There are 7 ways to get from San Francisco to London 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.
Recommended option
Fly San Francisco to London Heathrow • 13 h 10 min
$312 - $848
Cheapest option
Fly Oakland to London Gatwick • 13 h 8 min
$265 - $946
5 alternative options
Caltrain to San Jose, fly to London Heathrow • 14 h 32 min
$317 - $956
Fly San Francisco to London City • 15 h 31 min
$309 - $913
Fly San Francisco to Southend, train • 16 h 38 min
$524 - $1,534
Fly San Francisco to London Stansted • 17 h 4 min
$331 - $1,533
Fly San Francisco to Norwich, train • 21 h 5 min
$609 - $3,085
Questions & Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from San Francisco to London?
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to London is to fly which costs $260 - $950 and takes 13 h 8 min.
What is the fastest way to get from San Francisco to London?
The quickest way to get from San Francisco to London is to fly which costs $260 - $950 and takes 13 h 8 min.
How far is it from San Francisco to London?
The distance between San Francisco and London is 5385 miles.
How long does it take to get from San Francisco to London?
It takes approximately 13 h 10 min to get from San Francisco to London, including transfers.
How long is the flight from San Francisco to London?
The quickest flight from San Francisco Airport to London Heathrow Airport is the direct flight which takes 10 h 15 min.
What is the time difference between San Francisco and London?
London is 8 h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 4:34 AM in San Francisco and 12:34 PM in London.
Which airlines fly from San Francisco Airport to London Heathrow Airport?
Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Delta and two other airlines offer flights from San Francisco Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
Where can I stay near London?
There are 8986+ hotels available in London. Prices start at $75 USD per night.
How do I get to San Francisco (SFO) Airport from San Francisco?
The best way to get from San Francisco to San Francisco Airport is to BART which takes 28 min and costs $6 - $9.
Launch map view
- Distance: 5385.3 miles
- Duration: 13 h 10 min
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and London, England?
Virgin Atlantic, British Airways and 10 other airlines fly from San Francisco to London every 30 minutes.
Airlines
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,500
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,700
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 9 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,400
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,400
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,400
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 40 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,700
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950 - $4,200
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17 h 21 min
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $3,600
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750 - $3,700
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $3,100
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Seattle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550 - $3,000
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via New York JFK, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $3,200
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Atlanta, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $4,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 8 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 17 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,400
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 5 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,500
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 11 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,000
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,000
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 55 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,000
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 35 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,400
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 40 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,700
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17 h 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950 - $4,200
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h 37 min
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950 - $4,200
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750 - $3,700
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Paris CDG, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900 - $4,500
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $3,100
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Seattle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550 - $3,000
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via New York JFK, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $3,200
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Atlanta, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100 - $4,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,100
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,000
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,700
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 6 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,700
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,700
Flights from San Francisco to London City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,700
Flights from San Francisco to London City via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16 h 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,700
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Dublin, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 18 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $3,000
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via London Heathrow, Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 19 h 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,100
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,000
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,700
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 6 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,700
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 22 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,700
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 43 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,700
Flights from San Francisco to London City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Francisco to Southend via Newark, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h 50 min
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,300
Flights from San Francisco to London Stansted via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London Stansted via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900 - $2,700
Flights from San Francisco to London Stansted via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h 40 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,300
Flights from San Francisco to London Stansted via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 16 h 25 min
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,000
Flights from San Francisco to London Stansted via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17 h 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $3,000
Flights from San Francisco to London Stansted via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h 15 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London Stansted via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h 23 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,200
Flights from San Francisco to London Stansted via Newark, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h 40 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 19 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,400
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 5 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,500
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,000
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 45 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,100
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,000
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 10 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750 - $2,400
Flights from San Francisco to Southend via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16 h 20 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950 - $2,700
Flights from San Francisco to Southend via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17 h 30 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $2,900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Francisco to Southend via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 12 h 55 min
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,800
Flights from San Francisco to Southend via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19 h 5 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,200
Flights from San Francisco to Southend via Dublin, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16 h 25 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000 - $2,900
Flights from San Francisco to London Stansted via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 40 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $2,200
Flights from San Francisco to London Stansted via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 25 min
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $1,800
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 25 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,500
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12 h 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,700
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 30 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h 47 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,100
- Website
- wowair.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Stansted via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 18 h 35 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480 - $1,700
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12 h 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650 - $2,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oakland to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440 - $1,900
- Website
- flybe.com
Flights from San Francisco to Southend via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 13 h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Stansted via Zurich, Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 15 h 30 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600 - $2,600
Train operators
- Phone
- +1 650-508-6200
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain to Santa Clara Caltrain
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9 - $12
- Schedules at
- caltrain.com
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
Train from Southend Airport to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18 - $26
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
Train from Norwich to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50 - $70
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
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