There are 5 ways to get from Berlin to Silicon Valley by plane or train
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Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)BER - SFO
16h 49m$336–994Train, train to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Take the train from Rzepin to Poznan Glowny
- Fly from Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)POZ - SFO
21h 21m$269–793Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)BER - SJC
19h 24m$312–1,037Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)HAM - SFO
18h 56m$458–876Fly Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)BER - OAK
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Palo Alto Caltrain Southbound
20h 25m$1,017–1,646
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Silicon Valley is to train and fly which costs $260 - $800 and takes 21h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Silicon Valley is to fly which takes 16h 49m and costs $330 - $1,000.
The distance between Berlin and Silicon Valley is 5747 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 49m to get from Berlin to Silicon Valley, including transfers.
There are 571+ hotels available in Silicon Valley.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Silicon Valley, CA, USA?
Scandinavian Airlines, Air Canada, and United Airlines fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Copenhagen, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via Frankfurt, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 39m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Oakland International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- $20–28
- 1st Class
- $30–45
- Business
- $34–37
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- $50–75
- 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
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
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