There are 6 ways to get from San Jose to Greece by train, 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.
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
18h 29m€456–1,120Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport
cheapest- 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
19h 32m€201–629Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- 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
17h 59m€225–620Caltrain 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
18h 36m€443–977Fly 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
19h 41m€271–761Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane SFO - TIA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tirana, Airport to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Ioanninabus
24h 57m
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 - €650 and takes 19h 32m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Greece is to Caltrain and fly which takes 17h 59m and costs €220 - €650.
The distance between San Jose and Greece is 10712 km.
It takes approximately 18h 29m to get from San Jose to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 10h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 2:17 PM in San Jose and 12:17 AM in Greece.
There are 13133+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Greece?
Delta, KLM, and six other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- 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
- 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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