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
20h$1,017–3,521Fly San Francisco International Airport to Invercargill, bus
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Invercargill (IVC)plane SFO - IVC
- Take the bus from Invercargill to Dunedinbus
24h 47m$581–2,061Fly San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Queenstown Airport (ZQN)plane SFO - ZQN
- Take the bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago Universitybus
23h 46m$643–2,176Fly 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 28m$643–2,204Fly Oakland International Airport to Dunedin
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Dunedin (DUD)plane OAK - DUD
22h 39m$1,209–4,413Caltrain 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
23h 48m$1,222–4,325
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dunedin (DUD) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Dunedin is to fly and bus which costs $550 - $2,100 and takes 24h 47m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Dunedin is to fly which takes 20h and costs $1,000 - $3,600.
The distance between San Francisco and Dunedin is 11518 km.
It takes approximately 20h to get from San Francisco to Dunedin, including transfers.
Dunedin is 20h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 12:39 PM in San Francisco and 8:39 AM in Dunedin.
There are 296+ hotels available in Dunedin.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Dunedin, New Zealand?
Air New Zealand and United Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dunedin (DUD) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dunedin via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dunedin via Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dunedin via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Invercargill via Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Invercargill via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Invercargill via Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland, Wellington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Invercargill via Nadi, Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dunedin via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Queenstown Airport via Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Christchurch International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dunedin via Los Angeles, Auckland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,200–4,300
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Christchurch International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,900
- 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
- $16–20
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $16–20
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Frankton Bus Interchange to Otago University
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Invercargill to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–40
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Rolleston to Dunedin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–75
- Website
- InterCity
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