There are 7 ways to get from San Diego to Greece by plane, shuttle, or bus
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Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SAN - HER
18h 32m€266–892Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SAN - SKG
16h 3m€256–905Fly to Athens International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SAN - ATH
16h 30m€448–1,141Fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane SAN - RHO
20h 21m€264–873Fly 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 15m€401–1,193Fly to Patras Araxos Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Patras Araxos Airport (GPA)plane SAN - GPA
18h 44m€496–1,617Fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, shuttle, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane SAN - TIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tirana, Airport to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
23h 56m
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Greece is to fly which costs €260 - €900 and takes 20h 21m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Greece is to fly which takes 16h 3m and costs €250 - €950.
The distance between San Diego and Greece is 11496 km.
It takes approximately 18h 32m to get from San Diego to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 10h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 9:58 AM in San Diego and 7:58 PM in Greece.
There are 13136+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Greece?
KLM, Transavia Holland, and six other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via Munich, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Patras Araxos Airport via London Heathrow, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich, Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Montreal, Catania
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–700
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- 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
- Phone
- +355 67 609 7542
- [email protected]
- Website
- airporthermesbooking.com
Shuttle from Tirana, Airport to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Schedules at
- airporthermesbooking.com
- Phone
- +355 69 661 4303
- [email protected]
- Website
- likokostatours.yolasite.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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