There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco to Mombasa by plane, taxi, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Mombasa
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mombasa (MBA)plane SFO - MBA
23h 58m$630–1,837Fly San Francisco International Airport to Ukunda, taxi
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ukunda (UKA)plane SFO - UKA
- Take the taxi from Ukunda (UKA) to Mombasataxi
29h 50m$560–1,442Fly Oakland International Airport to Mombasa
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Mombasa (MBA)plane OAK - MBA
26h 42m$676–1,833Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Mombasa
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Mombasa (MBA)plane SJC - MBA
36h 57m$932–1,939Fly San Francisco International Airport to Malindi, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Malindi (MYD)plane SFO - MYD
- Take the bus from Malindi to Mombasabus
32h 40m$676–1,931
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mombasa (MBA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Mombasa is to fly and taxi which costs $550 - $1,500 and takes 29h 50m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Mombasa is to fly which takes 23h 58m and costs $600 - $1,900.
The distance between San Francisco and Mombasa is 15887 km.
It takes approximately 23h 58m to get from San Francisco to Mombasa, including transfers.
Mombasa is 10h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 6:23 PM in San Francisco and 4:23 AM in Mombasa.
There are 2241+ hotels available in Mombasa.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Mombasa, Kenya?
Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, and Airbus France fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mombasa (MBA) 6 times a week.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ukunda via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ukunda via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ukunda via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ukunda via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ukunda via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malindi via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malindi via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malindi via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malindi via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malindi via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malindi via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malindi via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- jambojet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ukunda via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ukunda via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ukunda via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ukunda via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ukunda via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malindi via London Heathrow, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malindi via Istanbul, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malindi via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malindi via Dubai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malindi via Doha, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malindi via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Malindi via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mombasa via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mombasa via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 9m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mombasa via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mombasa via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mombasa via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mombasa via Denver, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,300
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mombasa via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 9m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mombasa via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 37h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–1,900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mombasa via Chicago O'Hare, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mombasa via Minneapolis, Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ukunda via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mombasa via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 44m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mombasa via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 11m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- 0799 933 310
- Website
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
Bus from Malindi to Mombasa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8
- Schedules at
- tawakalcoaches.co.ke
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
Broadafrica Tours & Safaris
- Phone
- +254 722429225
- Website
- broadafrica.com
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