There are 7 ways to get from Hamburg to California by plane or train
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Fly Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HAM - SFO
17h 6m$294–968Fly Hamburg Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane HAM - SAN
17h 45m$375–1,409Fly Hamburg Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane HAM - LAX
19h 21m$410–1,217Train to Bremen Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BRE - SFO
17h 26m$415–1,462Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BRE - LAX
17h 6m$411–1,461Train to Hannover Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HAJ - SFO
18h 13m$314–938Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CPH - SFO
18h 48m$556–809
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to California is to train and fly which costs $310 - $950 and takes 18h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to California is to fly which takes 17h 6m and costs $290 - $1,000.
The distance between Hamburg and California is 5588 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 6m to get from Hamburg to California, including transfers.
California is 9h behind Hamburg. It is currently 12:32 in Hamburg and 03:32 in California.
There are 3357+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and California, USA?
Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Bremen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Bremen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Diego International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Bremen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Bremen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Bremen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Bremen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Bremen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Bremen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Website
- Danish Railways
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