There are 11 ways to get from Waterbury to San Francisco by bus, plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, or train
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 Bradley International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the bus from W Main St @ Leavenworth St to Central Row South Side @ Travelersbus
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BDL - SFO
11h 15m$462–1,421Train, train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Waterbury to Bridgeporttrain
- Take the train from Bridgeport Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EWR - SFO
11h 18m$228–897Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Meriden to Springfieldtrain
- Take the train from Springfield to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
3d 5h$1,059–2,290Bus
- Take the bus from W Main St @ Leavenworth St to Asylum St @ Bushnell Parkbus
- Take the bus from Hartford to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal 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
3d 7h$516–1,040Drive 2,971.2 mi
- Drive from Waterbury to San Franciscocar 2,971.2 mi
46h 53m$543–784Bus to Bradley International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the bus from W Main St @ Leavenworth St to Central Row South Side @ Travelersbus
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BDL - OAK
11h 19m$238–917Train, train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Waterbury to Bridgeporttrain
- Take the train from Bridgeport to Grand Central Terminaltrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane JFK - SFO
10h 59m$239–561Train to Westchester County Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Waterbury to Bridgeporttrain
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HPN - SFO
14h 2m$241–901Train, train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Waterbury to Bridgeporttrain
- Take the train from Bridgeport Amtrak Station to Bostontrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOS - SFO
13h 20m$274–708Train via New York
- Take the train from Waterbury to Bridgeporttrain
- Take the train from Bridgeport Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
3d 6h$1,083–2,314Train, bus
- Take the train from Waterbury to Bridgeporttrain
- Take the train from Bridgeport to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
3d 8h$933–1,925
Waterbury to San Francisco by bus, train, and subway (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Waterbury to San Francisco is to train and fly which costs $220 - $900 and takes 11h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Waterbury to San Francisco is to train and fly which takes 10h 59m and costs $230 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Waterbury to San Francisco station. However, there are services departing from W Main St @ Leavenworth St and arriving at San Francisco Bus Station via Hartford, Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 7h.
No, there is no direct train from Waterbury to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Meriden and arriving at Civic Center / UN Plaza via Springfield, Chicago Union Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Waterbury and San Francisco is 2694 miles. The road distance is 2988.5 miles.
The best way to get from Waterbury to San Francisco without a car is to train which takes 3 days 5h and costs $1,000 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 11h 15m to get from Waterbury to San Francisco, including transfers.
Waterbury to San Francisco bus services, operated by CT Transit, depart from W Main St @ Leavenworth St station.
Waterbury to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Meriden station.
The best way to get from Waterbury to San Francisco is to train which takes 3 days 5h and costs $1,000 - $2,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 3 days 7h.
What companies run services between Waterbury, CT, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from W Main St @ Leavenworth St to Civic Center / UN Plaza via State St @ Meriden Transit Center, Meriden, Springfield, Chicago Union Station, Richmond, and Richmond in around 3d 5h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from W Main St @ Leavenworth St to San Francisco Bus Station via Asylum St @ Bushnell Park, Hartford, New York, Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 3d 7h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Westchester County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Westchester County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Westchester County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Westchester County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Westchester County Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–490
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Meriden to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–29
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Springfield to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bridgeport Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bridgeport Amtrak Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bridgeport Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from Waterbury to Bridgeport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $11–13
- Peak
- $15–18
Train from Bridgeport to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–24
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $15–18
- Peak
- $22–24
Train from Waterbury to Bridgeport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $11–13
- Peak
- $15–18
Train from Waterbury to Bridgeport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $11–13
- Peak
- $15–18
Train from Waterbury to Bridgeport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $11–13
- Peak
- $15–18
Train from Waterbury to Bridgeport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $11–13
- Peak
- $15–18
Train from Waterbury to Bridgeport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $11–13
- Peak
- $15–18
Train from Bridgeport to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $15–17
- Peak
- $20–23
- Phone
- +1 860-525-9181
- Website
- CT Transit
Bus from W Main St @ Leavenworth St to Central Row South Side @ Travelers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- CT Transit
- Book at
- CT Transit Bookings
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $4–6
Bus from W Main St @ Leavenworth St to Asylum St @ Bushnell Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- CT Transit
- Book at
- CT Transit Bookings
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $4–5
Bus from W Main St @ Leavenworth St to Central Row South Side @ Travelers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–6
- Website
- CT Transit
- Book at
- CT Transit Bookings
- Two-Hour Pass
- $2
- Two-Hour Pass express
- $4–6
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from Hartford to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–65
- Website
- Peter Pan
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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More Questions & Answers
Waterbury to San Francisco bus services, operated by CT Transit, arrive at Asylum St @ Bushnell Park station.
San Francisco is 3h behind Waterbury. It is currently 1:46 AM in Waterbury and 10:46 PM in San Francisco.
Waterbury to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Springfield station.
Yes, the driving distance between Waterbury to San Francisco is 2989 miles. It takes approximately 46h 53m to drive from Waterbury to San Francisco.
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