There are 4 ways to get from San Francisco to Gaborone by plane or train
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Fly from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Gaborone (GBE)plane SFO - GBE
30h 16m$640–1,852Fly from Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Gaborone (GBE)plane OAK - GBE
35h 20m$786–2,548Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Gaborone (GBE)plane SMF - GBE
42h 41m$813–2,504Caltrain 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
37h 28m$692–2,254
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Gaborone (GBE) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Gaborone is to fly which costs $600 - $1,900 and takes 30h 16m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Gaborone is to fly which takes 30h 16m and costs $600 - $1,900.
The distance between San Francisco and Gaborone is 16724 km.
It takes approximately 30h 16m to get from San Francisco to Gaborone, including transfers.
Gaborone is 9h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 8:18 AM in San Francisco and 5:18 PM in Gaborone.
There are 399+ hotels available in Gaborone.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Gaborone, Botswana?
British Airways, Airlink, and five 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
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gaborone via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gaborone via Denver, Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gaborone via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gaborone via Denver, Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gaborone via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gaborone via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gaborone via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gaborone via Denver, Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gaborone via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gaborone via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Gaborone via Phoenix, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- airbotswana.co.bw
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Accra, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Gaborone via Washington Dulles, Lagos, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gaborone via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gaborone via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Gaborone via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Gaborone via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
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