There are 4 ways to get from Chiang Mai to San Francisco by plane or train
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CNX - SFO
20h 9m$536–1,027Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CNX - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
26h 35m$552–1,537Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane CNX - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
26h 37m$720–2,212Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CNX - OAK
23h 43m$571–1,602
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Mai to San Francisco is to fly which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 20h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Mai to San Francisco is to fly which takes 20h 9m and costs $500 - $1,100.
The distance between Chiang Mai and San Francisco is 7763 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 9m to get from Chiang Mai to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 14h behind Chiang Mai. It is currently 2:29 PM in Chiang Mai and 12:29 AM in San Francisco.
There are 737+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Chiang Mai, Thailand and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Korean Air, Air China, and four other airlines fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Beijing Capital, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 8m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
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