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There are 7 ways to get from America to Silicon Valley by train, plane, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeAMS - SFO
    16h
    $410–1,072

  2. Train to Frankfurt, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Venlo to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeFRA - SFO
    18h 6m
    $338–704

  3. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    1. Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeDUS - SFO
    19h 16m
    $482–1,176

  4. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)planeAMS - SJC
    18h 28m
    $546–1,965

  5. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)planeAMS - OAK
    3. Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southboundtrain
    19h 41m
    $521–1,874

  6. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
    3. Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
    4. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeBRU - SFO
    20h 12m
    $399–942

  7. Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airporttrain
    2. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)planeAMS - MRY
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal Ashuttle
    25h 10m
    $529–1,728

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights

Calendar42Weekly Planes
Duration14h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket$297Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between America, Netherlands and Silicon Valley, CA, USA?

There is no direct connection from America to Silicon Valley. However, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, take the subway to Millbrae, walk to Millbrae Caltrain Southbound, then take the train to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Horst-Sevenum, take the train to Venlo, take the train to Düsseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, take the subway to Millbrae, walk to Millbrae Caltrain Southbound, then take the train to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound.

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