When I fly internationally, I always try for SFO to "somewhere not US near destination". Since I mostly fly to Europe and use Star alliance; that is Frankfurt

When I fly internationally, I always try for SFO to "somewhere not US near destination". Since I mostly fly to Europe and use Star alliance; that is Frankfurt or Munich, usually -- LH or UA metal. For transitioning, MUC is way better (smaller) than FRA. On return, I find the hoops necessary at foreign airports imposed on US bound flights silly (extra questions, sometimes extra security, etc). That said, with Global Entry, hitting the kiosk, handing over a slip and skipping a process that could be near 90min is gold.