There are 3 ways to get from San Francisco to Tacloban by plane, ferry, or bus
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Tacloban
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tacloban (TAC)plane SFO - TAC
18h 51m₱26,776–100,945Fly San Francisco International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mactan–Cebu International Airport (CEB)plane SFO - CEB
- Take the ferry from Cebu to Ormocferry
- Take the bus from Ormoc to Taclobanbus
25h 39m₱27,876–63,735Fly Oakland International Airport to Tacloban
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Tacloban (TAC)plane OAK - TAC
23h 45m₱33,527–120,687
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tacloban (TAC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Tacloban is to fly and ferry and bus which costs ₱27,000 - ₱65,000 and takes 25h 39m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Tacloban is to fly which takes 18h 51m and costs ₱26,000 - ₱110,000.
The distance between San Francisco and Tacloban is 11189 km.
It takes approximately 18h 51m to get from San Francisco to Tacloban, including transfers.
Tacloban is 15h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 6:23 PM in San Francisco and 9:23 AM in Tacloban.
There are 99+ hotels available in Tacloban.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Tacloban, Philippines?
Philippine Airlines and United Airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tacloban (TAC) twice daily.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tacloban via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱26,000–100,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tacloban via Manila, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱27,000–100,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–80,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tacloban via Los Angeles, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱34,000–130,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tacloban via Seattle, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱33,000–120,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tacloban via Honolulu, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱34,000–130,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tacloban via Seattle, Manila, Mactan–Cebu International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱33,000–130,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Tacloban via Portland, Vancouver, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱33,000–120,000
- Website
- starlux-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱21,000–75,000
- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱24,000–65,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱25,000–75,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–70,000
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₱22,000–70,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₱20,000–65,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mactan–Cebu International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₱18,000–47,000
- Phone
- 0981 432 4061
- [email protected]
- Website
- dltbbus.com.ph
Bus from Ormoc to Tacloban
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₱340–550
- Schedules at
- dltb.dltb.ph
- Phone
- +63(32)255 7560
- [email protected]
- Website
- oceanjet.net
Ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱650–2,058
- Website
- http://www.oceanjet.net/
- Tourist Class
- ₱1,415
- Business Class
- ₱2,058
- Open Air
- ₱1,415
- Phone
- (02) 7709 0289
- [email protected]
- Website
- supercat.com.ph
Ferry from Cebu to Ormoc
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₱1,340–1,827
- Website
- https://supercat.ph/
- Tourist
- ₱1,340
- Business
- ₱1,827
- Economy
- ₱1,340
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