There are 5 ways to get from Manchester to San Francisco by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Manchester Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MAN - SFO
15h 46m$464–772Fly Manchester Airport to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane MAN - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
18h 11m$250–870Fly Manchester Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MAN - OAK
15h 50m$410–1,518Fly Manchester Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MAN - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
17h 7m$397–1,425Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LHR - SFO
16h 21m$503–1,295
Manchester Airport (MAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to San Francisco is to fly and shuttle which costs $250 - $900 and takes 18h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to San Francisco is to fly which takes 15h 46m and costs $460 - $800.
The distance between Manchester and San Francisco is 5262 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 46m to get from Manchester to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 8h behind Manchester. It is currently 5:42 PM in Manchester and 9:42 AM in San Francisco.
There are 824+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Air Canada, Aer Lingus, and six other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dublin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas, Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oakland International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sonoma County Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sonoma County Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oakland International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–650
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–60
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