There are 9 ways to get from New York, NY to San Francisco by plane, train, bus 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.
Recommended option
Fly Newark to San Francisco • 8h 48m
8 alternative options
Fly Newark to Oakland • 9h 6m
Fly New York La Guardia to Oakland • 10h 48m
Fly New York JFK to Sacramento, train • 12h 25m
Bus • 2 days 20h
Train • 3 days 2h
Drive • 45h 28m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New York, NY to San Francisco is to fly which costs $90 - $330 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from New York, NY to San Francisco is to fly which takes 8h 48m and costs $90 - $330.
No, there is no direct bus from New York, NY to San Francisco station. However, there are services departing from New York and arriving at San Francisco Bus Station via Lafayette Rd & 37th St, Indianapolis Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Las Vegas Amtrak Bus Stop and Bakersfield Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
No, there is no direct train from New York, NY to San Francisco. However, there are services departing from Grand St and arriving at Civic Center / UN Plaza via New York Penn Station, Chicago Union Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between New York, NY and San Francisco is 2581 miles. The road distance is 2922.9 miles.
The best way to get from New York, NY to San Francisco without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 20h and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from New York, NY to San Francisco, including transfers.
New York, NY to San Francisco bus services, operated by Indiana Travel Express, depart from New York station.
New York, NY to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from New York Penn Station.
The best way to get from New York, NY to San Francisco is to fly which takes 8h 48m and costs $90 - $330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 20h, you could also train, which costs $140 - $950 and takes 3 days 2h.
- Distance: 2581.3 miles
- Duration: 8h 48m
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Inc. and four other airlines fly from New York, NY to San Francisco every 30 minutes. Alternatively, you can take a bus from New York, NY to San Francisco via Indianapolis, IN, Lafayette Rd & 37th St, Ctc-R, Indianapolis Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, Las Vegas S Strip Transit Terminal, Las Vegas Amtrak Bus Stop, Bakersfield, and Bakersfield Train Station in around 2 days 20h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from New York JFK to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $490
Flights from Newark to Oakland via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $650
Flights from Newark to Oakland via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from New York La Guardia to Oakland via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $700
Flights from Philadelphia to San Francisco via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $600
Flights from Philadelphia to San Francisco via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $650
Flights from New York JFK to Sacramento via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $900
Flights from New York JFK to Sacramento via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,000
Flights from New York JFK to Sacramento via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $340
Flights from Newark to San Francisco via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $340
Flights from Newark to San Francisco via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $340
Flights from Philadelphia to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from Philadelphia to San Francisco via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from Philadelphia to San Francisco via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from Philadelphia to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from New York JFK to Sacramento via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460 - $1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $340
Flights from Newark to San Francisco via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $350
Flights from New York JFK to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $500
Flights from Newark to Oakland via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $800
Flights from Philadelphia to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from Philadelphia to San Francisco via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from Philadelphia to San Francisco via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from New York JFK to Sacramento via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,000
Flights from New York JFK to Sacramento via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $1,000
Flights from New York JFK to Sacramento via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from New York La Guardia to Oakland via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290 - $750
Flights from New York La Guardia to Oakland via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $750
Flights from New York La Guardia to Oakland via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $800
Flights from New York La Guardia to Oakland via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310 - $850
Flights from New York La Guardia to Oakland via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300 - $800
Flights from New York La Guardia to Oakland via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310 - $850
Flights from New York La Guardia to Oakland via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $320 - $900
Flights from New York La Guardia to Oakland via Kansas City, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $800
Flights from New York La Guardia to Oakland via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $290 - $800
Flights from Philadelphia to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $700
Flights from Philadelphia to San Francisco via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Newark to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $340
Flights from New York JFK to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $380
Flights from Newark to Oakland via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $800
Flights from New York JFK to Sacramento via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280 - $1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from New York JFK to San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $470
Flights from New York JFK to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220 - $650
Flights from New York JFK to Sacramento via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Newark to San Francisco via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90 - $340
Flights from Philadelphia to San Francisco via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from Philadelphia to San Francisco via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $600
Flights from New York JFK to Sacramento via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460 - $1,400
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $330
Flights from Newark to Oakland via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80 - $340
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New York Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29 - $380
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Seat - Child 2-12
- $14 - $130
- Business Seat - Seniors and Active Military
- $26 - $230
- Business Seat - Adult
- $29 - $250
- First Class - Child 2-12
- $45 - $180
- First Class - Senior Citizens
- $95 - $350
- First Class - Adult
- $95 - $380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New York Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3 - $80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $3 - $23
- Child Coach - short notice
- $13 - $24
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $13 - $45
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $15 - $50
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $19 - $30
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $29 - $90
- Business Seat - short notice
- $35 - $75
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $12 - $80
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3 - $75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $3 - $21
- Child Coach - short notice
- $12 - $23
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $12 - $45
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $14 - $45
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18 - $29
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $27 - $85
- Business Seat - short notice
- $30 - $70
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $11 - $75
Train from New York Penn Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $40 - $120
- Child Coach - short notice
- $60 - $110
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $55 - $190
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $60 - $190
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $85 - $240
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $110 - $370
- Business Seat - short notice
- $120 - $390
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $100 - $290
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2 days 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100 - $650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $100 - $280
- Child Coach - short notice
- $130 - $260
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $130 - $420
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $140 - $410
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $190 - $600
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $260 - $850
- Business Seat - short notice
- $270 - $900
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $250 - $650
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Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New York Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20 - $210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Child 2-12 with paid adult
- $4 - $110
- Reserved Coach Seat
- $20 - $210
- Business Class Seat
- $70 - $180
Bus from New York to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130
- Schedules at
- https://www.gotobus.com/cgi-bin/ivyu.cgi?gid=657605&d=indiana-travel-express/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26 - $70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Las Vegas S Strip Transit Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170 - $320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Bakersfield Train Station to San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Las Vegas Amtrak Bus Stop to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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The quickest flight from Newark Airport to San Francisco Airport is the direct flight which takes 6h 17m.
New York, NY to San Francisco bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at San Francisco Bus Station.
San Francisco is 3h behind New York, NY. It is currently 8:11 AM in New York, NY and 5:11 AM in San Francisco.
New York, NY to San Francisco train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between New York, NY to San Francisco is 2923 miles. It takes approximately 45h 28m to drive from New York, NY to San Francisco.
Alaska Airlines, Inc., American Airlines and United Airlines offer flights from Newark Airport to San Francisco Airport.
There are 863+ hotels available in San Francisco. Prices start at $91 USD per night.