There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to Dunedin by plane, bus, 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 San Francisco International Airport to Dunedin
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dunedin (DUD)plane SFO - DUD
19h 42m$1,336–4,447Fly San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane SFO - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago Universitybus
24h 46m$843–2,875Fly San Francisco International Airport to Invercargill, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Invercargill (IVC)plane SFO - IVC
- Take the bus from Invercargill to Dunedinbus
24h 42m$847–2,634Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Dunedin
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Dunedin (DUD)plane SJC - DUD
22h 56m$1,540–5,551Fly San Francisco International Airport to Christchurch International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Christchurch International Airport (CHC)plane SFO - CHC
- Take the bus from Rolleston to Dunedinbus
24h 29m$1,341–3,403Fly Oakland International Airport to Dunedin
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Dunedin (DUD)plane OAK - DUD
22h 1m$1,728–6,040
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dunedin (DUD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Dunedin is to fly and bus which costs $800 - $2,700 and takes 24h 42m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Dunedin is to fly which takes 19h 42m and costs $1,300 - $4,500.
The distance between San Francisco and Dunedin is 11521 km.
It takes approximately 19h 42m to get from San Francisco to Dunedin, including transfers.
Dunedin is 19h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 5:18 AM in San Francisco and 12:18 AM in Dunedin.
There are 294+ hotels available in Dunedin.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Dunedin, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand, United Airlines, and Jetstar fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dunedin (DUD) twice daily.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dunedin via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dunedin via Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dunedin via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Invercargill via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Invercargill via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Invercargill via Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dunedin via Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dunedin via Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–6,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Invercargill via Nadi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dunedin via Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,900–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dunedin via Honolulu, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,000–6,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–5,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,300
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–6,000
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–20
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $16–20
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.co.nz
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago University
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
Bus from Rolleston to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.co.nz/
- Phone
- +64 274 497 994
- [email protected]
- Website
- catchabussouth.com
Bus from Invercargill to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Schedules at
- catchabussouth.com
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