There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to London by plane or train
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San Francisco (SFO) to London Heathrow (LHR) flights
212
Weekly Planes
14h 8m
Average Duration
£210
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 $420 - $1,300 and takes 15h 34m.
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 $320 - $950.
How far is it from San Francisco to London?
The distance between San Francisco and London is 5416 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.
Where can I stay near London?
There are 2515+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £0 per night.
Launch map view
- Distance: 5415.6 miles
- Duration: 13h 9m
What companies run services between and ?
Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines and seven other airlines fly from San Francisco to London Paddington hourly.
Airlines
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £550
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,200
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310 - £1,400
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,400
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £750
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £900
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,300
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,900
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £550
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,200
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310 - £1,400
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Calgary, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,400
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £750
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £900
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,300
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,900
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £500 - £1,900
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Calgary, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £550
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £1,200
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,400
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Calgary, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,400
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £750
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £900
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,900
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via London Heathrow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £550 - £1,800
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,600
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Calgary, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £500 - £2,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £900
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,200
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £1,000
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,100
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280 - £950
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260 - £950
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250 - £650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £550
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £310 - £1,400
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £900
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300 - £1,300
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,900
Flights from San Francisco to Norwich via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £490 - £1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £750
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400 - £700
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £260 - £900
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £360 - £1,200
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,100
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280 - £950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £750
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £300 - £650
Flights from San Francisco to London City via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330 - £1,000
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £440
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250 - £750
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210 - £1,100
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,100
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £260 - £950
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250 - £650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £750
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £400 - £700
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270 - £900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210 - £1,100
Flights from Oakland to London Heathrow via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £220 - £1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250 - £1,100
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £290 - £1,300
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250 - £750
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Heathrow via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210 - £550
Flights from San Francisco to Birmingham via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230 - £700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £270 - £900
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from San Francisco to London Gatwick via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £250 - £650
Train operators
- Phone
- +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
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 141 555 0888
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60 - £80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210 - £230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60 - £80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240 - £280
Sleeper coach at Euston station
Colin MacInnes
Class 73 Electro-diesel in Caledonian Sleeper livery at Fort William Station
IanKMantel
Electric locomotive
Train Photos
Suite in a Mark 5 sleeping car
Peter Mugridge
Sleeping cabin in a Mark 3 sleeper
Randwick
Saloon of a Mark 2 seated coach
Alfie Pates
Caledonian Sleeper Mk5 accessible room set up for twin occupancy
Peter Mugridge
Caledonian Sleeper bar
Ed Webster
Club Car
sleeper.scot
Birmingham International
Wikipedia
London Euston
Wikipedia
- 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
Wikimedia Commons
Train Exterior
Wikimedia Commons
Train Exterior
Wikimedia Commons
Train Exterior
Wikimedia Commons
Train Interior
Wikimedia Commons
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 - £22
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/timetables
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Norwich to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30 - £50
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