There are 8 ways to get from Oakland to Europe by plane or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SFO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
18h$361–620Fly Oakland International Airport to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane OAK - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
20h 18m$355–1,013Fly San Francisco International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane SFO - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
20h 15mFly San Francisco International Airport to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane SFO - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
20h 25m$403–1,420Fly San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane SFO - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Eisenach Hbftrain
21h$408–1,196Fly San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SFO - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
21h 50m$556–1,525Fly San Francisco International Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane SFO - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
20h 51m$417–785Fly San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SFO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
22h 45m$486–815
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Europe is to fly and train which costs $360 - $650 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Europe is to fly and train which takes 18h and costs $360 - $650.
The distance between Oakland and Europe is 9371 km.
It takes approximately 18h to get from Oakland to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 9h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 12:42 PM in Oakland and 9:42 PM in Europe.
There are 773+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Europe?
There is no direct connection from Oakland to Europe. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Frankfurt (FRA), walk to Frankfurt, take the train to Fulda Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, then take the line 315 bus to Nentershausen Oderstraße. Alternatively, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Hannover Airport (HAJ), walk to Langenhagen Flughafen, take the train to Hannover Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Göttingen, take the train to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, take the train to Sontra Bahnhof, walk to Sontra Breitwiese, then take the line 260 bus to Nentershausen-Süß Gerstunger Straße.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Frankfurt via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Frankfurt via Seattle, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via London Heathrow, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Copenhagen, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–450
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Würzburg Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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