There are 8 ways to get from Seattle to South San Francisco by plane, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, tram, subway, train, or bus
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SEA - SFO
4h 12m$156–376Bus (Greyhound)
cheapest- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0500
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0870
22h 4m$129–245Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Seattle to Emeryvilletrain Coast Starlight
23h 54m$293–597Drive 814.9 mi
- Drive from Seattle to South San Franciscocar 814.9 mi
14h 3m$149–215Fly Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PAE - SFO
3h 59m$178–398Tram to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take the tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airporttram
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SEA - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to West Oaklandsubway
- Take the subway from West Oakland to San Brunosubway
5h 16m$232–387Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SEA - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to South San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
5h 46m$157–389Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sonoma County Airport, bus
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SEA - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Francisco Airportbus
6h 57m$181–491
Seattle to South San Francisco by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to South San Francisco is to bus which costs $120 - $250 and takes 22h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to South San Francisco is to fly which takes 3h 59m and costs $170 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to South San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Airport Blvd & E Grand Ave via Sacramento Bus Station and Mission St & 1st St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Seattle to South San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Seattle and arriving at San Bruno via MacArthur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 54m.
The distance between Seattle and South San Francisco is 699 miles. The road distance is 819.7 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to South San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 22h 4m and costs $120 - $250.
It takes approximately 4h 12m to get from Seattle to South San Francisco, including transfers.
Seattle to South San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
Seattle to South San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Seattle station.
The best way to get from Seattle to South San Francisco is to fly which takes 4h 12m and costs $150 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $250 and takes 22h 4m, you could also train, which costs $290 - $600 and takes 23h 54m.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and South San Francisco, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Delta, and United Airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to Airport Blvd & E Grand Ave via Sacramento Bus Station and Mission St & 1st St in around 22h 4m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–370
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–370
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–370
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–370
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–410
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-889-6368
- [email protected]
- Website
- soundtransit.org
Tram from Pioneer Square to SeaTac/Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.soundtransit.org
- Adult
- $3
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to West Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from West Oakland to San Bruno
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to South San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $8–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–75
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–75
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More Questions & Answers
Seattle to South San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Seattle to South San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Emeryville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Seattle to South San Francisco is 820 miles. It takes approximately 14h 3m to drive from Seattle to South San Francisco.
There are 835+ hotels available in South San Francisco.