There are 8 ways to get from Wichita to San Francisco by plane, bus, subway, train, car, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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 Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ICT - SFO
5h 44m$152–639Bus, BART
- Take the bus from 2210 Somerset St - Wichita to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Tucsonbus
- Take the bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plazasubway
41h 30m$300–413Bus, train, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Wichita Amtrak Station to Newton Stationbus
- Take the train from Newton Station to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
45h 45mDrive 1,668.2 mi
- Drive from Wichita to San Franciscocar 1,668.2 mi
28h 19m$305–440Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ICT - OAK
6h 3m$188–785Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ICT - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
7h 15m$195–842Fly to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane ICT - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
7h 30m$168–687Bus
- Take the bus from Wichita Bus Stop to Oklahoma City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Franciscobus
42h 20m$335–506
Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wichita to San Francisco is to bus and BART which costs $300 - $420 and takes 41h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Wichita to San Francisco is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs $150 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Wichita to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Wichita Bus Stop and arriving at San Francisco via Oklahoma City Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 20m.
The distance between Wichita and San Francisco is 1391 miles. The road distance is 1677.9 miles.
The best way to get from Wichita to San Francisco without a car is to bus and BART which takes 41h 30m and costs $300 - $420.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Wichita to San Francisco, including transfers.
Wichita to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Wichita Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Wichita to San Francisco is to fly which takes 5h 44m and costs $150 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $330 - $550 and takes 42h 20m.
Wichita to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Oklahoma City Bus Station.
San Francisco is 2h behind Wichita. It is currently 4:48 AM in Wichita and 2:48 AM in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Wichita, KS, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wichita Bus Stop to San Francisco via Oklahoma City Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station in around 42h 20m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plaza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Newton Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
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
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
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from 2210 Somerset St - Wichita to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from El Paso to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $65–90
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $140–180
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Tucson to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–150
- Titanium
- $114–117
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Wichita Amtrak Station to Newton Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Wichita Bus Stop to Oklahoma City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Oklahoma City Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–370
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Wichita Bus Stop to Oklahoma City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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