There are 6 ways to get from Berlin to San Jose by plane, train, subway, or shuttle
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$468–993Train to Hannover Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Take the train from Berlin Hbf 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 7m$308–975Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BER - SJC
18h 46m$316–975Fly 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 31m$321–984Train 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$585–947Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane BER - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
23h 33m$341–985
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 $310 - $1,000 and takes 18h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 17h 27m and costs $460 - $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 10:14 PM in Berlin and 1:14 PM in San Jose.
There are 426+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and San Jose, CA, USA?
British Airways, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and five other airlines fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 5 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via London Heathrow, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Copenhagen Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–950
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Copenhagen Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–950
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–600
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Copenhagen Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,800
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Hannover Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Berlin Hbf to Koebenhavn H
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Berlin Hbf to Koebenhavn H
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $69
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Berlin Hbf to Koebenhavn H
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $85–180
- Website
- Snälltåget
- 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
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