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Questions & Answers
The most affordable way to get from California to Bangkok is to fly, which costs $390 - $750 and takes 21h 15m.
The quickest way to get from California to Bangkok is to fly which costs $390 - $750 and takes 21h 15m.
The distance between California and Bangkok is 13059 km.
It takes approximately 21h 15m to get from California to Bangkok, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from San Francisco Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport. The quickest flight takes 18h 40m and has one stopover.
Bangkok is 14h ahead of California. It is currently 6:03 PM in California and 8:03 AM in Bangkok.
Air China, Asiana Airlines, China Airlines and nine other airlines offer flights from San Francisco Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport.
There are 2185+ hotels available in Bangkok. Prices start at ฿3750 per night.
The best way to get from California to San Francisco Airport is to BART which takes 27 min and costs $8 - $10.

- Distance: 13059.4 km
- Duration: 21h 15m
What companies run services between California, USA and Bangkok, Thailand?
China Airlines, Japan Airlines and 22 other airlines fly from San Francisco to Bangkok hourly.

- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿16000 - ฿47000
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿21000 - ฿27000
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿16000 - ฿47000
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿16000 - ฿65000
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿16000 - ฿65000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿55000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿55000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via San Diego, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿55000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿21000 - ฿55000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿55000
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿22000 - ฿50000
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via San Diego, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿22000 - ฿55000
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿22000 - ฿50000

- Website
- jal.com
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿16000 - ฿47000
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿16000 - ฿47000
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿16000 - ฿65000
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿16000 - ฿65000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 48m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿55000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿55000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via San Diego, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿55000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿21000 - ฿55000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿55000
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿22000 - ฿50000
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via San Diego, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿22000 - ฿55000
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via Seattle, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿22000 - ฿50000

- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from San Francisco to Don Muang via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿22000 - ฿49000
Flights from San Francisco to Don Muang via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿25000 - ฿95000
Flights from San Francisco to Don Muang via Manila, Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17000 - ฿41000
Flights from San Francisco to Don Muang via Taiwan Taoyuan, Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿25000 - ฿85000
Flights from San Francisco to Don Muang via Hong Kong, Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿23000 - ฿50000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿21000 - ฿48000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via Xiamen, Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿40000 - ฿75000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via Taiwan Taoyuan, Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿22000 - ฿46000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via Guangzhou Baiyun, Phnom Penh
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿46000 - ฿230000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17000 - ฿48000

- Website
- lionairthai.com
Flights from San Francisco to Don Muang via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿24000 - ฿80000
Flights from San Francisco to Don Muang via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18000 - ฿46000
Flights from San Francisco to Don Muang via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿21000 - ฿55000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿22000 - ฿46000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18000 - ฿45000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿19000 - ฿55000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via Tianjin Binhai, Chongqing
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿65000 - ฿130000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via Tianjin Binhai, Chengdu
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿65000 - ฿140000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via Vancouver, Zhengzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿65000 - ฿140000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿18000 - ฿45000

- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿26000 - ฿210000
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿15000 - ฿60000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿24000 - ฿45000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Los Angeles, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿25000 - ฿45000
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via Los Angeles, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿27000 - ฿49000
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿26000 - ฿49000

- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿40000
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19000 - ฿60000
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21000 - ฿55000
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via Los Angeles, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21000 - ฿55000
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via Denver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿23000 - ฿60000

- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17000 - ฿43000
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿28000 - ฿55000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Los Angeles, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿26000 - ฿90000

- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16000 - ฿85000
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿17000 - ฿49000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Los Angeles, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿21000 - ฿100000

- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17000 - ฿95000
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18000 - ฿65000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Seattle, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿29000 - ฿50000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Los Angeles, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿29000 - ฿50000

- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿40000
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿40000
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19000 - ฿60000
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿19000 - ฿60000

- Website
- airasia.com
Flights from San Francisco to Don Muang via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿23000 - ฿45000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿19000 - ฿65000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via Tokyo Haneda, Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿50000
Flights from Los Angeles to Don Muang via Tokyo Haneda, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿50000

- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿17000 - ฿95000
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿18000 - ฿65000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Los Angeles, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿29000 - ฿50000

- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿16000 - ฿75000
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿14000 - ฿65000

- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ฿21000 - ฿27000
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿22000 - ฿50000

- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿13000 - ฿34000
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via San Francisco, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ฿21000 - ฿55000

- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Vancouver, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿25000 - ฿55000
Flights from San Jose to Suvarnabhumi via Vancouver, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿21000 - ฿55000

- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via San Francisco, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿55000
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via Los Angeles, Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿21000 - ฿55000

- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via San Francisco, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿55000
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via San Francisco, Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿21000 - ฿55000

- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Tan Son Nhat
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿25000 - ฿85000

- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿19000 - ฿41000

- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from San Francisco to Suvarnabhumi via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ฿26000 - ฿210000

- Website
- evaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Taiwan Taoyuan
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ฿18000 - ฿80000

- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Los Angeles to Suvarnabhumi via Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ฿32000 - ฿60000

- Website
- jinair.com
Flights from Fresno to Suvarnabhumi via San Francisco, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿20000 - ฿55000

- Website
- nokair.com
Flights from San Francisco to Don Muang via Taiwan Taoyuan, Chiang Mai
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ฿25000 - ฿85000
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