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 28m$366–1,013Fly Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane GVA - LAX
16h 55m$434–799Fly Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane GVA - SAN
17h 38m$447–1,019Train 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$409–1,202
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to California is to train and fly which costs $400 - $1,200 and takes 17h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to California is to fly which takes 15h 28m and costs $360 - $1,100.
The distance between Geneva and California is 5881 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 28m to get from Geneva to California, including transfers.
California is 9h behind Geneva. It is currently 9:53 AM in Geneva and 12:53 AM in California.
There are 3431+ 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.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,800
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–340
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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