There are 6 ways to get from Crete to San Francisco by plane or train
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Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HER - SFO
30h 56m$250–763Fly Chania International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CHQ - SFO
18h 39m$294–911Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane HER - OAK
22h$466–1,609Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane HER - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
23h 12m$493–1,416Fly Chania International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CHQ - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
22h 38m$537–1,514Fly Chania International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Chania International Airport (CHQ) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CHQ - OAK
21h 32m$530–1,507
Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Crete to San Francisco is to fly which costs $250 - $800 and takes 30h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Crete to San Francisco is to fly which takes 18h 39m and costs $290 - $950.
The distance between Crete and San Francisco is 7041 miles.
It takes approximately 30h 56m to get from Crete to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 10h behind Crete. It is currently 6:08 AM in Crete and 8:08 PM in San Francisco.
There are 812+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Crete, Greece and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Aer Lingus, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) once daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 18m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 7m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 48m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Helsinki, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Chania International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Chania International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Helsinki, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Chania International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Chania International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from Chania International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–800
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Helsinki, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Oakland International Airport via London Heathrow, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Chania International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Chania International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chania International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Chania International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
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