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There are 7 ways to get from California to France by plane or train

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  1. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane LAX - CDG
    13h 55m
    €306–711

  2. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Paris Orly Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane SFO - ORY
    14h 13m
    €232–711

  3. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane SFO - CDG
    14h 21m
    €322–861

  4. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Paris Orly Airport

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane LAX - ORY
    14h 2m
    €296–711

  5. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane LAX - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Brussel-Zuidtrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    16h 29m

  6. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane SFO - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train
    17h 5m

  7. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane SFO - AMS
    2. Take the train from Schiphol Airport Train Station to Brussel-Zuidtrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain train
    16h 45m

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) flights

Calendar67Weekly Planes
Duration12h 28mAverage Duration
Ticket€225Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between California, USA and France?

Fly Norse, Air Tahiti Nui, and seven other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) every 3 hours.

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