There are 6 ways to get from Santorini caldera to San Francisco by plane, shuttle, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Santorini to San Francisco International Airport
best- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)JTR - SFO
16h 33m$478–882Fly Santorini to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)JTR - STS
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
30h 30m$385–1,234Fly Santorini to Oakland International Airport
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)JTR - OAK
21h 49m$698–2,367Fly Santorini to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)JTR - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
20h 50m$691–2,321Car ferry to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)HER - SFO
31h 4m$573–890Fly Santorini to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)JTR - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Richmond
22h 36m$772–2,554
Santorini (JTR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santorini caldera to San Francisco is to fly which costs $470 - $900 and takes 16h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Santorini caldera to San Francisco is to fly which takes 16h 33m and costs $470 - $900.
The distance between Santorini caldera and San Francisco is 6980 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 33m to get from Santorini caldera to San Francisco, including transfers.
There are 839+ hotels available in San Francisco.
What companies run services between Santorini caldera, Greece and San Francisco, CA, USA?
Aer Lingus, Transavia Holland, and three other airlines fly from Santorini (JTR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) 4 times a week.
Transport is disrupted due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Read more
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Santorini to San Francisco International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Santorini to Sonoma County Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
Flights from Santorini to Sonoma County Airport via Munich, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Santorini to Sonoma County Airport via Copenhagen, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 47m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Santorini to Oakland International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Santorini to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Santorini to Sacramento International Airport via Helsinki, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santorini to San Francisco International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Santorini to Sacramento International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Santorini to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Santorini to Sacramento International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Santorini to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to San Francisco International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $21–60
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–60
- Phone
- +30 210 4121001
- info@seajets.gr
- Website
- seajets.com
Car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Port
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $107–110
- Website
- https://www.seajets.com/
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