There are 5 ways to get from Bordeaux to San Francisco by plane or train
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Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOD - SFO
17h 4m$511–1,014Fly Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oakland International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BOD - OAK
20h 8m$467–1,610Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BIQ - SFO
19h 41m$750–1,589Train to Pau Pyrénées Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pautrain
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PUF - SFO
20h 35m$907–1,604Train to Paris Orly Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Massy Tgvtrain
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ORY - SFO
16h 15m$527–1,330
Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to San Francisco is to fly which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 17h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to San Francisco is to train and fly which takes 16h 15m and costs $500 - $1,400.
The distance between Bordeaux and San Francisco is 5735 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 4m to get from Bordeaux to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 9h behind Bordeaux. It is currently 4:22 PM in Bordeaux and 7:22 AM in San Francisco.
There are 833+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Aer Lingus, Air France, and United Airlines fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oakland International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,400
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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