There are 4 ways to get from Fukuoka to San Francisco by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Fukuoka Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane FUK - SFO
12h 49m$573–1,091Bus to Kitakyushu Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Tenjin Expressway Bus Terminal to Kita Kyushu Airportbus
- Fly from Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane KKJ - SFO
15h 36m$267–925Fly Fukuoka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane FUK - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
17h 25m$456–1,507Train to Aso Kumamoto Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamototrain
- Fly from Aso Kumamoto Airport (KMJ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane KMJ - SFO
17h 18m$378–1,325
Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fukuoka to San Francisco is to bus and fly which costs $260 - $950 and takes 15h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Fukuoka to San Francisco is to fly which takes 12h 49m and costs $550 - $1,100.
The distance between Fukuoka and San Francisco is 5697 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 49m to get from Fukuoka to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 16h behind Fukuoka. It is currently 12:19 PM in Fukuoka and 8:19 PM in San Francisco.
There are 797+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Fukuoka, Japan and San Francisco, CA, USA?
All Nippon Airways, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–2,400
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–2,200
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–3,100
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–950
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–2,400
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Aso Kumamoto Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–3,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–3,700
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Haneda, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $460–3,900
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–950
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Kitakyushu Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- 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
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Schedules at
- JR WEST (West Japan Railway Company)
- Phone
- 0570-04-1717
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
Train from Hakata Fukuoka to Kumamoto
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- JR KYUSHU
- Phone
- 050-3616-2150
- Website
- nishitetsu.jp
Bus from Tenjin Expressway Bus Terminal to Kita Kyushu Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Schedules at
- english.kitakyu-air.jp
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