Colombo to San Francisco Flights, Fares @ ₹81709 + Flat Rs 1500 OFF

San Francisco, located in California in the United States, is a marvellous city known for the iconic Golden Gate Bridge, picturesque fog (which you might have seen in many movies and pictures), Victorian houses, art galleries and most of all great food. The city is consistently transforming and boasts of open-minded people who readily welcome tourists to their humble land.  
Best Time to Visit
Summertime from April to October is the best time when hoards of tourists visit the sunny San Francisco. The temperature at this time is moderate with cool winds and fog. Winters from November to March experience very less crowd and rains frequently occur during this time. Goibibo has wide range of San Francisco hotels for booking.
Places to Visit
San Francisco is flooded with top sights to visit. You can visit the Golden Gate Bridge, Victorian houses, the prison at Alcatraz Island, Fisherman’s Wharf, the de Young Museum, the California Academy of Sciences, the Wells Fargo History Museum and ride an exciting cable car. If you are in a mood to relax outdoors or do some fun activities, then San Francisco is the place for you. Golden Gate Park, Dolores Park and Presidio are famous parks where you can play and enjoy sunny afternoons. The Yerba Buena Gardens Festivals, the Stern Grove Festival and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Music Festival at Golden Gate Park are popular outdoor festivals you can visit. Music lovers can visit The Fillmore and The Masonic to watch shows from jazz to pop music, where many legendary music artists perform. The old neighbourhood of Castro is known for the LGBTQ community, the Mission District has popular art galleries and restaurants, the district of Haish-Ashbury is a place where you can find vintage stuff and Chinatown is a place to have full entertainment and taste unique foods. You can visit Chinatown, Union Square, Fisherman’s Wharf, Alemany flea Market, Tiny hayes Valley and near Haight-Ashbury for shopping. 
Food and Restaurants
From Japanese to Morrocan and Indian to Mexican, there are numerous restaurants you can choose to dine at. The Mission District for tasty tacos, Chinatown for Chinese restaurants, North Beach for waterfront restaurants, PIER 39, are some known places to find unique restaurants. Union Square, Downtown, SoMA, Russian Hill and Castro have a good amount of bars and clubs that offer drinks from craft beers to creative cocktails. 
Transportation
The city is served by three airports and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is the main airport among the two: Oakland International (OAK) and Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International (SJC). the airport connects to various international airports around the world with major air carriers such as Lufthansa, British Airways, Emirates, Cathay Pacific, etc. Cheap flight tickets from here to other popular cities can be booked online on Goibibo. Also, flight status & other details related to flight booking & air tickets can be easily accessed on it. So for the cheapest air tickets, it is recommended to book international flights online. BART, Lyft, Uber, taxis, shuttle services, SamTrans Buses are convenient public transport to use when travelling between the airport and the city. There are numerous bus services that run within and around the Bay area. Muni metro and buses, app-based cabs, shuttle vans and limousines, rental cars and BART are common transport for getting around the city. BART is a good option to use if you are travelling to East Bay, Mission District and Union Square. You can easily purchase the Clipper Card or CityPASS to save money if you are travelling by public transport.

Situated on the western coast of the island, Colombo is the financial and commercial capital of Sri Lanka.  It is the largest city and a famous tourist place visited by a large number of tourists from all over the world. Colombo is widely famous for its great hospitality and cultural diversity. Dotted with colonial buildings, fine dining restaurants, ancient museums, Buddhist temples, glitzy hotels and fancy shopping malls, this city is a perfect mix of old and new.
 
Best Time to Visit
Colombo can be visited throughout the year because of its tropical climate but the months from January to March are considered to be ideal for sightseeing as the weather remains mostly sunny. For great deals and offers on Colombo hotels book through Goibibo.
 
Places to Visit
Being a tourist spot, Colombo has a wide range of attractions. Galle Face Green, Viharamahadevi Park, Colombo Zoological Gardens and Beira Lake are must-visits if you are travelling with kids. For history buffs, The National Museum of Colombo, The Natural History Museum and the Dutch Period Museum are perfect picks. Gangaramaya Buddhist temple, Independence Square, Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara, Colombo Fort and Mount Lavinia Beach are some of the other popular attractions of this city. Shopping in Colombo is a total delight as it boasts of several street markets and shopping malls. You can buy handicrafts, batiks, jewellery, gemstones and tea as souvenirs. Pettah, Majestic City, Barefoot, Stone N String, Paradise Road and Good Market are a few recommended places for shopping.
 
Hotels and Restaurants
Colombo is a haven for foodies as the city is dotted with many beautiful cafes, local eateries and fine-dine restaurants. Visit Mt Lavinia Beach to relish scrumptious seafood. Lagoon, Ministry of Crab, Upali’s by Nawaloka, Semondu, The London Grill and The Palmyrah Restaurant are some of the other recommended restaurants.

Colombo offers all kind of accommodation options for stay. Right from Budget Hotels in Colombo to 5 star Hotels in Colombo, from Resorts in Colombo to service apartments in Colombo, one can find multiple options as per their need and pocket. Goibibo being the leading travel website has largest collection of hotels on its platform. Popular locations in Colombo for stay are near Colombo Airport, Katunayake, Bambalapitiya, Colombo 05 and Wellawatte. It is very easy and convenient to compare and book hotels online on Goibibo.
 
Transportation
Being a popular tourist destination, Colombo is very well connected to the rest of the world. Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is the major airport, which is around 30 kms from the city centre. This airport serves various domestic flights as well as international flights. The airport connects Colombo to major cities of Southeast Asia, Australia, Europe, the US and the Middle East. Airlines such as Qatar Airways, Malaysia Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Emirates Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Air India, Spice Jet, Indigo operate to and from Colombo. Cheap flight tickets from here to other popular cities can be booked online on Goibibo. Also, flight status & other details related to flight booking & air tickets can be easily accessed on it. So for cheapest air tickets, it is recommended to book flights online. Getting to other cities of the island is easy as Colombo has good railway connectivity. Fort Railway Station, which is served by Sri Lanka Railways is a major railway station in Colombo with frequent intercity and intracity trains. The Main Line connects the station to the cities in the east like Ragama, Kandy and Nuwara Eliya while Coast Line connects the station to the south. Coming to Colombo via road is very easy as there are several private and government-owned buses to and from Colombo to rest part of the country. Local buses, taxis, tuk-tuks and rented cars are the modes of transport to travel locally.