There are 3 ways to get from San Francisco to Sharm el Sheikh by plane or train
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Fly from San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH)plane SFO - SSH
19h 5m$492–1,415Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH)plane SJC - SSH
22h 12m$484–1,317Fly from Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH)plane OAK - SSH
20h 44m$508–1,411
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Sharm el Sheikh is to Caltrain and fly which costs $480 - $1,400 and takes 22h 12m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Sharm el Sheikh is to fly which takes 19h 5m and costs $490 - $1,500.
The distance between San Francisco and Sharm el Sheikh is 12374 km.
It takes approximately 19h 5m to get from San Francisco to Sharm el Sheikh, including transfers.
Sharm el Sheikh is 10h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 5:35 PM in San Francisco and 3:35 AM in Sharm el Sheikh.
There are 940+ hotels available in Sharm el Sheikh.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt?
Turkish Airlines, Swiss, and seven other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport (SSH) once daily.
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Seattle, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Seattle, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Seattle, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 31m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Seattle, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- 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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