There are 4 ways to get from San Francisco to Venice 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 to Venice Marco Polo Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane SFO - VCE
16h 6m€401–571Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane SFO - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Santa Luciatrain
17h 58m€228–541Fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane SFO - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Luciatrain
18h 13m€329–1,146Fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane SFO - TRS
- Take the train from Trieste Airport to Venezia S. Luciatrain
19h 11m€373–981
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Venice is to fly and train which costs €220 - €550 and takes 17h 58m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Venice is to fly which takes 16h 6m and costs €400 - €600.
The distance between San Francisco and Venice is 9760 km.
It takes approximately 16h 6m to get from San Francisco to Venice, including transfers.
Venice is 8h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 4:22 AM in San Francisco and 12:22 PM in Venice.
There are 5709+ hotels available in Venice.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Venice, Italy?
Lufthansa, British Airways, and five other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) every 4 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–490
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–950
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Airport to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
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