There are 2 ways to get from Santa Clara to San Francisco by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SNU - SFO
9h 16m$171–626Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SNU - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
12h 49m$254–929
Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Clara to San Francisco is to fly which costs $170 - $650 and takes 9h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Clara to San Francisco is to fly which takes 9h 16m and costs $170 - $650.
The distance between Santa Clara and San Francisco is 2756 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Santa Clara to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 3h behind Santa Clara. It is currently 6:14 PM in Santa Clara and 3:14 PM in San Francisco.
There are 831+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Santa Clara, Cuba and San Francisco, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Abel Santamaría Airport (SNU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) once daily.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Miami, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Abel Santamaría Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Toronto, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- 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
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