waltham by plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SFO - BOS
9h 1m$214–573Fly San Francisco International Airport to Manchester Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Manchester Airport (MHT)plane SFO - MHT
- Take the bus from Boston Manchester Airport to Bostonbus
12h 31m$202–738Train, bus
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from Manhattan to Newtonbus
3d 4h$935–1,896Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Manhattan to Newtonbus
3d 8h$570–1,083Drive 3,083.7 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Walthamcar 3,083.7 mi
2d 1h$563–813Fly Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane OAK - BOS
10h 47m$210–819Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SJC - BOS
11h 44m$206–775Fly Oakland International Airport to Manchester Airport, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Manchester Airport (MHT)plane OAK - MHT
- Take the bus from Boston Manchester Airport to Bostonbus
13h$228–884Fly San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane SFO - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Bostontrain
12h 16m$320–636Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Bostontrain
3d 5h$1,086–2,311
San Francisco to Waltham by subway, train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Waltham is to fly which costs $210 - $600 and takes 9h 1m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Waltham is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs $210 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Waltham. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Newton via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Manhattan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 8h.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Waltham. However, there are services departing from Civic Center / UN Plaza and arriving at Boston via Richmond and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between San Francisco and Waltham is 2741 miles. The road distance is 3101.7 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Waltham without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 4h and costs $900 - $1,900.
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from San Francisco to Waltham, including transfers.
San Francisco to Waltham bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Waltham train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Richmond station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Waltham is to fly which takes 9h 1m and costs $210 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $550 - $1,100 and takes 3 days 8h, you could also train, which costs $1,000 - $2,400 and takes 3 days 5h.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Waltham, MA, USA?
JetBlue Airways, Delta, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Newton via Los Angeles Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, and Manhattan in around 3d 8h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Manchester Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Manchester Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Manchester Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Manchester Airport via Denver, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Manchester Airport via Las Vegas, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Manchester Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Manchester Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Manchester Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Manchester Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Manchester Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–450
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Manhattan to Newton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
Bus from Manhattan to Newton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- 1 855-888-7160
- [email protected]
- Website
- gobuses.com
Bus from Manhattan to Newton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.gobuses.com
Bus from Manhattan to Newton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.gobuses.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston Manchester Airport to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston Manchester Airport to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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 Los Angeles Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Boston Manchester Airport to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Boston Manchester Airport to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Waltham bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Waltham is 3h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 11:11 AM in San Francisco and 2:11 PM in Waltham.
San Francisco to Waltham train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Waltham is 3102 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from San Francisco to Waltham.
There are 1624+ hotels available in Waltham.













