There are 7 ways to get from Munich to Silicon Valley by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)MUC - SFO
15h 32m$303–633Fly Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)MUC - SJC
18h 4m$489–1,726Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)SZG - SFO
19h 14m$530–1,277Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)STR - SFO
18h 55m$401–774Train to Frankfurt, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)FRA - SFO
17h 43m$324–920Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)ZRH - SFO
19h 33m$310–727Fly Munich International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)MUC - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
21h 50m$492–1,689
Munich International Airport (MUC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Silicon Valley is to fly which costs $300 - $650 and takes 15h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Silicon Valley is to fly which takes 15h 32m and costs $300 - $650.
The distance between Munich and Silicon Valley is 5940 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 32m to get from Munich to Silicon Valley, including transfers.
There are 586+ hotels available in Silicon Valley.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Silicon Valley, CA, USA?
Lufthansa and United Airlines fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Salzburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Vancouver, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Salzburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–500
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $300–500
Flights from Munich International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $30–45
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $40–65
- 1st Class
- $85–150
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $70–110
- 1st Class
- $150–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–60
- Standard Rate
- $57
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