There are 6 ways to get from California to Greece by plane
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SFO - SKG
19h 13m€452–1,114Fly San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SFO - HER
18h 12m€201–484Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane LAX - SKG
17h 48m€249–663Fly San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SAN - SKG
22h 44m€294–906Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LAX - ATH
18h 10m€476–920Fly San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SFO - ATH
18h 35m€449–1,121
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from California to Greece is to fly which costs €200 - €490 and takes 18h 12m.
The fastest way to get from California to Greece is to fly which takes 17h 48m and costs €240 - €700.
The distance between California and Greece is 10694 km.
It takes approximately 19h 13m to get from California to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 9h ahead of California. It is currently 10:34 AM in California and 7:34 PM in Greece.
There are 12958+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between California, USA and Greece?
Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich, Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–800
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