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How to get fromOakland to Santorini Islandby plane, car ferry, shuttle, or helicopter

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There are 6 ways to get from Oakland to Santorini Island by plane, car ferry, shuttle, or helicopter

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  1. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Santorini

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    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane SFO - JTR
    18h 40m
    €380–1,112

  2. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, car ferry

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane plane SFO - HER
    2. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    20h 36m
    €446–1,084

  3. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Mykonos, car ferry

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mykonos (JMK)plane plane SFO - JMK
    2. Take the carferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    22h 55m
    €487–1,244

  4. Fly Oakland International Airport to Santorini

    1. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santorini (JTR)plane plane OAK - JTR
    19h 43m
    €433–1,506

  5. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer, car ferry

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane plane SFO - CHQ
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklionshuttle bus
    3. Take the carferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry car ferry
    22h 29m
    €445–1,232

  6. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport, helicopter

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane plane SFO - ATH
    2. Take the helicopter from Athens Heliport to Mykonos Heliporthelicopter helicopter
    3. Take the helicopter from Mykonos Heliport to Santorini Heliporthelicopter helicopter
    21h 5m
    €1,010–1,782

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santorini (JTR) flights

Calendar15Weekly Planes
Duration20h 21mAverage Duration
Ticket€354Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 11,183.7 km
  • Duration: 18h 40m

What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Santorini Island, Greece?

United Airlines, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santorini (JTR) twice daily.

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