There are 10 ways to get from Tulum to San Francisco by taxi, plane, bus (Greyhound), car, shuttle, train, bus, or subway
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Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TQO - SFO
9h 22m$328–965Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CUN - OAK
11h 33m$264–970Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen Alternabus
- Take the bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Sacramentobus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus
3d 6h$315–685Drive 3,138.4 mi
- Drive from Tulum to San Franciscocar 3,138.4 mi
2d 10h$573–828Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane TQO - OAK
9h 6m$514–1,361Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CUN - SFO
9h 52m$348–924Taxi to Tulum International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the taxi from Tulum to Tulum International Airport (TQO)taxi
- Fly from Tulum International Airport (TQO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane TQO - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
10h 39m$411–1,268Shuttle to Cancún International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún Terminal 2
- Fly from Cancún International Airport (CUN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CUN - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
12h 45m$421–1,727Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Tonalábus
- Take the bus from Tonalá to Hermosillobus
- Take the bus from Hermosillo to San Josebus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plazasubway
4d 4h$339–547Bus, train, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Tuxtla Gutiérrezbus
- Take the bus from Tuxtla Gutiérrez to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
4d 10h$448–807
Tulum to San Francisco by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tulum to San Francisco is to bus and BART which costs $330 - $550 and takes 4 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Tulum to San Francisco is to taxi and fly which takes 9h 6m and costs $500 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Tulum to San Francisco station. However, there are services departing from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum and arriving at San Francisco Bus Station via Playa del Carmen Alterna, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tepic and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
The distance between Tulum and San Francisco is 2455 miles. The road distance is 3156.8 miles.
The best way to get from Tulum to San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 6h and costs $310 - $700.
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Tulum to San Francisco, including transfers.
Tulum to San Francisco bus services, operated by ADO, depart from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum station.
Tulum to San Francisco bus services, operated by ADO, arrive at Playa del Carmen Alterna station.
San Francisco is 2h behind Tulum. It is currently 2:34 PM in Tulum and 12:34 PM in San Francisco.
Yes, the driving distance between Tulum to San Francisco is 3157 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 10h to drive from Tulum to San Francisco.
What companies run services between Tulum, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico and San Francisco, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to San Francisco Bus Station via Playa del Carmen Alterna, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tepic, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 3d 6h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Cancún International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- 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
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
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Playa del Carmen Alterna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Playa del Carmen Alterna to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal de Autobuses ADO Tulum to Tuxtla Gutiérrez
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $120–160
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
Taxis Tiburones del Caribe
- Phone
- +52 984 106 8542
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