How to get from Washington to San Francisco by car, truck, walk, bike

Distance between Washington and San Francisco is 3919 kilometers (2430 miles).
Driving distance from Washington to San Francisco is 4522 kilometers (2804 miles)

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Routes from washington-district-of-columbia to san-francisco-california
Cheapest
Car
43h 55m
4522 km
cost $904
Fastest
Truck
43h 55m
price $904
Others
Walk
39d 8h 52m
distance 4877 km
Bike
12d 1h 8m
distance 5197 km

4 Ways from Washington (United States/District of Columbia) to San Francisco (United States/California)

Choose 1 of the options below and start your journey
Cheapest
Car
43h 55m
4522 km
cost $904
Fastest
Truck
43h 55m
price $904
Others
Walk
39d 8h 52m
distance 4877 km
Bike
12d 1h 8m
distance 5197 km

Route instructions

1. Continue onto 15th Street Northwest 838 m
2. Turn left onto K Street Northwest, US 29 498 m
3. Turn right onto Connecticut Avenue Northwest 638 m
4. Keep right 146 m
5. Keep right 20 m
6. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Massachusetts Avenue Northwest 807 m
7. At roundabout, take exit 2 onto Massachusetts Avenue Northwest 2.58 km
8. Continue onto Massachusetts Avenue Northwest 1.67 km
9. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Nebraska Avenue Northwest 1.09 km
10. At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Wisconsin Avenue Northwest 8.32 km
11. Keep left 5.88 km
12. Keep left onto I 270 11.31 km
13. Keep right 34.17 km
14. Keep right 605 m
15. Keep left 84.26 km
16. Keep right onto Dwight D Eisenhower Highway, I 70, US 522 38.70 km
17. Turn slight right onto Lincoln Highway, US 30, I 70 296 m
18. Keep right onto I 70 212.72 km
19. Keep right onto Pennsylvania Turnpike, I 76, PATP 655.62 km
20. Keep right onto I 80 964 m
21. Keep right onto I 80 166 m
22. Continue onto I 80 22.86 km
23. Keep right 318 m
24. Keep left 361 m
25. Keep left 13.45 km
26. Keep right onto I 80 476 m
27. Continue onto I 80 516.83 km
28. Keep left onto I 80 26.94 km
29. Keep right onto I 80 153.31 km
30. Keep left onto I 80 38.04 km
31. Keep left onto I 80 Express 98.82 km
32. Keep left onto I 80 1408.48 km
33. Keep right onto Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway, I 80 265.16 km
34. Continue onto I 80, US 93 ALT 763.13 km
35. Keep left onto North Sacramento Beltline Freeway, I 80 88.33 km
36. Keep left onto I 80 50.35 km
37. Keep right onto I 80 1.54 km
38. Keep left onto I 80 715 m
39. Keep right onto I 80 9.20 km
40. Keep left 637 m
41. Turn slight right onto 5th Street 579 m
42. Turn left onto Mission Street 1.02 km
43. Turn right onto 9th Street 205 m
44. Keep left onto Hayes Street 292 m
45. Turn right onto Van Ness Avenue, US 101 192 m
46. Arrive at destination 0 m
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Information about Stations

All station in Washington (United States/District of Columbia)
Capitol South Washington StationUnion Station Washington StationShaw–Howard University s WashingtonPotomac Avenue Washington StationGallery Place Washington StationMount Vernon Square WashingtonNoMa–Gallaudet U s WashingtonU Street Washington StationRonald Reagan Washington National
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