There are 7 ways to get from Leipzig 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 Leipzig-Halle Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LEJ - SFO
16h 44m$392–1,427Train to Hannover Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HAJ - SFO
19h 14m$334–971Train 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
17h 51m$433–1,616Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- 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
17h 43m$497–1,047Train, 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 20m$392–732Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to San Francisco 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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MUC - SFO
18h 21m$420–873Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Oakland International Airport
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane FRA - OAK
19h 48m$458–1,278
Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to San Francisco is to train and fly which costs $390 - $750 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to San Francisco is to fly which takes 16h 44m and costs $390 - $1,500.
The distance between Leipzig and San Francisco is 5760 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 44m to get from Leipzig to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 9h behind Leipzig. It is currently 11:46 AM in Leipzig and 2:46 AM in San Francisco.
There are 813+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Lufthansa, United Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Dresden Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Dresden Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Dresden Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–490
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- 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
- $24–50
- 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 Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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