There are 6 ways to get from San Francisco to Positano by plane, ferry, or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Naples Airport, ferry
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane SFO - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
18h 22m€435–1,039Fly Oakland International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane OAK - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napolitrain
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
21h 59m€355–993Fly Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport, ferry
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Naples Airport (NAP)plane OAK - NAP
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
20h 56m€380–1,286Fly San Francisco International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Fiumicino International Airport (FCO)plane SFO - FCO
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napolitrain
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
18h€420–1,046Fly San Francisco International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane SFO - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Napoli Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positanoferry
21h 9m€422–1,026Fly San Francisco International Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, ferry
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR)plane SFO - QSR
- Take the ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positanoferry
24h 21m€436–1,256
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Naples Airport (NAP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Positano is to fly and train and ferry which costs €420 - €1100 and takes 18h.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Positano is to fly and train and ferry which takes 18h and costs €420 - €1100.
The distance between San Francisco and Positano is 10319 km.
It takes approximately 18h 22m to get from San Francisco to Positano, including transfers.
Positano is 9h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 8:25 PM in San Francisco and 5:25 AM in Positano.
There are 9607+ hotels available in Positano.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Positano, Italy?
There is no direct connection from San Francisco to Positano. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Naples Airport (NAP), walk to Napoli - Capodichino Aeroporto, take the bus to Naples - p.zza Garibaldi, walk to Garibaldi, take the subway to Municipio, walk to Naples Beverello, then take the ferry to Port of Positano. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Coliseum, walk to Coliseum - OAC, take the subway to Oakland International Airport Station, walk to Oakland International Airport (OAK) airport, fly to Naples Airport (NAP), walk to Napoli - Capodichino Aeroporto, take the bus to Naples - p.zza Garibaldi, walk to Garibaldi, take the subway to Municipio, walk to Naples Beverello, then take the ferry to Port of Positano.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport via Seattle, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Naples Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Naples Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport via Seattle, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport via Seattle, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Naples Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport via Seattle, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Naples Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Naples Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport via Seattle, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport via Seattle, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Naples Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport via Seattle, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–550
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Naples Airport via Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport via Seattle, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport via Seattle, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Naples Airport via Seattle, Fiumicino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Fiumicino International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Zurich, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport via Zurich, Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- [email protected]
- Website
- nlg.it
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
Ferry from Naples Beverello to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.nlg.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 089 87 29 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- travelmar.it
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.travelmar.it/en/index
- Phone
- +39 089 811 605
- [email protected]
- Website
- grassiboatpositano.com
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.grassiboatpositano.com/
- Phone
- +39 089 875326
- [email protected]
- Website
- lucibello.it
Ferry from Port of Salerno to Port of Positano
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.lucibello.it/en/welcome-services
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