There are 3 ways to get from San Francisco to Praia by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane SFO - RAI
19h 39m$621–1,426Fly from Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane OAK - RAI
22h 18m$867–2,122Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI)plane SJC - RAI
24h 12m$1,323–2,528
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Praia is to fly which costs $600 - $1,500 and takes 19h 39m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Praia is to fly which takes 19h 39m and costs $600 - $1,500.
The distance between San Francisco and Praia is 9787 km.
It takes approximately 19h 39m to get from San Francisco to Praia, including transfers.
Praia is 6h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 7:16 PM in San Francisco and 1:16 AM in Praia.
There are 510+ hotels available in Praia.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Praia, Cabo Verde?
TAP Portugal, easyJet, and seven other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nelson Mandela International Airport (RAI) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Boston, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 17m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Toronto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Montreal, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Los Angeles, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
- Website
- caboverdeairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Chicago Midway, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Chicago Midway, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Chicago Midway, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Baltimore, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Atlanta, Providence
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,500
- Website
- azoresairlines.pt
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Toronto, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Boston, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Montreal, Ponta Delgada
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via Los Angeles, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,100
- Website
- groupetransair.sn
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nelson Mandela International Airport via New York JFK, Blaise Diagne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- 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
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