There are 8 ways to get from California to Genoa by plane or train
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane SFO - GOA
17h 13m€400–763Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane LAX - LIN
- Take the train from Pavia to Genova Brignoletrain
18h 39m€235–1,145Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane LAX - GOA
17h 15m€311–2,013Fly San Diego International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane SAN - GOA
16h 52m€373–3,006Fly San Francisco International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane SFO - LIN
- Take the train from Pavia to Genova Brignoletrain
18h 52m€304–1,245Fly San Francisco International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SFO - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain
18h 48m€253–1,061Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LAX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain
20h 16m€341–730Fly San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SFO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain
20h 29m€300–730
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Genoa is to fly and train which costs €300 - €750 and takes 20h 29m.
The fastest way to get from California to Genoa is to fly which takes 16h 52m and costs €370 - €3100.
The distance between California and Genoa is 9711 km.
It takes approximately 17h 13m to get from California to Genoa, including transfers.
Genoa is 9h ahead of California. It is currently 5:14 AM in California and 2:14 PM in Genoa.
There are 4001+ hotels available in Genoa.
What companies run services between California, USA and Genoa, Italy?
United Airlines, Air Dolomiti, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–460
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–650
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–390
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–700
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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