There are 4 ways to get from San Francisco to Gaborone by plane 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 from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Gaborone (GBE)plane SFO - GBE
29h 46m$460–1,652Fly from Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Gaborone (GBE)plane OAK - GBE
37h 49m$536–1,948Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Gaborone (GBE)plane SMF - GBE
41h 31m$577–1,915Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Gaborone (GBE)plane SJC - GBE
39h 34m$592–1,954
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Gaborone (GBE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Gaborone is to fly which costs $460 - $1,700 and takes 29h 46m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Gaborone is to fly which takes 29h 46m and costs $460 - $1,700.
The distance between San Francisco and Gaborone is 16724 km.
It takes approximately 29h 46m to get from San Francisco to Gaborone, including transfers.
Gaborone is 10h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 6:08 AM in San Francisco and 4:08 PM in Gaborone.
There are 376+ hotels available in Gaborone.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Gaborone, Botswana?
British Airways, Airlink, and six other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Gaborone (GBE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gaborone via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gaborone via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gaborone via Denver, Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gaborone via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gaborone via Denver, Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gaborone via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Accra, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Lagos, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gaborone via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 59m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gaborone via Denver, Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gaborone via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gaborone via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gaborone via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gaborone via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gaborone via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 42h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gaborone via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 4m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gaborone via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gaborone via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
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
- 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
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