There are 6 ways to get from San Diego to Greece by plane, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SAN - SKG
20h 23m€248–851Fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SAN - HER
16h 32m€241–669Fly to Athens International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SAN - ATH
15h 30m€448–1,141Fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane SAN - RHO
19h 41m€245–667Fly 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 35m€372–953Fly 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 24m€276–946
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 €240 - €700 and takes 16h 32m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Greece is to fly which takes 15h 30m and costs €440 - €1200.
The distance between San Diego and Greece is 10918 km.
It takes approximately 20h 23m to get from San Diego to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 9h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 11:31 AM in San Diego and 8:31 PM in Greece.
There are 12940+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Greece?
Lufthansa, Aegean Airlines, and five other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Sofia Airport via Montreal, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Chania International Airport via Montreal, Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich, Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Montreal, Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact 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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