There are 5 ways to get from Munich to Sacramento by plane, subway, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Munich International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MUC - SMF
17h 28m$377–1,410Fly Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
cheapest- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MUC - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
18h 21m$367–637Fly Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MUC - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
21h 10m$578–879Fly Munich International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, bus
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)plane MUC - RNO
- Take the bus from Reno Amtrak to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
21h 5m$420–1,546Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ZRH - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
21h 39m$431–676
Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Sacramento is to fly and BART and train which costs $360 - $650 and takes 18h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Sacramento is to fly which takes 17h 28m and costs $370 - $1,500.
The distance between Munich and Sacramento is 5846 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 28m to get from Munich to Sacramento, including transfers.
Sacramento is 9h behind Munich. It is currently 7:25 AM in Munich and 10:25 PM in Sacramento.
There are 324+ hotels available in Sacramento.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Sacramento, CA, USA?
United Airlines and Lufthansa fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–550
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–500
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Munich International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Reno Amtrak to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Greyhound
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