San Francisco is a very popular city with tourists coming from all over the country to marvel at its beauty and famous landmarks. If you're travelling from cities within California or its surrounding states, chances are you'll be driving. Below is how far away San Francisco is from its surrounding cities by car: San Francisco is about 77 kilometres from San Jose, making the journey by car just under an hour. Palo Alto is 53 kilometres from San Francisco, making it about a 40-minute drive. San Francisco is a 2-hour drive from Monterey in California, making it a 190-kilometre one-way trip. San Francisco is roughly 309 kilometres from Yosemite National Park in California. The journey by car would take you around 4 hoursLake Tahoe is located right on the state lines of California and Nevada, roughly 338 kilometres from San Francisco. It would take you about three and a half hours to drive there.