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€425–884Train 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 12m€236–654Fly 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 39m€240–826Fly 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 34m€363–993Fly 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 Bahnhof Neustadt to Berlin Hbftrain
18h 48m€397–1,393
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 - €700 and takes 20h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Palo Alto to Berlin is to fly which takes 15h 27m and costs €420 - €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 3:19 AM in Palo Alto and 12:19 PM in Berlin.
There are 2674+ hotels available in Berlin.
What companies run services between Palo Alto, CA, USA and Berlin, Germany?
Scandinavian Airlines, Lufthansa, and seven other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) every 3 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
- €230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via London Heathrow, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- 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 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Zurich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- 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 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- 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 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Seattle, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–800
- 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
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- 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
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
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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