There are 2 ways to get from Sacramento Airport (SMF) to Athens by plane, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SMF - ATH
19h 21m€625–1,205Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SFO - ATH
20h 55m€472–946
Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sacramento Airport (SMF) to Athens is to train and BART and fly which costs €470 - €950 and takes 20h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Sacramento Airport (SMF) to Athens is to fly which takes 19h 21m and costs €600 - €1300.
The distance between Sacramento Airport (SMF) and Athens is 10822 km.
It takes approximately 19h 21m to get from Sacramento Airport (SMF) to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 10h ahead of Sacramento Airport (SMF). It is currently 7:49 PM in Sacramento Airport (SMF) and 5:49 AM in Athens.
There are 13684+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Sacramento Airport (SMF), USA and Athens, Greece?
Delta, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–800
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- €10–13
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