There are 9 ways to get from Sonora to San Francisco by bus, plane, subway, train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Tucson, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the bus from Nogales to Tucsonbus
- Fly from Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TUS - SFO
7h 17m$217–784Bus, bus to San Diego International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicalibus
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tijuanabus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SAN - SFO
8h 56m$98–363Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Hermosillo to San Josebus Guadalajara
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plazasubway Green-S
26h 47m$157–225Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hermosillo to Nogalesbus
- Take the bus from Nogales to Tucsonbus
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain
31h 21m$350–714Drive 1,034.8 mi
- Drive from Hermosillo to San Franciscocar 1,034.8 mi
18h 53m$189–273Drive to Yuma International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Drive from San Luis Río Colorado to Yuma International Airport (YUM)car
- Fly from Yuma International Airport (YUM) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane YUM - OAK
5h 15m$100–465Bus, bus to San Diego International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicalibus
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tijuanabus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SAN - OAK
9h 11m$109–389Bus, bus to San Diego International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicalibus
- Take the bus from Mexicali to Tijuanabus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SAN - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
10h 13m$111–636Bus
- Take the bus from Hermosillo to Tijuanabus
- Take the bus from San Ysidro Bus Terminal to San Francisco Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0831
28h 7m$187–326
Tucson (TUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sonora to San Francisco is to bus and BART which costs $150 - $230 and takes 26h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Sonora to San Francisco is to drive and fly which takes 5h 15m and costs $95 - $470.
No, there is no direct bus from Sonora to San Francisco station. However, there are services departing from Hermosillo and arriving at San Francisco Bus Station via Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano and San Ysidro Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 7m.
The distance between Sonora and San Francisco is 852 miles. The road distance is 1040.8 miles.
The best way to get from Sonora to San Francisco without a car is to bus and BART which takes 26h 47m and costs $150 - $230.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Sonora to San Francisco, including transfers.
Sonora to San Francisco bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, depart from Hermosillo station.
Sonora to San Francisco bus services, operated by Omnibus de Mexico, arrive at Tijuana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sonora to San Francisco is 1041 miles. It takes approximately 18h 53m to drive from Sonora to San Francisco.
There are 831+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Sonora, Mexico and San Francisco, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Hermosillo to San Francisco Bus Station via Tijuana, Tijuana - Plaza El Mexicano, and San Ysidro Bus Terminal in around 28h 7m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $65–340
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Yuma International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Yuma International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix, Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Yuma International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Yuma International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–320
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–250
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–260
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–220
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tucson to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–220
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Yuma International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- 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 Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Nogales to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $8–22
- Titanium
- $9–22
Bus from Hermosillo to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–200
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $140–200
- Titanium
- $158–159
Bus from Hermosillo to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $22–35
- Titanium
- $24–40
Bus from Nogales to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–22
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $8–22
- Titanium
- $9–22
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–20
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $5–20
- Titanium
- $6–19
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–20
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $5–20
- Titanium
- $6–19
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–20
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $5–20
- Titanium
- $6–19
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Hermosillo to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 104 7400
- [email protected]
- Website
- abc.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
Bus from Mexicali to Tijuana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–40
- Schedules at
- abc.com.mx
- Book at
- abc.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from San Luis Río Colorado to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Ysidro Bus Terminal to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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