There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco to Africa by plane, unknown, train, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from San Francisco International Airport, travel
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane SFO - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
27h 12mFly from Oakland International Airport, travel
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane OAK - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
29h 41mCaltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane SJC - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
30h 1mShuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly, travel
- Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane STS - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
30h 50mTrain to Sacramento International Airport, fly, travel
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Ndjamena (NDJ)plane SMF - NDJ
- Walk from Ndjamena (NDJ) to Africaunknown
32h 55m
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ndjamena (NDJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between San Francisco and Africa is 13252 km.
It takes approximately 27h 12m to get from San Francisco to Africa, including transfers.
Africa is 8h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 12:36 AM in San Francisco and 8:36 AM in Africa.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Africa?
There is no direct connection from San Francisco to Africa. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Ndjamena (NDJ), then travel to Africa. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Coliseum, walk to Coliseum - OAC, take the subway to Oakland International Airport Station, walk to Oakland International Airport (OAK) airport, fly to Ndjamena (NDJ), then travel to Africa.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ndjamena via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ndjamena via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ndjamena via Los Angeles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–6,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ndjamena via Phoenix, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ndjamena via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ndjamena via Seattle, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ndjamena via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 54m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ndjamena via Atlanta, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ndjamena via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ndjamena via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ndjamena via Phoenix, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Ndjamena via Seattle, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ndjamena via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ndjamena via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ndjamena via Chicago O'Hare, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ndjamena via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–65
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