There are 8 ways to get from Leipzig to California by plane or train
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Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LEJ - SFO
17h 38m$405–1,430Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BER - SFO
18h 2m$256–651Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LEJ - LAX
19h 3m$391–1,129Train to Dresden Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DRS - SFO
18h 25m$425–1,522Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane DRS - LAX
19h 15m$411–1,221Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane FRA - SFO
17h 49m$390–684Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane FRA - LAX
18h 9m$396–733Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MUC - LAX
19h 10m$413–826
Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to California is to train and fly which costs $250 - $650 and takes 18h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to California is to fly which takes 17h 38m and costs $400 - $1,500.
The distance between Leipzig and California is 5770 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 38m to get from Leipzig to California, including transfers.
California is 8h behind Leipzig. It is currently 11:02 AM in Leipzig and 3:02 AM in California.
There are 2972+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and California, USA?
Lufthansa, United Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Dresden Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Dresden Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Dresden Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Munich International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Dresden Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Dresden Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Dresden Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Dresden Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Munich International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Dresden Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Dresden Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Dresden Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Dresden Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–550
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Dresden Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Dresden Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Munich International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Dresden Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Munich International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–550
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Dresden Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–34
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–34
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
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