There are 6 ways to get from Berlin to San Jose by plane, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BER - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
17h 27m$448–994Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BER - SJC
18h 41m$326–926Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BER - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
20h 16m$331–935Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HAM - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
19h 30m$357–1,088Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Wolfsburg, Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HAJ - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
19h 47m$407–1,427Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Koebenhavn Htrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CPH - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
21h 52m$545–992
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to San Jose is to fly which costs $320 - $950 and takes 18h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 17h 27m and costs $440 - $1,000.
The distance between Berlin and San Jose is 5764 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 27m to get from Berlin to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 9h behind Berlin. It is currently 3:40 AM in Berlin and 6:40 PM in San Jose.
There are 428+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and San Jose, CA, USA?
KLM, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–700
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
- 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
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
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