There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco to Rostock by plane, train, car ferry, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SFO - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
17h 47m€297–1,025Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SFO - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
18h 12m€434–956Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane SFO - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
20h 33m€409–1,431Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane SFO - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhoftrain
19h 56m€323–936Fly to Copenhagen Airport, train, car ferry, ferry
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane SFO - CPH
- Take the train from København H to Nykøbing F St.train
- Take the carferry from Gedser to Rostock Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from Gehlsdorf Fähre to Rostock Kabutzenhof Fähreferry
21h 27m
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Rostock is to fly and train which costs €290 - €1100 and takes 17h 47m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Rostock is to fly and train which takes 17h 47m and costs €290 - €1100.
The distance between San Francisco and Rostock is 9133 km.
It takes approximately 17h 47m to get from San Francisco to Rostock, including transfers.
Rostock is 9h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 1:58 AM in San Francisco and 10:58 AM in Rostock.
There are 2922+ hotels available in Rostock.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Rostock, Germany?
There is no direct connection from San Francisco to Rostock. However, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Hamburg Airport (HAM), walk to Hamburg Airport, take the train to Hamburg Hbf, then take the train to Rostock Hauptbahnhof. Alternatively, you can take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), walk to Flughafen BER, then take the train to Rostock Hauptbahnhof.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +45 33 15 15 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- scandlines.se
Car ferry from Gedser to Rostock Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- scandlines.com
- Standard
- €85–160
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