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There are 6 ways to get from San Jose to Berlin by train, plane, or subway

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  1. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane SFO - BER
    15h 51m
    €417–889

  2. BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway subway
    2. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane OAK - BER
    19h 17m
    €220–682

  3. Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport

    1. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane SJC - BER
    17h 31m
    €255–923

  4. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane SFO - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain train
    18h 53m
    €367–997

  5. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane plane SFO - DRS
    3. Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Berlin Hbftrain train
    19h 2m
    €383–1,471

  6. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane SFO - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Berlin Hbftrain train
    18h 46m
    €390–678

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) flights

Calendar84Weekly Planes
Duration14h 13mAverage Duration
Ticket€176Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,222.2 km
  • Duration: 15h 51m

What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Berlin, Germany?

Alaska Airlines, Inc., Icelandair, and five other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) 4 times a day.

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