There are 7 ways to get from Kos to San Francisco by plane, train, shuttle, or car ferry
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Fly Kos to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Kos (KGS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane KGS - SFO
18h 39m$394–1,318Car ferry to Rhodes International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Rhodescarferry
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane RHO - SFO
24h 37m$293–872Fly Kos to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane KGS - OAK
21h 41m$610–1,814Fly Kos to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane KGS - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
22h 5m$567–1,721Fly Kos to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane KGS - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
24h 6m$360–1,016Fly Kos to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane KGS - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
24h 12m$636–1,872Fly Kos to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Kos (KGS) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane KGS - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
25h 33m$553–1,692
Kos (KGS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kos to San Francisco is to car ferry and fly which costs $290 - $900 and takes 24h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Kos to San Francisco is to fly which takes 18h 39m and costs $390 - $1,400.
The distance between Kos and San Francisco is 7010 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 39m to get from Kos to San Francisco, including transfers.
San Francisco is 10h behind Kos. It is currently 7:13 PM in Kos and 9:13 AM in San Francisco.
There are 808+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Kos, Greece and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Airbus France, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Kos (KGS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) once daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Kos to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Kos to Oakland International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Kos to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,700
Flights from Kos to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Kos to Sonoma County Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Kos to Sonoma County Airport via Munich, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Kos to Sonoma County Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Kos to Sacramento International Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Kos to Sacramento International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kos to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Kos to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Kos to Sacramento International Airport via Frankfurt, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Kos to Sacramento International Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Kos to Monterey Regional Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Kos to San Francisco International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Kos to San Francisco International Airport via Helsinki, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Kos to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 57m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Helsinki, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Kos to Sacramento International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 8m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Kos to Oakland International Airport via Helsinki, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Kos to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Kos to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,400
Flights from Kos to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Helsinki, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Kos to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Frankfurt, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Kos to San Francisco International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Kos to Sacramento International Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Kos to Monterey Regional Airport via Frankfurt, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kos to Oakland International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–60
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
- Phone
- +30 22410 70590
- [email protected]
- Website
- 12ne.gr
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.12ne.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 21 0620 6427
- [email protected]
- Website
- saos.gr
Car ferry from Port of Kos to Port of Rhodes
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $23
- Website
- https://saos.gr/en/
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