There are 6 ways to get from Athens to San Jose by plane, train, subway, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Athens International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ATH - SJC
18h 58m$482–1,549Fly Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane ATH - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
23h 3m$367–1,059Fly Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ATH - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
19h 5m$534–1,067Fly Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ATH - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
19h 43m$377–1,158Fly Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane ATH - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to San Josetrain
22h 50m$526–1,635Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamatabus
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane KLX - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
23h 15m$536–1,764
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to San Jose is to fly and shuttle which costs $360 - $1,100 and takes 23h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to San Jose is to fly which takes 18h 58m and costs $480 - $1,600.
The distance between Athens and San Jose is 6859 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 58m to get from Athens to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 10h behind Athens. It is currently 2:42 AM in Athens and 4:42 PM in San Jose.
There are 398+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and San Jose, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 11m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,500
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- KTEL Messinias
- Schedules at
- KTEL Messinias
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