There are 5 ways to get from Berkeley to Athens by subway, plane, bus, or train
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BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
best- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)SFO - ATH
18h 43m€338–771Fly Oakland International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Athens International Airport (ATH)OAK - ATH
20h 47m€763–2,215BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Athens International Airport (ATH)SJC - ATH
24h 18m€398–770BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Kalamata International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kalamata International Airport (KLX)SFO - KLX
- Take the bus from Kalamata to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
23h 7m€502–1,549BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)SFO - SKG
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athens
25h 38m€443–949
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Athens International Airport (ATH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Athens is to BART and fly which costs €330 - €800 and takes 18h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Athens is to BART and fly which takes 18h 43m and costs €330 - €800.
The distance between Berkeley and Athens is 11012 km.
It takes approximately 18h 43m to get from Berkeley to Athens, including transfers.
Athens is 10h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 5:19 AM in Berkeley and 3:19 PM in Athens.
There are 12286+ hotels available in Athens.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Athens, Greece?
Delta, Air France, and six other airlines fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Athens International Airport (ATH) 4 times a day.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Athens International Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Athens International Airport via Denver, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €380–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–2,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Athens International Airport via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Athens International Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Athens International Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Athens International Airport via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Athens International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Athens International Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kalamata International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €470–2,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Athens International Airport via Salt Lake City, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +30 27210 28581
- info@ktelmessinias.gr
- Website
- ktelmessinias.gr
Bus from Kalamata to Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.ktelmessinias.gr/en/routes/
- Book at
- https://ktelbus.gr/mes/ticketweb/
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