There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to San Francisco by plane or train
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 Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CMB - SFO
23h 55m$586–1,244Fly to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CMB - OAK
28h 14m$882–2,740Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CMB - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
29h 16m$889–2,947Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane CMB - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
30h 33m$953–2,893
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to San Francisco is to fly which costs $550 - $1,300 and takes 23h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to San Francisco is to fly which takes 23h 55m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Colombo and San Francisco is 9112 miles.
It takes approximately 23h 55m to get from Colombo to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 12h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 12:33 PM in Colombo and 12:03 AM in San Francisco.
There are 830+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and San Francisco, CA, USA?
SriLankan Airlines, Korean Air, and five other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,600
- 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
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