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How to get fromSan Francisco to Jinanby plane or train

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There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to Jinan by plane or train

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  1. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport

    best
    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)plane plane SFO - TNA
    20h 6m
    ¥2,286–6,101

  2. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Qingdao Liuting International Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Qingdao Liuting International Airport (TAO)plane plane SFO - TAO
    2. Take the train from Qingdao North to Jiaozhou Northtrain train
    3. Take the train from Jiaozhou North to Jinantrain train
    22h 34m
    ¥2,153–5,837

  3. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tianjin Binhai, train

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tianjin Binhai (TSN)plane plane SFO - TSN
    2. Take the train from Tianjin South to Jinantrain train
    22h 47m
    ¥2,600–6,749

  4. Fly Oakland International Airport to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport

    1. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)plane plane OAK - TNA
    26h 10m
    ¥3,159–9,572

  5. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Beijing Capital International Airport, train

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)plane plane SFO - PEK
    2. Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Southtrain train
    3. Take the train from Tianjin South to Jinantrain train
    20h 56m
    ¥3,781–7,830

  6. Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport

    1. Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    2. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA)plane plane SJC - TNA
    26h 11m
    ¥3,000–9,113

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) flights

Calendar43Weekly Planes
Duration19h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket¥2,290Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,774.9 km
  • Duration: 20h 6m

What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Jinan, China?

United Airlines, Shandong Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Jinan Yaoqiang International Airport (TNA) every 4 hours.

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