There are 7 ways to get from San Jose to Greece by train, plane, 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.
Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SFO - SKG
19h 34m€206–460Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane SFO - HER
18h 34m€205–480Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SFO - ATH
19h 6m€443–1,127Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)plane SFO - RHO
18h 47m€211–479Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SJC - ATH
20h 46m€261–711Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SJC - SKG
20h 29m€424–554Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SFO - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia to Thessaloniki train stationbus
23h 59m€252–660
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Greece is to Caltrain and fly which costs €200 - €460 and takes 19h 34m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Greece is to Caltrain and fly which takes 18h 34m and costs €200 - €480.
The distance between San Jose and Greece is 10712 km.
It takes approximately 19h 34m to get from San Jose to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 10h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 4:46 AM in San Jose and 2:46 PM in Greece.
There are 12922+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Greece?
Delta, KLM, and seven other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Athens International Airport (ATH) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €420–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sofia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–450
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–440
- Website
- corendonairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- €7–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- €7–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- €7–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- €7–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- €7–9
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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