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There are 8 ways to get from California to Germany by plane or train

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  1. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt

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    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane SFO - FRA
    13h 57m
    €271–765

  2. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Frankfurt

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LAX - FRA
    13h 56m
    €269–765

  3. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane LAX - DUS
    15h 15m
    €370–817

  4. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane LAX - MUC
    2. Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatztrain train
    14h 32m
    €285–624

  5. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane SFO - MUC
    2. Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatztrain train
    14h 43m
    €277–514

  6. Fly San Diego International Airport to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane SAN - MUC
    2. Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatztrain train
    14h 24m
    €560–1,417

  7. 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 Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    16h 3m
    €420–918

  8. 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 Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    16h 19m
    €462–918

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights

Calendar68Weekly Planes
Duration12h 29mAverage Duration
Ticket€248Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between California, USA and Germany?

Lufthansa, Condor Flugdienst, and six other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Frankfurt (FRA) every 3 hours.

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