There are 9 ways to get from San Francisco to Yuma by plane, subway, bus, train, bus (Flixbus), car, bus (Greyhound), or train (Amtrak)
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Yuma International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Yuma International Airport (YUM)plane SFO - YUM
6h 51m$76–354BART, bus, train
- Take the subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtraktrain
14h 17m$137–248Bus via Los Angeles
- Take the bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Stationbus FlixBus 2005
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Yuma County Area Transitbus FlixBus 2054
16h 5m$115–188Drive 646.9 mi
- Drive from San Francisco to Yumacar 646.9 mi
10h 47m$119–171Fly San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SFO - SAN
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Yuma County Area Transitbus
8h 30m$104–307Fly Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OAK - SAN
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Yuma County Area Transitbus
8h 34m$110–323Fly Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport, train
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane OAK - ONT
- Take the train from Ontario Amtrak to Yuma Amtraktrain
8h 20m$313–900Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stopbus Greyhound US0831
- Take the bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Yuma County Area Transitbus Greyhound US0851S
18h 5m$111–209Caltrain, train
- 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 train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtraktrain
18h 49m$220–462
San Francisco to Yuma by subway, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Yuma is to bus which costs $110 - $210 and takes 18h 5m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Yuma is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs $75 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from San Francisco to Yuma. However, there are services departing from San Francisco and arriving at Yuma County Area Transit via Los Angeles Downtown. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from San Francisco to Yuma. However, there are services departing from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound and arriving at Yuma Amtrak via San Jose and Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 49m.
The distance between San Francisco and Yuma is 579 miles. The road distance is 650.7 miles.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Yuma without a car is to BART and bus and train which takes 14h 17m and costs $130 - $250.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from San Francisco to Yuma, including transfers.
San Francisco to Yuma bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, depart from San Francisco station.
San Francisco to Yuma train services, operated by Caltrain, depart from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound station.
The best way to get from San Francisco to Yuma is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs $75 - $360. Alternatively, you can bus via Los Angeles, which costs $110 - $190 and takes 16h 5m, you could also Caltrain and train, which costs $220 - $470 and takes 18h 49m.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Yuma, AZ, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Yuma International Airport (YUM) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Francisco to Yuma County Area Transit via Los Angeles Union Station and Los Angeles Downtown in around 16h 5m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Yuma International Airport via Indio/Palm Springs, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Civic Center / UN Plaza to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ontario Amtrak to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Yuma Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- 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
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Francisco to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Downtown to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Diego Greyhound Bus Stop to Yuma County Area Transit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
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More Questions & Answers
San Francisco to Yuma bus services, operated by FlixBus-us, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
San Francisco to Yuma train services, operated by Caltrain, arrive at San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco to Yuma is 651 miles. It takes approximately 10h 47m to drive from San Francisco to Yuma.
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