There are 5 ways to get from Palo Alto to Berlin by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SFO - BER
15h 27m€415–887Train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane OAK - BER
20h 42m€236–707Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SJC - BER
18h 8m€260–929Fly San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane SFO - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain
18h 29m€365–995Fly San Francisco International Airport to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane SFO - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Hbftrain
18h 38m€381–1,469
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palo Alto to Berlin is to train and fly which costs €230 - €750 and takes 20h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Palo Alto to Berlin is to fly which takes 15h 27m and costs €410 - €900.
The distance between Palo Alto and Berlin is 9198 km.
It takes approximately 15h 27m to get from Palo Alto to Berlin, including transfers.
Berlin is 9h ahead of Palo Alto. It is currently 11:03 AM in Palo Alto and 8:03 PM in Berlin.
There are 2671+ hotels available in Berlin.
What companies run services between Palo Alto, CA, USA and Berlin, Germany?
Scandinavian Airlines, KLM, and eight other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) every 2 hours.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via London Heathrow, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–900
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- Danish Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Amtrak
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