There are 3 ways to get from San Francisco to Israel by plane or train
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Fly from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane SFO - TLV
16h 37m₪1,145–2,957Fly from Oakland International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane OAK - TLV
21h 24m₪1,032–2,543Caltrain 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 Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane SJC - TLV
23h 20m₪1,352–3,663
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Israel is to fly which costs ₪ 1,000 - ₪ 2,600 and takes 21h 24m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Israel is to fly which takes 16h 37m and costs ₪ 1,100 - ₪ 3,000.
The distance between San Francisco and Israel is 11959 km.
It takes approximately 16h 37m to get from San Francisco to Israel, including transfers.
Israel is 10h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 1:44 PM in San Francisco and 11:44 PM in Israel.
There are 676+ hotels available in Israel.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Israel?
United Airlines, El Al, and four other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–4,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,000–4,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–2,900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–3,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–3,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–2,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–4,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–3,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–5,500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,700–5,500
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,000
Train operators
- 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
- ₪29–40
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- ₪29–40
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