Route · US

Washington to San Francisco

1 operator run this water, from 5 h 24.

Getting from Washington to San Francisco

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Every way across

One row per operator and speed. Where a service is sold as fast and its average does not clear 45 km/h, the word appears in quotation marks — the boat is fast craft, the crossing is not.

United Airlines, Virgin America DCA → SFO 3921 km non-stop 320 738 73G in the air 6 h 54 est. rate not held 726 km/h average

Other ways to reach San Francisco

If this crossing does not suit, these quays also reach San Francisco without a change. It is the question a single-route page cannot answer about itself and an atlas can.

Monterey – San Francisco 39 min United Airlines

Sacramento – San Francisco 40 min United Airlines

Fresno – San Francisco 49 min United Airlines

Reno – San Francisco 53 min United Airlines

San Luis Obispo – San Francisco 53 min United Airlines

Redding – San Francisco 54 min United Airlines

Bakersfield – San Francisco 59 min United Airlines

Arcata/Eureka – San Francisco 1 h 00 United Airlines

Santa Barbara – San Francisco 1 h 02 United Airlines

Burbank – San Francisco 1 h 09 United Airlines

And other ways to reach Washington

Philadelphia – Washington 44 min American Airlines

Norfolk – Washington 47 min American Airlines

Newark – Washington 54 min United Airlines

Pittsburgh – Washington 55 min American Airlines

New York – Washington 56 min American Airlines

Raleigh/Durham – Washington 57 min American Airlines

White Plains – Washington 58 min American Airlines

Charleston – Washington 1 h 00 American Airlines

Greensboro – Washington 1 h 00 American Airlines

Akron – Washington 1 h 03 American Airlines

Where else these quays go

Also from Washington

Akron · Albany · Atlanta · Augusta · Austin · Bangor · Birmingham · Boston · Buffalo · Burlington · Charleston · Charlotte · Chattanooga · Chicago

Also from San Francisco

Albuquerque · Amsterdam · Arcata/Eureka · Atlanta · Auckland · Austin · Bakersfield · Baltimore · Beijing · Boise · Boston · Burbank · Calgary · Cancún

Which months this runs

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for the Washington–San Francisco crossing were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

What we do not know

No fares. Not for this crossing, not for any crossing, not for any mode.

No departure times. No rate is held for this pair either, so we cannot say how often it runs.