There are 8 ways to get from Berlin to California by plane or train
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Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BER - SFO
16h 53m$224–574Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BER - LAX
17h 3m$210–573Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BER - SAN
19h 22m$285–765Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BER - SMF
18h 32m$315–814Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Koebenhavn Htrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CPH - SFO
21h 39m$271–624Train to Frankfurt, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane FRA - LAX
18h 51m$422–755Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane BER - FAT
19h 57m$284–761Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Koebenhavn Htrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane CPH - LAX
22h 14m$577–833
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to California is to fly which costs $210 - $600 and takes 17h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to California is to fly which takes 16h 53m and costs $220 - $600.
The distance between Berlin and California is 5752 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 53m to get from Berlin to California, including transfers.
California is 9h behind Berlin. It is currently 12:54 PM in Berlin and 3:54 AM in California.
There are 3423+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and California, USA?
Scandinavian Airlines, United Airlines, and Air Canada fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Diego International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–490
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–500
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–480
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–490
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–490
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Diego International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–490
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–480
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–490
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–490
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–800
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Diego International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Manchester, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Sacramento International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–550
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dublin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 24m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Koebenhavn H
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Koebenhavn H
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Berlin Hbf to Koebenhavn H
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Berlin Hbf to Koebenhavn H
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Berlin Hbf to Koebenhavn H
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $112
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Berlin Hbf to Koebenhavn H
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $112
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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