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- This trip is recommended because it is: Cheapest + FastestDeparture time: July 15 atDeparture city: SeattleDeparture location: Seattle King Street StationArrival time: July 16 atDestination city: San FranciscoDestination location: Mission St & Fremont StOperated by: Amtrak
Vehicle: BusDuration: - Departure time: July 15 atDeparture city: SeattleDeparture location: Seattle King Street StationArrival time: July 16 atDestination city: San FranciscoDestination location: Mission St & Fremont StOperated by: AmtrakVehicle: BusDuration:
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Busbud recommends taking the bus from Seattle to San FranciscoAmong the sustainable travel choices, the bus stands out as the good way to reach San Francisco. The journey takes about 22 hours 25 minutes and with fares starting at just $72, it presents an excellent value for a comfortable ride.
Train Seattle to San Francisco, US: Trip Overview
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Customers have praised the comfortable seating and helpful staff during check-in. However, there were issues with the cafe, broken microwave leading to no hot food early on, and problems with toilets. Despite these challenges, customers found the staff to be pleasant overall. Some passengers expressed satisfaction with their first experience and plan to choose this bus service again in the future.
Amtrak Seattle San Francisco recent customer reviews
It was fully booked and sometimes over-booked. My seat was not comfortable. I spend time in the observatory car. Minneapolis-Seattle ride was much better, even though it was delayed, took two days. The lady conductor was nice, let me sleep in an empty seat. But there was a mean, unhappy, young, tall, skinny conductor that treated me like he owns the train. He was mean, he told me to go to my seat after 22 hours and the seat was empty and he lied that it will be occupied. Other than that jerk, the ride was fun. I met a lot of awesome nice people, i took amazing photos. The landscape is amazing. But trainwise MN people are more professional, treat everyone equally. Here the most announcements were about the diner. Sleeping car passengers are superior. They hardly announced when to get fresh air. And yea i wont forget that jerk.
Gokce A.
The seating in coach was very comfortable, check in went well, and very helpful. Issues with the cafe, microwave broke down, so no hot food quite early in the trip & then toilets were an issue. Apart from that staff were very helpful and pleasant
Dianne M.
This is the first I took, I enjoyed this services very much,and will choose this bus soon.
Yingyu C.
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The cheapest trip from Seattle to San Francisco was searched and found on Jul 17, 2025 with a price of $127To save money and be sure you have the best seat, it's a good idea to buy your train tickets from Seattle to San Francisco, as early as possible.
You can expect to pay from $127 to $886 for a train ticket from Seattle to San Francisco based on the last 2 days. You can expect to find the cheapest price for the trip at $127 which is on 2025-07-17.
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Whether you take a regional or high-speed train to San Francisco, you’ll help reduce the environmental impact and carbon footprint of your trip. As you watch the landscapes unfold before your eyes, you can tell yourself that with this choice, you are making sure they remain protected.
The train emits up to 30x less CO2 for a trip between Seattle and San Francisco compared to the same trip made by plane or car. A truly ecological mode of transport that will allow you to easily reduce your carbon footprint.
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Did you know?
The longest train journey in the world is between Europe and Asia. This long journey starts from Porto in Portugal and crosses the whole European continent to reach Hanoi in Vietnam in 12 days while traveling more than 17,000 km.
Railway companies played a major role as early as 1883 in the use of time zones as we know them today.
New York holds the record for the most platforms and track numbers in a single station. Grand Central Station in Manhattan is one of the largest rail terminals in the world with more than 44 platforms and 67 tracks to accommodate passengers.
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