There are 10 ways to get from St. Catharines to San Francisco by bus, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, or train
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Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the bus from St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal to Toronto Union Stationbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYZ - SFO
10h 8m$246–866Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BUF - SFO
11h 49m$141–580Train
- Take the train from St. Catharines to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
2d 20h$936–2,105Bus
- Take the bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound Stbus
- Take the bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
2d 23h$450–916Drive 2,618.6 mi
- Drive from St. Catharines to San Franciscocar 2,618.6 mi
41h 3m$600–866Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BUF - OAK
11h 50m$287–1,126Bus to Toronto Island Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal to Toronto Union Stationbus
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YTZ - SFO
12h 16m$396–1,266Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal to Toronto Union Stationbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane YYZ - OAK
12h 10m$382–862Bus to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airportbus
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BUF - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
13h 2m$284–1,133Bus to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal to Toronto Union Stationbus
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane YYZ - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
13h 15m$179–769
St. Catharines to San Francisco by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Catharines to San Francisco is to bus and fly which costs $140 - $600 and takes 11h 49m.
The fastest way to get from St. Catharines to San Francisco is to bus and fly which takes 10h 8m and costs $240 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from St. Catharines to San Francisco station. However, there are services departing from St. Catharines Fairview Mall and arriving at San Francisco Bus Station via Niagara Falls, Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 23h.
No, there is no direct train from St. Catharines to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from St. Catharines and arriving at Civic Center / UN Plaza via Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between St. Catharines and San Francisco is 2368 miles. The road distance is 2633.9 miles.
The best way to get from St. Catharines to San Francisco without a car is to train which takes 2 days 20h and costs $900 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 10h 8m to get from St. Catharines to San Francisco, including transfers.
St. Catharines to San Francisco bus services, operated by Barons Bus, depart from Buffalo, NY station.
St. Catharines to San Francisco train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from St. Catharines station.
The best way to get from St. Catharines to San Francisco is to train which takes 2 days 20h and costs $900 - $2,200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $450 - $950 and takes 2 days 23h.
What companies run services between St. Catharines, ON, Canada and San Francisco, CA, USA?
You can take a train from St. Catharines to Civic Center / UN Plaza via Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station, Richmond, and Richmond in around 2d 20h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St. Catharines Fairview Mall to San Francisco Bus Station via Niagara Falls, Buffalo, NY, Columbus, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 23h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from St. Catharines to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–150
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $12–55
- Business
- $40–140
- Business Plus
- $50–150
- Economy
- $13–60
- Economy Plus
- $15–70
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- 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
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
- +1 866 488 4452
- [email protected]
- Website
- ca.megabus.com
Bus from St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $14–55
Bus from St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $14–55
Bus from St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $14–55
Bus from St. Catharines, ON - Bus Terminal to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–55
- Website
- https://ca.megabus.com/
- Adult Advanced Booking
- $7–45
- Adult Standard
- $14–55
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Buffalo, NY to Columbus - Mound St
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Niagara Falls USA to Buffalo Niagara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
St. Catharines to San Francisco bus services, operated by Barons Bus, arrive at Columbus - Mound St station.
San Francisco is 3h behind St. Catharines. It is currently 7:12 PM in St. Catharines and 4:12 PM in San Francisco.
St. Catharines to San Francisco train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Buffalo station.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Catharines to San Francisco is 2634 miles. It takes approximately 41h 3m to drive from St. Catharines to San Francisco.
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