There are 4 ways to get from Brisbane to San Francisco by plane, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BNE - SFO
15h 49m$432–1,229Fly to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane BNE - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
22h 36m$338–1,177Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BNE - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
20h 51m$525–1,832Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BNE - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
22h 21m$1,244–1,983
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to San Francisco is to fly and shuttle which costs $330 - $1,200 and takes 22h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to San Francisco is to fly which takes 15h 49m and costs $430 - $1,300.
The distance between Brisbane and San Francisco is 7134 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 49m to get from Brisbane to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 17h behind Brisbane. It is currently 1:00 AM in Brisbane and 8:00 AM in San Francisco.
There are 835+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and San Francisco, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–850
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–2,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–60
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