There are 8 ways to get from Puducherry to California by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Chennai International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
best- Take the train from Pondicherry to Trisulamtrain
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MAA - SFO
25h 6m$452–1,728Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Pondicherry to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BLR - SFO
31h 4m$344–938Fly Pondicherry to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Pondicherry (PNY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PNY - SFO
31h 7m$503–1,416Train to Chennai International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Pondicherry to Trisulamtrain
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MAA - LAX
27h 22m$403–1,329Fly Pondicherry to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Pondicherry (PNY) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane PNY - LAX
31h 9m$614–1,917Train to Chennai International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport
- Take the train from Pondicherry to Trisulamtrain
- Fly from Chennai International Airport (MAA) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MAA - SMF
28h 32m$754–2,119Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Pondicherry to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane BLR - SAN
31h 57m$856–2,630Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Pondicherry to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BLR - SJC
30h 29m$960–2,331
Chennai International Airport (MAA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Puducherry to California is to train and bus and fly which costs $340 - $950 and takes 31h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Puducherry to California is to train and fly which takes 25h 6m and costs $450 - $1,800.
The distance between Puducherry and California is 8834 miles.
It takes approximately 25h 6m to get from Puducherry to California, including transfers.
California is 13h 30m behind Puducherry. It is currently 3:13 PM in Puducherry and 1:43 AM in California.
There are 3396+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Puducherry, India and California, USA?
IndiGo Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and three other airlines fly from Pondicherry (PNY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–550
Flights from Pondicherry to San Francisco International Airport via Hyderabad, Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vancouver, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Pondicherry to San Francisco International Airport via Hyderabad, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Pondicherry to Los Angeles International Airport via Hyderabad, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Pondicherry to San Francisco International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Pondicherry to Los Angeles International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pondicherry to San Francisco International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–4,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–2,900
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Pondicherry to San Francisco International Airport via Kempegowda International Airport, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–4,400
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–2,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Delhi, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,100
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chennai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Hong Kong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,100
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Hong Kong, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,400
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,800
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,300
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Pondicherry to Trisulam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–15
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $1–3
- Third AC (3A)
- $5–7
- Second AC (2A)
- $7–9
- First Class (1A)
- $11–15
Train from Pondicherry to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2–22
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- $2–4
- Third AC (3A)
- $7–10
- Second AC (2A)
- $10–13
- First Class (1A)
- $17–22
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Website
- https://mybmtc.karnataka.gov.in/en
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- $1
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- $2–3
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