There are 7 ways to get from Nice to San Rafael by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane NCE - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
19h 57m$454–885Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Savonatrain
- Take the train from Savona to Carmagnolatrain
- Take the train from Carmagnola to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselletrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TRN - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
24h 4m$356–1,099Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane NCE - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
21h 2m$397–1,458Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MRS - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
20h 54m$634–1,528Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GOA - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
22h 59m$370–1,171Fly Monaco to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MCM - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
21h 16m$387–938Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ZRH - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
25h 22m$445–651
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to San Rafael is to train and fly and bus which costs $440 - $650 and takes 25h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to San Rafael is to fly and bus which takes 19h 57m and costs $450 - $900.
The distance between Nice and San Rafael is 6067 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 57m to get from Nice to San Rafael, including transfers.
San Rafael is 9h behind Nice. It is currently 5:37 AM in Nice and 8:37 PM in San Rafael.
There are 260+ hotels available in San Rafael.
What companies run services between Nice, France and San Rafael, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Nice to San Rafael. However, you can take the train to Saint-Laurent-du-Var, walk to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco Airport, then take the bus to Larkspur - dropoff. Alternatively, you can take the train to Saint-Laurent-du-Var, walk to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) airport, fly to Oakland International Airport (OAK), walk to Oakland International Airport, then take the bus to San Rafael.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Monaco to San Francisco International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Monaco to San Francisco International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Monaco to San Francisco International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Monaco to San Francisco International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 43m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Monaco to San Francisco International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Monaco to San Francisco International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- frenchbee.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Savona to Carmagnola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Carmagnola to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $40–65
- 2nd Class
- $50–70
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
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