There are 7 ways to get from Bucharest to California by plane, night train, or train
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane OTP - SFO
19h 24m$302–1,019Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane OTP - LAX
18h 54m$288–768Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Sacramento International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane OTP - SMF
23h 5m$433–1,209Fly Bucharest Otopeni to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane OTP - SAN
21h 39m$393–1,110Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Fresno Yosemite International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane OTP - FAT
22h 37m$392–1,106Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane BBU - LAX
23h 43m$328–1,114Night train, Metro to Istanbul Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the nighttrain from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IST - SFO
26h 22m$523–1,044
Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to California is to fly which costs $280 - $800 and takes 18h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to California is to fly which takes 18h 54m and costs $280 - $800.
The distance between Bucharest and California is 6500 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 24m to get from Bucharest to California, including transfers.
California is 10h behind Bucharest. It is currently 10:20 AM in Bucharest and 12:20 AM in California.
There are 3430+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and California, USA?
LOT flies from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 5 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sacramento International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sacramento International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Diego International Airport via Helsinki, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Helsinki, Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Los Angeles International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Los Angeles International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sacramento International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sacramento International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Diego International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Francisco International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Los Angeles International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sacramento International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Naples, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Krakow, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Sacramento International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,700
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,400
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,400
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Krakow, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,400
Flights from Istanbul Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Los Angeles International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Krakow, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $10–30
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- $10–15
- 1st Class
- $11–15
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Halkali to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1
- Schedules at
- istairport.com
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