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There are 5 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Silicon Valley by plane or train

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  1. Fly Santos Dumont Airport to San Francisco International Airport

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    1. Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeSDU - SFO
    19h 15m
    $316–1,095

  2. Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport

    1. Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)planeSDU - SJC
    20h 16m
    $490–1,722

  3. Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to San Francisco International Airport

    1. Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeGIG - SFO
    20h 18m
    $343–1,418

  4. Fly Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport

    1. Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)planeGIG - SJC
    21h 19m
    $449–1,611

  5. Fly Santos Dumont Airport to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain

    1. Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)planeSDU - OAK
    2. Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
    20h 40m
    $709–2,071

Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights

Calendar30Weekly Planes
Duration20h 38mAverage Duration
Ticket$303Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Silicon Valley, CA, USA?

LATAM Chile, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 4 times a day.

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