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San Francisco (SFO) to Frankfurt (FRA) flights
There are direct flights from San Francisco International Airport to Frankfurt am Main Airport, sold by 3 airlines (including codeshares): Lufthansa, Air New Zealand and United Airlines. The distance is 9,149 km, about 11h 40m in the air. There are also 27 one-stop options, via airports such as Amsterdam, Paris and Chicago.
Live fares for SFO → FRASee all routes on the map9,149 kmdistance
~11h 40mdirect flight time (estimate)
3direct airlines
27one-stop options
Direct flights from San Francisco to Frankfurt
| Route | Airlines (incl. codeshares) | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFO → FRA | Lufthansa, Air New Zealand, United Airlines | 9,149 km | ~11h 40m |
Best one-stop connections
Through the biggest hubs first. Times include about 100 minutes to change planes.
| Via | Airlines | Distance | Time (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMS Amsterdam | KLM then Ethiopian Airlines and KLM | 9,152 km | ~13h 50m |
| CDG Paris | Air France and ITA Airways then Air France and Condor | 9,411 km | ~14h 10m |
| ORD Chicago | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then Lufthansa and United Airlines | 9,935 km | ~14h 45m |
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then American Airlines and Finnair | 10,610 km | ~15h 35m |
| MUC Munich | Lufthansa and United Airlines then Cyprus Airways and Condor | 9,736 km | ~14h 30m |
| LHR London | American Airlines and Finnair then American Airlines and British Airways | 9,271 km | ~14h |
| ATL Atlanta | Air France and Aeromexico then Air France and KLM | 10,844 km | ~15h 55m |
| IAH Houston | United Airlines then Lufthansa and United Airlines | 11,030 km | ~16h 5m |
| JFK New York | American Airlines and Alaska Airlines then Air France and Ethiopian Airlines | 10,341 km | ~15h 15m |
| EWR Newark | United Airlines then Lufthansa and United Airlines | 10,329 km | ~15h 15m |
| DEN Denver | Frontier Airlines and United Airlines then Lufthansa and United Airlines | 9,642 km | ~14h 25m |
| YYZ Toronto | Air Canada and United Airlines then Air Canada and Condor | 9,971 km | ~14h 50m |
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- Amsterdam (AMS) to Frankfurt
- Paris (CDG) to Frankfurt
- Dubai (DXB) to Frankfurt
- Beijing (PEK) to Frankfurt
- Chicago (ORD) to Frankfurt
- Barcelona (BCN) to Frankfurt
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Frankfurt
- Madrid (MAD) to Frankfurt
- Shanghai (PVG) to Frankfurt
- Rome (FCO) to Frankfurt
- Munich (MUC) to Frankfurt
Routes come from current airline fares, updated weekly (last update 9 November 2026), plus older schedule data for airports with few recent fares. “Direct” can include a few same-plane flights with a stop. Flight times are estimates from distance. Always check with the airline before booking.