There are 7 ways to get from Zurich to California by plane or train
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Fly Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ZRH - SFO
14h 54m$285–517Fly Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ZRH - LAX
15h 29m$282–577Fly Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ZRH - SMF
16h 41m$707–2,018Fly Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane ZRH - SAN
16h 37m$367–1,719Fly Zurich Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane ZRH - FAT
19h 17m$556–2,215Fly Zurich Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane ZRH - BUR
18h 13m$511–1,924Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MUC - SAN
19h 38m$675–1,741
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to California is to fly which costs $280 - $550 and takes 14h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to California is to fly which takes 14h 54m and costs $280 - $550.
The distance between Zurich and California is 5893 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 54m to get from Zurich to California, including transfers.
California is 9h behind Zurich. It is currently 7:27 AM in Zurich and 10:27 PM in California.
There are 3126+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and California, USA?
Swiss, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Zurich Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,100
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–3,200
Flights from Munich International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $370–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $340–3,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 56m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $270–2,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–2,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $330–2,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $270–2,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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