There are 8 ways to get from Glendale to San Francisco by bus, plane, subway, taxi, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Line 59 bus, line 13 bus, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the bus from 59th Av & Glendale Av to Buckeye Rd & 59th Avbus
- Take the bus from Buckeye Rd & 59th Av to 24th St PHX Sky Train Stationbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PHX - SFO
4h 59m$96–224Fly to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane PHX - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
7h 3m$67–282Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephantbus Nogales
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plazasubway Green-S
19h 39m$104–151Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Glendale to Maricopa Amtraktaxi
- Take the train from Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Oaklandtrain
22h 19m$579–890Drive 747 mi
- Drive from Glendale to San Franciscocar 747 mi
12h 16m$137–197Line 59 bus, line 13 bus, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from 59th Av & Glendale Av to Buckeye Rd & 59th Avbus
- Take the bus from Buckeye Rd & 59th Av to 24th St PHX Sky Train Stationbus
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PHX - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Powell Streetsubway
5h 8m$327–460Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PHX - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
6h 15m$194–257Bus, BART via Bakersfield
- Take the bus from Phoenix to Bakersfieldbus
- Take the bus from Bakersfield to San Josebus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Civic Center / UN Plazasubway
21h 4m$99–151
Glendale to San Francisco by bus and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glendale to San Francisco is to bus and BART which costs $100 - $160 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Glendale to San Francisco is to line 59 bus and line 13 bus and fly which takes 4h 59m and costs $95 - $230.
The distance between Glendale and San Francisco is 688 miles. The road distance is 751.4 miles.
The best way to get from Glendale to San Francisco without a car is to bus and BART which takes 19h 39m and costs $100 - $160.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Glendale to San Francisco, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Glendale to San Francisco is 751 miles. It takes approximately 12h 16m to drive from Glendale to San Francisco.
There are 812+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Glendale, AZ, USA and San Francisco, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Glendale to San Francisco. However, you can take the line 59 bus to Buckeye Rd & 59th Av, take the line 13 bus to 24th St PHX Sky Train Station, walk to 24th St Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 4 Station, walk to Phoenix (PHX) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, then take the subway to 16th Street / Mission. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 43rd Av & Bethany Home Rd to Civic Center / UN Plaza via 43rd Av & McDowell Rd, McDowell Rd & 43rd Av, McDowell Rd & 27th Av, Phoenix, San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant, King & Virginia, Berryessa BART, and Berryessa / North San Jose in around 19h 39m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–330
Flights from Phoenix to Oakland International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–240
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–220
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Phoenix to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–550
Flights from Phoenix to Sonoma County Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–230
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Phoenix to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- 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
Subway from Coliseum to Powell Street
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- 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 Maricopa Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–360
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- 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 (602) 253-5000
- csr@valleymetro.org
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from 59th Av & Glendale Av to Buckeye Rd & 59th Av
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from Buckeye Rd & 59th Av to 24th St PHX Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from 59th Av & Glendale Av to Buckeye Rd & 59th Av
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Valley Metro
Bus from Buckeye Rd & 59th Av to 24th St PHX Sky Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Valley Metro
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $120–160
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Phoenix to San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $90–130
- Titanium
- $99–104
Bus from Phoenix to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $55–85
- Titanium
- $65–75
Bus from Bakersfield to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–45
- Titanium
- $30–45
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Mayflower Cab
- Phone
- +1 (602) 955-1355
VIP Taxi
- Phone
- +1 602-300-3000
- Website
- viptaxi.com
Yellow Cab AZ
- Phone
- +1 480-888-8888
- Website
- yellowcabaz.com
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