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 Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg
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Fly from Oakland (OAK) to Berlin Brandenburg (BER)
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 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 Leipzig, train
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Fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Leipzig (LEJ)
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Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbf
San Francisco (SFO) to Berlin Brandenburg (BER) flights
The flight time between San Francisco (SFO) and Berlin Brandenburg (BER) is around 16h 10m and covers a distance of around 9138 km. This includes an average layover time of around 3h 35m. Services are operated by Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, British Airways and others. Typically 216 flights run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
216
Weekly Planes
16h 10m
Average Duration
€369
Cheapest Price
Questions & Answers
What is the cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Berlin?
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Berlin is to fly which costs $350 - $750 and takes 16h 31m.
What is the fastest way to get from San Francisco to Berlin?
The quickest way to get from San Francisco to Berlin is to fly which costs $350 - $750 and takes 16h 31m.
How far is it from San Francisco to Berlin?
It is approximately 9105 km to get from San Francisco to Berlin.
How long does it take to get from San Francisco to Berlin?
It takes approximately 16h 31m to get from San Francisco to Berlin, including transfers.
How long is the flight from San Francisco to Berlin?
There is no direct flight from San Francisco Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport. The quickest flight takes 13h 15m and has one stopover.
What is the time difference between San Francisco and Berlin?
Berlin is 9h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 4:31 AM in San Francisco and 1:31 PM in Berlin.
Which airlines fly from San Francisco Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport?
Vueling Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines, KLM and seven other airlines offer flights from San Francisco Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
Where can I stay near Berlin?
There are 1299+ hotels available in Berlin. Prices start at €43 per night.
How do I get to San Francisco (SFO) Airport from San Francisco?
The best way to get from San Francisco to San Francisco Airport is to BART which takes 29 min and costs $8 - $11.
Launch map view
- Distance: 9105 km
- Duration: 16h 31m
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Berlin, Germany?
Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines and nine other airlines fly from San Francisco to Berlin Hbf hourly.
Airlines
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2900
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2900
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2900
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550 - €1800
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1300
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390 - €1300
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1300
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430 - €1400
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via London Heathrow, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360 - €1300
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370 - €1200
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380 - €1200
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400 - €1300
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400 - €1300
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380 - €1200
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370 - €1200
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400 - €1300
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via London Heathrow, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340 - €1200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2900
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €550 - €1800
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1300
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370 - €1300
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1300
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via London Heathrow, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360 - €1300
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390 - €1100
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380 - €1200
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350 - €1200
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €400 - €1300
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Zurich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350 - €1200
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380 - €1200
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340 - €1200
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via London Heathrow, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340 - €1200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650 - €2800
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650 - €2800
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600 - €2200
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650 - €2300
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600 - €2100
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500 - €750
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Las Vegas, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600 - €2300
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470 - €1700
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430 - €1600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2900
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2900
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2900
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370 - €1300
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350 - €1200
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Zurich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350 - €1200
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340 - €1200
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Toronto, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420 - €1300
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €390 - €1100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650 - €2600
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Seattle, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600 - €2500
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via San Diego, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650 - €2600
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Las Vegas, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600 - €2500
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430 - €1800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €650 - €2800
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €600 - €2100
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €500 - €750
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470 - €1700
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €950 - €2900
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €550 - €1600
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370 - €1200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €650 - €2800
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €650 - €2300
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Las Vegas, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600 - €2300
Flights from San Francisco to Dresden via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470 - €1700
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430 - €1600
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Seattle, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500 - €1700
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500 - €1700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €600 - €2400
Flights from San Francisco to Hannover via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350 - €1000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €480 - €1200
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480 - €1200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370 - €1200
Flights from Oakland to Berlin Brandenburg via Los Angeles, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500 - €1700
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from San Francisco to Berlin Brandenburg via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480 - €1200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco to Leipzig via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470 - €1200
Train operators
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40 - €55
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12 - €26
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €12 - €18
- Business
- €17 - €18
- 1st Class
- €17 - €26
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26 - €40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
A railjet at Vienna Hbf
The Man in Seat 61
2nd class carriage
The Man in Seat 61
First class seats
The Man in Seat 61
Business class
The Man in Seat 61
Restaurant & bar counter
The Man in Seat 61
Ticket machine
Welcome Pickups
OBB Railjet
Wikipedia
Railjet 2nd class
Wikipedia
Business class in ÖBB
Wiki
First class in ÖBB
Wiki
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Wikipedia
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8 - €10
- Website
- https://www.mavcsoport.hu/en
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19 - €27
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Hanover Central Station to Berlin Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21 - €30
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Leipzig Central Station to Berlin Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19 - €27
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hannover Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €27 - €70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class Full Fare
- €27 - €40
- 1st Class Full Fare
- €45 - €70
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30 - €50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/
Rail Exterior
Wikipedia
Intercity exterior
OBB
OBB Intercity - 2nd class interior
Dariusz Sieczkowski
Train exterior
Bonjour la France
1st class seats
ACP Rail International
Austrian Intercity
Andrzej Otrębski
Intercity 1st class
Wikipedia
Leipzig Hauptbahnhof
Wikipedia
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Wikipedia
- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55 - €110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
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