There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco to The Gambia by plane, bus, car, 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 San Francisco International Airport to Banjul
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Banjul (BJL)plane SFO - BJL
20h 24m$401–1,413Fly San Francisco International Airport to Ziguinchor Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG)plane SFO - ZIG
- Drive from Ziguinchor Airport (ZIG) to Gunjurcar
28h 33m$294–683Fly San Francisco International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS)plane SFO - DSS
- Take the bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakarbus
- Take the bus from Dakar to Banjulbus
26h 50m$457–1,146Fly San Francisco International Airport to Cap Skirring Airport, drive
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cap Skirring Airport (CSK)plane SFO - CSK
- Drive from Cap Skirring Airport (CSK) to Gunjurcar
29h 33m$392–947Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Banjul
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Banjul (BJL)plane SMF - BJL
36h 44m$512–1,766
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Banjul (BJL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to The Gambia is to fly and drive which costs $290 - $700 and takes 28h 33m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to The Gambia is to fly which takes 20h 24m and costs $400 - $1,500.
The distance between San Francisco and The Gambia is 10473 km.
It takes approximately 20h 24m to get from San Francisco to The Gambia, including transfers.
The Gambia is 7h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 4:30 AM in San Francisco and 11:30 AM in The Gambia.
There are 428+ hotels available in The Gambia.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and The Gambia?
TAP Portugal, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Banjul (BJL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ziguinchor Airport via New York JFK, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ziguinchor Airport via Madrid, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ziguinchor Airport via Lisboa, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ziguinchor Airport via Montreal, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cap Skirring Airport via New York JFK, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cap Skirring Airport via Madrid, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cap Skirring Airport via Lisboa, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cap Skirring Airport via Montreal, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
- Website
- groupetransair.sn
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cap Skirring Airport via New York JFK, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cap Skirring Airport via Madrid, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cap Skirring Airport via Lisboa, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cap Skirring Airport via Montreal, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–900
- Website
- flyairsenegal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Banjul via New York JFK, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Banjul via New York JFK, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Banjul via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Banjul via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Blaise Diagne International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,100
- Website
- royalairmaroc.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Banjul via Washington Dulles, Casablanca
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Banjul via New York JFK, Blaise Diagne International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +221 33 824 10 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar AIBD to Dakar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Book at
- booking.demdikk.sn
Bus from Dakar to Banjul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Schedules at
- demdikk.sn
- Phone
- +220 7941106
- [email protected]
- Website
- gtsc.gm
Bus from Dakar to Banjul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–24
- Schedules at
- gtsc.gm
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