There are 7 ways to get from Tri-Cities to San Francisco by plane, bus, train, or car
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 Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PSC - SFO
4h 1m$43–199Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kennewick, WA - Fred Meyer to Portland, OR - Lloyd Centerbus Portland
- Take the train from Portland to Oaklandtrain Coast Starlight
26h 19m$511–787Drive, bus
- Drive from Tri-Cities to Moses Lakecar
- Take the bus from Moses Lake to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
26h 41m$188–292Drive 732 mi
- Drive from Tri-Cities to San Franciscocar 732 mi
13h 32m$126–181Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PSC - OAK
5h 58m$66–300Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PSC - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
6h 57m$71–315Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Tri-Cities to Multimodal Transit Centercar
- Take the train from Ephrata Amtrak to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Oaklandtrain
33h 45m$616–1,003
Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tri-Cities to San Francisco is to fly which costs $40 - $200 and takes 4h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Tri-Cities to San Francisco is to fly which takes 4h 1m and costs $40 - $200.
The distance between Tri-Cities and San Francisco is 642 miles. The road distance is 736.2 miles.
The best way to get from Tri-Cities to San Francisco without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 19m and costs $500 - $800.
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Tri-Cities to San Francisco, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Tri-Cities to San Francisco is 736 miles. It takes approximately 13h 32m to drive from Tri-Cities to San Francisco.
There are 805+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Tri-Cities, WA, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and Delta fly from Tri-Cities Airport (PSC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Oakland International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–210
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–300
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–300
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–190
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Tri-Cities Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Portland to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $400–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ephrata Amtrak to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $490–800
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 208.342-1900
- [email protected]
- Website
- starlinecollection.com
Bus from Kennewick, WA - Fred Meyer to Portland, OR - Lloyd Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–100
- Schedules at
- starlinecollection.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Moses Lake to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Website
- Greyhound
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