How to travel from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY

You can get from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY 3 different ways: flight, bus or train.

The cheapest way to go to New York, NY from San Francisco, CA is by taking a bus, which costs on average $145 (€125).

This is compared to other ways of getting from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY:

A bus is $42 (€36) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY costing on average $187 (€161).

A bus is $285 (€246) less than a train for this journey with tickets for a train from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY costing on average $430 (€371).

The fastest way to get to New York, NY from San Francisco, CA is by flight with an average travel time of 5 h 33 min.

Other travel options to New York, NY take longer:

Taking a bus requires on average 73 h 45 min of travel time.

Train takes on average 78 h 55 min.

The distance from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY is approximately 2560 miles (4129 km).

The average frequency per day from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY is:

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to New York, NY from San Francisco, CA as scheduled services by flight, bus or train can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY:

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY:

• You can travel by bus from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY with Greyhound or FlixBus, and you can find Greyhound San Francisco, CA to New York, NY tickets for $249 (€215) on Omio.
• You can travel to New York, NY from San Francisco, CA by flight with Alaska Airlines, United, American Airlines, JetBlue Airways or Spirit Airlines. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for $122 (€105) with Alaska Airlines from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY.
• You can go to New York, NY from San Francisco, CA by train with Amtrak. You'll see cheap train tickets for $295 (€255) with Amtrak from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from San Francisco, CA to New York, NY with the following travel companies:

• You can book a direct bus with.
• You can book a direct flight with United.
• You'll find direct trains with.

Direct services to New York, NY tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your trip.