There are 6 ways to get from California to Greece by plane
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Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane LAX - SKG
17h 48m€229–613Fly San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
cheapest- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SFO - SKG
19h 13m€202–564Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane LAX - ATH
18h 35m€476–920Fly San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane SAN - SKG
23h 4m€284–806Fly San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SFO - ATH
18h 45m€509–1,121Fly San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane SAN - ATH
18h 15m€211–763
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from California to Greece is to fly which costs €200 - €600 and takes 19h 13m.
The fastest way to get from California to Greece is to fly which takes 17h 48m and costs €220 - €650.
The distance between California and Greece is 10878 km.
It takes approximately 17h 48m to get from California to Greece, including transfers.
Greece is 10h ahead of California. It is currently 3:42 PM in California and 1:42 AM in Greece.
There are 12980+ hotels available in Greece.
What companies run services between California, USA and Greece?
Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–480
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–480
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €460–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–750
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Montreal, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Athens International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–460
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Athens International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Athens International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
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