There are 5 ways to get from San Francisco to Berlin by plane or train
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Fly San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg
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Fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Berlin Brandenburg (BER)
Fly San Francisco to Hannover, train
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Fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Hannover (HAJ)
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Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Fly San Francisco to Dresden, train
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Fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Dresden (DRS)
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Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Fly San Francisco to Leipzig, train
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Fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Leipzig (LEJ)
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Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
San Francisco (SFO) to Berlin Brandenburg (BER) flights
The flight time between San Francisco (SFO) and Berlin Brandenburg (BER) is around 15h 28m and covers a distance of around 9138 km. This includes an average layover time of around 3h 1m. Services are operated by Lufthansa, Swiss, British Airways and others. Typically 188 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Berlin is to fly and train which costs $410 - $1,500 and takes 17h 52m.
The quickest way to get from San Francisco to Berlin is to fly which costs $320 - $1,600 and takes 16h 5m.
It is approximately 9105 km to get from San Francisco to Berlin.
It takes approximately 16h 5m to get from San Francisco to Berlin, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from San Francisco Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The quickest flight takes 13h and has one stopover.
Berlin is 9h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 7:27 PM in San Francisco and 4:27 AM in Berlin.
British Airways, Scandinavian Airlines, TAP Portugal and seven other airlines offer flights from San Francisco Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
There are 679+ hotels available in Berlin. Prices start at €87 per night.
The best way to get from San Francisco to San Francisco Airport is to BART which takes 29 min and costs $8 - $10.
- Distance: 9105 km
- Duration: 16h 5m
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Berlin, Germany?
Lufthansa, Swiss and 10 other airlines fly from San Francisco to Berlin hourly.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2000
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €850 - €2000
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460 - €1600
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480 - €1700
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €3100 - €3400
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390 - €1400
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1400
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1400
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400 - €1400
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450 - €1600
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1400
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480 - €1600
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Amsterdam Schiphol, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460 - €1600
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450 - €1600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2000
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1100 - €1900
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460 - €1600
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €400 - €1400
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390 - €1400
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1400
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400 - €1400
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €430 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450 - €1600
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1400
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Chicago O'Hare, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480 - €1600
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480 - €1700
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Chicago O'Hare, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €460 - €1600
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Washington Dulles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450 - €1600
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €450 - €1600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600 - €2400
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600 - €2400
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €750 - €2500
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €1100 - €2300
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440 - €2100
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1100 - €3000
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Las Vegas, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €1100 - €3000
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1700
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370 - €1800
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430 - €1600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600 - €2400
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420 - €2000
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €1100 - €3000
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Las Vegas, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €1100 - €3000
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390 - €1500
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370 - €1800
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430 - €1600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600 - €2400
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440 - €2100
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 44m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €1100 - €2300
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1700
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430 - €1600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €850 - €2000
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460 - €1600
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480 - €1700
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400 - €1400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2800
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550 - €2100
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330 - €1900
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €750 - €1700
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500 - €1700
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Seattle, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650 - €2100
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Denver, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €700 - €2200
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550 - €1900
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €600 - €3000
German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45 - €70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40 - €55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35 - €50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
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Dutch Railways (NS) is the main passenger railway operator in the Netherlands. Founded in 1938, NS connects all major cities in the Netherlands, and offers night trains, international trains, Intercity direct, and trains to and from the airport. NS International is the international subsidiary of NS; their services include high-speed trains such as Thalys, ICE International, Eurostar and TGV, to major European hubs including Paris, London, Brussels, Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt and Lille.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hannover Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24 - €60
- Website
- Dutch Railways (NS)
- Book at
- Netherlands Rail Pass
- 2nd Class
- €24 - €35
- 1st Class
- €40 - €60
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Hanover central station to Berlin central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14 - €18
- Website
- Flixtrain
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11 - €15
- Website
- Flixtrain
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf Gl. 13a to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10 - €13
- Website
- Flixtrain
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9 - €16
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- 2nd Class
- €9 - €12
- Business
- €13 - €16
- 1st Class
- €13 - €16
Railjet trains operate domestically within Austria and also connect to major cities in Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland and Hungary. This premium service runs at speeds of up to 230km/h and offers three travel classes (economy, first and business), all with free Wi-Fi and power sockets. Other amenities include a bistro-restaurant car and family zones. Seat reservations can be made up to 90 days prior to the train's departure (compulsory for all cross-border trains but not for domestic routes).
Contact Details
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28 - €45
- Website
- Railjet
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8 - €11
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27 - €40
- Website
- fahrplan.oebb.at
Deutsche Bahn’s regional network is made up of IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional-Express), RB (Regionalbahn) and S-Bahn trains. Ticket prices are fixed and there’s no seat reservations – just turn up, buy a ticket and jump on the next train. All regional trains depart regularly and connect to local and long-distance services.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Halle to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €26 - €40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regional
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