There are 7 ways to get from San Diego to Greece by plane, shuttle, bus, 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 Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SAN - SKG
20h 43m€280–786Fly San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SAN - ATH
15h 55m€217–733Fly San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SAN - HER
15h 7m€250–843Fly San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane SAN - RHO
21h 46m€247–849Fly San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane SAN - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
20h€374–1,136Fly San Diego International Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SAN - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus
21h 22m€291–812Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane LAX - SKG
21h 8m€291–710
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Greece is to fly which costs €210 - €750 and takes 15h 55m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Greece is to fly which takes 15h 7m and costs €250 - €850.
The distance between San Diego and Greece is 10918 km.
It takes approximately 20h 43m to get from San Diego to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 10h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 5:35 AM in San Diego and 3:35 PM in Greece.
There are 12934+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Greece?
Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines, and two other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) 6 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sofia Airport via Montreal, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sofia Airport via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- [email protected]
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
Shuttle from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–190
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €230–250
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Citylines
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