There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Silicon Valley by plane, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)ATH - SFO
21h 11m$353–928Fly Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)ATH - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
29h 4m$322–934Fly Athens International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)ATH - SJC
23h 17m$499–1,721Bus to Kalamata International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Fly from Kalamata International Airport (KLX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)KLX - SFO
36h 7m$420–1,356Train to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)SKG - SFO
25h 27m$521–956Fly Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)ATH - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
23h 7m$344–1,130Fly Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)ATH - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
25h 24m$653–1,562
Athens International Airport (ATH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Silicon Valley is to fly which costs $350 - $950 and takes 21h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Silicon Valley is to fly which takes 21h 11m and costs $350 - $950.
The distance between Athens and Silicon Valley is 6872 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 11m to get from Athens to Silicon Valley, including transfers.
There are 591+ hotels available in Silicon Valley.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Silicon Valley, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 51m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 57m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 54m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 39m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 27m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Copenhagen, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 32m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 39m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Kalamata International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Santa Clara Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Kalamata
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–60
- Standard Rate
- $57
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