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There are 7 ways to get from Santorini caldera to San Francisco by plane, train, car ferry, shuttle, or subway

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  1. Fly Santorini to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, Caltrain

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    1. Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)planeJTR - SJC
    2. Take the train from Santa Clara Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
    31h 16m
    $491–1,572

  2. Fly Santorini to Sonoma County Airport, shuttle

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)planeJTR - STS
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Santa Rosa Airport to San Francisco Pier 27shuttle
    34h 32m
    $402–1,299

  3. Fly Santorini to San Francisco International Airport

    1. Fly from Santorini (JTR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeJTR - SFO
    16h 33m
    $478–642

  4. Car ferry to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    1. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Heraklion Portcarferry
    2. Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeHER - SFO
    31h 4m
    $575–892

  5. Fly Santorini to Oakland International Airport

    1. Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)planeJTR - OAK
    21h 34m
    $711–2,427

  6. Fly Santorini to Sacramento International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Santorini (JTR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)planeJTR - SMF
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
    24h 51m
    $532–1,664

  7. Car ferry, subway to Athens International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    1. Take the car ferry from Thira Santorini Port to Port of Piraeuscarferry
    2. Take the subway from Peiraias to Athens Airportsubway
    3. Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeATH - SFO
    26h 56m
    $512–1,096

Santorini (JTR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights

Calendar6Weekly Planes
Duration36h 3mAverage Duration
Ticket$479Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Santorini caldera, Greece and San Francisco, CA, USA?

Aer Lingus, Transavia Holland, and United Airlines fly from Santorini (JTR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) twice a week.

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