There are 3 ways to get from San Francisco to Kabul by plane or train
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Fly from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kabul (KBL)plane SFO - KBL
25h 48m$567–1,921Fly from Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Kabul (KBL)plane OAK - KBL
27h 47m$713–2,317Caltrain 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 Kabul (KBL)plane SJC - KBL
27h 26m$569–1,623
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kabul (KBL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Kabul is to fly which costs $550 - $2,000 and takes 25h 48m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Kabul is to fly which takes 25h 48m and costs $550 - $2,000.
The distance between San Francisco and Kabul is 11929 km.
It takes approximately 25h 48m to get from San Francisco to Kabul, including transfers.
Kabul is 11h 30m ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 9:24 PM in San Francisco and 8:54 AM in Kabul.
There are 23+ hotels available in Kabul.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Kabul, Afghanistan?
Turkish Airlines, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kabul (KBL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kabul via Los Angeles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kabul via Seattle, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kabul via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kabul via Los Angeles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kabul via Seattle, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kabul via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kabul via Los Angeles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kabul via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kabul via Seattle, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kabul via Los Angeles, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 29m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Kabul via Seattle, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kabul via Seattle, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kabul via Chicago O'Hare, Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- 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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