There are 7 ways to get from Basque Country to San Francisco by bus, 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.
Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BIQ - SFO
17h 48m$714–1,521Bus to Santander Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SDR - SFO
18h 53m$437–1,331Fly from Bilbao Airport
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BIO - SFO
17h 18m$451–915Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOD - SFO
20h 10m$557–1,105Train to Pau Pyrénées Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hendaye to Pautrain
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PUF - SFO
20h 9m$690–2,469Train, train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Burgos Rosa De Limatrain
- Take the train from Burgos Rosa De Lima to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MAD - SFO
19h 42m$447–1,036Train, train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly
- Take the train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BCN - SFO
19h 54m$441–1,126
Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basque Country to San Francisco is to train and fly which costs $440 - $1,100 and takes 19h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Basque Country to San Francisco is to fly which takes 17h 18m and costs $450 - $950.
The distance between Basque Country and San Francisco is 5799 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 48m to get from Basque Country to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 9h behind Basque Country. It is currently 7:04 PM in Basque Country and 10:04 AM in San Francisco.
There are 830+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Basque Country, Spain and San Francisco, CA, USA?
United Airlines and Vueling Airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Bilbao Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Santander Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Santander Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,300
Flights from Santander Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Santander Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,600
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–900
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,200
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Hendaye to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Burgos Rosa De Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Burgos Rosa De Lima to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Vitoria/Gasteiz to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Burgos Rosa De Lima to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–18
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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