There are 8 ways to get from Australia to San Rafael by plane, bus, subway, or train
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Fly Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BNE - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
17h 6m$394–1,149Fly Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SYD - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
17h 19m$405–1,247Fly Canberra International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Fly from Canberra International Airport (CBR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CBR - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
19h 28m$424–1,536Fly Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MEL - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
18h 20m$451–1,551Fly Adelaide Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Fly from Adelaide Airport (ADL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ADL - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
18h 49m$835–1,635Fly Brisbane Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BNE - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
21h 14m$777–2,839Fly Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BNE - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
22h 28m$690–2,677Fly Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BNE - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
19h 50m$633–2,472
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Australia to San Rafael is to fly and bus which costs $390 - $1,200 and takes 17h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Australia to San Rafael is to fly and bus which takes 17h 6m and costs $390 - $1,200.
The distance between Australia and San Rafael is 7151 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 6m to get from Australia to San Rafael, including transfers.
There are 957+ hotels available in San Rafael.
What companies run services between Australia and San Rafael, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Australia to San Rafael. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Brisbane-Airport-BNE airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco Airport, then take the bus to Larkspur - dropoff. Alternatively, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Sydney International Airport (SYD) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco Airport, then take the bus to Larkspur - dropoff.
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Brisbane Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
Flights from Adelaide Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Brisbane Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Adelaide Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–3,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Sydney International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Adelaide Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Canberra International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Brisbane Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
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