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How to get fromKZSF to Santorini Islandby train, plane, car ferry or subway

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There are 5 ways to get from KZSF to Santorini Island by train, plane, car ferry, or subway

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  1. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santorini

    best
    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santorini (JTR)planeSFO - JTR
    19h 11m
    €414–572

  2. BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santorini

    cheapest
    1. Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
    2. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santorini (JTR)planeOAK - JTR
    20h 25m
    €346–1,310

  3. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, car ferry

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeSFO - HER
    3. Take the car ferry from Heraklion Port to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
    22h 2m
    €447–718

  4. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Mykonos, car ferry

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mykonos (JMK)planeSFO - JMK
    3. Take the car ferry from Mykonos to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
    24h 31m
    €456–1,414

  5. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport, subway, car ferry

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeSFO - ATH
    3. Take the subway from Athens Airport to Peiraiassubway
    4. Take the car ferry from Port of Piraeus to Thira Santorini Portcarferry
    25h 49m
    €411–871

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santorini (JTR) flights

Calendar7Weekly Planes
Duration17h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€201Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between KZSF, CA, USA and Santorini Island, Greece?

There is no direct connection from KZSF to Santorini Island. However, you can walk to Julian & 26th, take the bus to San Jose Diridon, walk to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, then fly to Santorini (JTR). Alternatively, you can walk to Julian & 26th, take the bus to San Jose Diridon, walk to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound, take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER), walk to Irakleion Airport, take the line 6 bus to Heraklion, walk to Heraklion Port, then take the car ferry to Thira Santorini Port.

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