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$278–895Fly Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane GVA - LAX
16h 37m$374–715Fly Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane GVA - SAN
17h 39m$447–1,520Train 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$395–829
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 $390 - $850 and takes 17h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to California is to fly which takes 15h 28m and costs $270 - $900.
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 9:51 PM in Geneva and 12:51 PM in California.
There are 3367+ 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
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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