There are 6 ways to get from San Jose to Greece by train, plane, or bus
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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€406–869Caltrain 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 37m€265–770Caltrain 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 10m€453–902Caltrain 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
18h 4m€395–969Fly 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 44m€331–937Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Preveza Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Preveza Airport (PVK)plane SFO - PVK
- Take the bus from Preveza to Ioanninabus
21h 41m€419–1,238
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Greece is to Caltrain and fly which costs €260 - €800 and takes 19h 37m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Greece is to Caltrain and fly which takes 18h 4m and costs €390 - €1000.
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 12:28 AM in San Jose and 10:28 AM in Greece.
There are 13671+ 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) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–900
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Preveza Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Preveza Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €550–1,800
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €690–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,100
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rhodes International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,100
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Preveza Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,700
- Website
- sunclassairlines.dk
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Preveza Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,200
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
- Phone
- +302651083071
- [email protected]
- Website
- ktelioannina.gr
Bus from Preveza to Ioannina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://ktelioannina.gr/en/index.html
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