There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to London by plane or train
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Recommended option
Fly San Francisco to London Heathrow • 13h 9m
5 alternative options
Fly San Francisco to London City • 15h 46m
Fly Oakland to London Heathrow • 15h 42m
Fly San Francisco to Birmingham, train • 17h 37m
Fly San Francisco to Norwich, train • 21h 3m
San Francisco (SFO) to London Heathrow (LHR) flights
192
Weekly Planes
14h 7m
Average Duration
£496
Cheapest Price
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 $380 - $1,100 and takes 15h 42m.
What is the fastest way to get from San Francisco to London?
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to London is to fly which takes 13h 9m and costs $350 - $1,300.
How far is it from San Francisco to London?
The distance between San Francisco and London is 5415 miles.
How long does it take to get from San Francisco to London?
It takes approximately 13h 9m to get from San Francisco to London, including transfers.
What is the time difference between San Francisco and London?
London is 8h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 2:30 PM in San Francisco and 10:30 PM in London.
Where can I stay near London?
There are 15428+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £79 per night.
Launch map view
- Distance: 5415.4 miles
- Duration: 13h 9m
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and London, England?
Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines and seven other airlines fly from San Francisco to London Paddington hourly.
Airlines
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,300
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,300
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,200
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,200
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,700
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,700
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,800
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,300
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,300
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,200
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,200
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,700
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,900
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,300
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,300
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,200
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,200
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,700
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,600
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,900
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,400
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,400
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £350 - £1,200
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £400 - £1,300
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £700 - £2,400
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £700 - £2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £700
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,300
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,400
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,200
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £460 - £1,200
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,200
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £340 - £1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,100
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,100
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £380 - £950
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,400
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,400
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £700 - £2,400
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £700 - £2,400
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £370 - £1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310 - £1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,200
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,100
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,300
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £480 - £1,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £650 - £2,400
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £750 - £2,400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £600 - £1,300
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £300 - £700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £320 - £1,100
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10 - £14
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £10 - £14
Comuter train
theguardian.com
First class interior
Southern Railway
Train Interior
happyrail.com
Exterior of Southern Railways train
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Train Exterior
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Train Exterior
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Train Exterior
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Train Interior
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London Victoria
Wikipedia
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15 - £21
- Schedules at
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Anytime Standard
- £15 - £21
- Phone
- 00 44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35 - £120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £35 - £55
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £80 - £120
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- ContactCentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Norwich to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30 - £50
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