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Fly San Francisco to London Heathrow • 13h 7m
£218 - £428
Cheapest option
Fly San Francisco to London City • 15h 36m
£164 - £398
4 alternative options
Fly San Francisco to London Gatwick, train • 13h 15m
£192 - £486
Caltrain to San Jose, fly to London Heathrow • 14h 38m
£323 - £748
Fly Oakland to London Heathrow • 15h 21m
£293 - £744
Fly San Francisco to Birmingham, train • 15h 54m
£273 - £943
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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 $270 - $550 and takes 13h 7m.
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 $270 - $550 and takes 13h 7m.
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 13h 7m 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 10h 15m.
What is the time difference between San Francisco and London?
London is 8h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 6:46 PM in San Francisco and 2:46 AM in London.
Which airlines fly from San Francisco Airport to London Heathrow Airport?
Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Air Canada and four other airlines offer flights from San Francisco Airport to London Heathrow Airport.
Where can I stay near London?
There are 8661+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £75 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 29 min and costs $3 - $5.
Launch map view
- Distance: 5385.3 miles
- Duration: 13h 7m
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and London, England?
Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines and nine other airlines fly from San Francisco to London Paddington every 30 minutes.
Airlines
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,500
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,500
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £1,300
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470 - £1,100
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,100
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,300
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £340 - £950
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £750 - £1,800
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £900 - £2,100
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,300
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310 - £1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,700
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310 - £1,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290 - £1,200
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,800
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £950 - £1,900
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £950 - £1,900
Flights from San Francisco to London City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London City via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £430 - £1,800
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £950 - £1,900
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via New York JFK, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,500
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,500
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £1,300
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470 - £1,100
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,100
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,300
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £340 - £950
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £750 - £1,800
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £900 - £2,100
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,300
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310 - £1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,700
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290 - £1,200
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,800
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £950 - £1,900
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £950 - £1,900
Flights from San Francisco to London City via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £430 - £1,800
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,100 - £1,900
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £1,000 - £1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,500
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,500
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470 - £1,100
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,300
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £340 - £950
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310 - £1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320 - £3,300
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,800
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £900 - £1,600
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £900 - £1,600
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280 - £1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,800
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £900 - £1,600
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £750
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310 - £1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £280 - £1,300
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £470 - £1,100
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,100
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £750 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £410 - £1,700
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310 - £1,400
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £380 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Chicago O'Hare, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310 - £1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320 - £3,300
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,800
Flights from San Jose to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £900 - £1,600
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290 - £850
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180 - £460
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190 - £470
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210 - £750
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £750
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340 - £1,100
Train operators
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- southernrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23
Comuter train
theguardian.com
First class interior
Southern Railway
London to Brighton standard carridge
happyrail.com
Exterior of Southern Railways train
Wiki Commons
Southern Railways train
Wiki Commons
Southern Railways train
Wiki Commons
Southern Railways train
Wiki Commons
Train interior
Wiki Commons
London Victoria
Wikipedia
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- £12 - £18
- Phone
- +1 650-508-6200
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain to Santa Clara Caltrain
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7 - £9
- Schedules at
- caltrain.com
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35 - £140
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £55
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £140
Train exterior
BBC
Mark 3AO interior
Wikipedia
Pendolino train interior
The Man in Seat 61...
Avanti West Coast train
avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Avanti West Coast Pendolinos
avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Avanti West Coast high speed trains
avantiwestcoast.co.uk
First class carriage
PeterSkuce
Standard class carriage
PeterSkuce
Birmingham International
Wikipedia
London Euston
Wikipedia
- Phone
- +44 121 634 2040
- comments@londonmidland.com
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- londonnorthwesternrailway.co.uk
- Advanced Single
- £18 - £26
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £45
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