There are 4 ways to get from Geneva to California by plane or train
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Fly Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GVA - SFO
15h 53m$275–1,013Fly Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane GVA - LAX
16h 23m$327–690Fly Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane GVA - SAN
17h 24m$447–2,296Train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ZRH - SFO
17h 52m$383–761
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to California is to fly which costs $320 - $700 and takes 16h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to California is to fly which takes 15h 53m and costs $270 - $1,100.
The distance between Geneva and California is 5881 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 53m to get from Geneva to California, including transfers.
California is 9h behind Geneva. It is currently 4:34 AM in Geneva and 7:34 PM in California.
There are 3396+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and California, USA?
Aer Lingus, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Train operators
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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