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Find cheap flights from San Jose to Europe from $309

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London
London1 stop$563
Paris
Paris2 stops$586
Istanbul
Istanbul2 stops$1,015
Madrid
Madrid2 stops$554
Athens
Athens1 stop$753
Lisbon
Lisbon2 stops$688
Amsterdam
Amsterdam1 stop$764
Dublin
Dublin2 stops$634
Milan
Milan1 stop$548
Zurich
Zurich2 stops$880
Berlin
Berlin2 stops$998
Munich
Munich1 stop$1,057
Copenhagen
Copenhagen2 stops$649
Vienna
Vienna2 stops$973

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$309
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 29% drop in price.
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FAQs - booking Europe flights

  • How do I get to San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) from downtown San José?

    You can take the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) rail and bus system, which offers several routes that connect downtown San José to the airport. The Line 60 bus gets you to the airport in 30 minutes from Diridon Station. Though expensive, a taxi is convenient, especially if you have more luggage.

  • Which airlines fly non-stop from San José to Europe?

    British Airways, Finnair, American Airlines, and Iberia have direct flights from San Jose to Europe, specifically London. You’ll find direct flights departing from San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR). London is the only European destination served by direct flights from San Jose.

  • Which airlines have Business Class flights from San José to Europe?

    For Business Class flights from San Jose to Europe, consider booking United Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, or Alaska Airlines. You’ll enjoy exclusive access to airline-specific lounges, priority services, comfortable seating, spacious cabins with extra legroom, gourmet dining onboard, and in-flight entertainment.

  • What lounges are available at San José Mineta International Airport (SJC)?

    If you’re looking for a place to relax at San José Mineta International Airport before your flight to Europe, you can check into The Club At SJC A15 or The Club At SJC A8, which can be accessed by paying at the door. They feature showers, designated resting areas, free high-speed internet, comfortable seating, dining options, charging points, and entertainment options.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Jose to Europe?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from San Jose to Europe.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Jose to Europe?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Europe from San Jose is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Jose to Europe?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Europe with an airline and back to San Jose with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Jose to Europe?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Europe from San Jose up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Europe

  • Morning departure is around 10% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
  • Common layover cities for one-stop flights from San Jose to Europe include Atlanta (ATL), Los Angeles (LAX), Seattle (SEA), Salt Lake City (SLC), Dallas (DFW), Denver (DEN), Houston (IAH), New York City (JFK), and Minneapolis (MSP). The layover city depends on the flight route.
  • Multiple airlines have eco-friendly flights from San Jose to Europe. Consider booking Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, United Airlines, Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch, Iberia, Condor, and ITA Airways, which emit less CO₂. They have adopted various sustainable measures to lower carbon emissions.
  • If you’re looking for airlines with the best carry-on weight allowance on flights from San Jose to Europe, you can book with Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, or United Airlines, which have no maximum carry-on weight limit. However, your carry-on bag shouldn’t be larger than 22” x 14” x 9” and fit in the storage bins above the seats, while your personal item should easily fit under the seat in front of you.
  • Passengers with special dietary needs on flights from San Jose to Europe can find a special menu on Air France, KLM Royal Dutch, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, United Airlines, or British Airways. Special meals served onboard include diabetic, kosher, lactose-free, gluten-free, low-calorie, low-sodium, Muslim, vegan, bland, child, and infant meals. You can request your meal when making a reservation or contact your airline at least 24 hours before flight departure.
  • San José Mineta International Airport (SJC) offers several services and amenities for passengers with limited mobility. You’ll access wheelchair assistance, restrooms equipped with stalls, boarding assistance, accessible parking spaces, wheelchair-accessible elevators, and hidden disability sunflower lanyards.
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*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 5 airlines serving from San Jose to Europe

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Jose to Europe? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to KAYAK reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 11551 reviews
79comfort
81entertainment
75food
81overall
82boarding
86crew
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The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

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The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Plane was late because of a mechanical malfunction and the food listed as available was not. Flight attendants seem over worked and under paid. They just done seem happy. And that can be seen in their faces.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

Honestly, I didn’t expect that I will experience this long time wait during the check in. There was only one person who was taking care of the passengers for the economy class and it took us to wait about one hour to do our check i. As a result we barely get to the airplane as the gate was at the end of the airport. That is totally not professional where one crue is working at the registration desk with economy and 3-4 crues are helping for the business class.

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

You need to be a hacker to get the (Free) WiFi

I guess they don’t serve drinks on planes anymore

The flight was overbooked and the staff at the gate started calling for volunteers to drop out and offering incentives. That delayed the flight

Flight was on time. Staff were friendly. I paid for Economy Plus but was required to check my standard carry-on luggage due to lack of space on the aircraft. This cost me 30 minutes, unexpectedly, in waiting at the baggage claim. This experience did not meet my expectations.

No snacks served! Seating in the kast row in uncomfortable.

Wouldn’t let me check in said couldn’t find a ticket had to wait very long Time

Airline did not explain reasons why flight was delayed two hours. Explanations were badly needed and rarely provided. Problem seemed to clearly be the airline’s fault and not the fault of the weather or airport.

Very uncomfortable seats and seat backs, and I am only 5’9”. Delayed due to crew issues, spent a long time with no ventilation. Teeny overhead bins. Wifi worked well. Arrived safely.

I was delighted that we were able to get on the 4:40 pm flight rather than our original booking at 6:55 pm!! Other than that, the flight was comfortable and landed early😊

We waited too long to get water while the plane was on the Tarmac awaiting de-icing.

More storage space and leg room, but all-in-all a wonderful experience.

I liked that we arrived earlier, you could improve your snacks give away

The Palm Springs to Chicago O’Hare was on Time and Palm Springs airport is easier navigate. As our connection was only an approximately 50 minutes, we asked staff for insights for the Chicago airport in terms of transferring into the other terminal from which our flight left, and they were unhelpful. However, the United App was very helpful in terms of notifications and even providing directions. The Chicago to Detroit flight was significantly delayed which we all know does happen. However, there were very few updates or notifications as to why this was happening when we would actually arrive. It took nearly 30 minutes for bags to make it to baggage claim. We arrived nearly 1 hour late on a 40 minute flight.

The staff was unprofessional and didn’t communicate very well. The boarding process was very disheveled, potentially due to a power outage the previous day but there was no contingency plan to properly get passengers boarded the following day. Once boarded the aircraft stayed on the tarmac for over 45 minutes due to high winds. The communication was sporadic but an announcement was finally made an additional 30 minutes later that the flight was cancelled but we couldn’t get off the plane. Prior to deplaning one of the gate agents came on the plane and made an announcement for everyone to pickup their checked bags and take a card to rebook a new reservation because they didn’t have adequate staff. Flights were missed, passengers went to different airports and there was little to no assistance from AA.

You cancelled my flight by email then made it very difficult to get in contact with you. Then put me in a flight with a long layover in Mexico returning to the wrong airport in uk. Mind blowing my stressful. I missed see my grand dad because of you.

Apart from the delay due to unforeseen circumstances. The leg from sjc to dfw was fine. It was the leg from dfw to orf that we encountered issues mainly due to the flight attendant crew not being friendly. We had two small children and we needed some assistance to warm up milk so the baby would sleep. The crew just didn’t get it and made things very difficult. One made a remark that the baby’s dirty diaper smell was a “gift” to the plane in a rude way. Normally I’d brush that off as a funny comment if the rest of the trip the attendants were helpful or understanding of the difficulty we faced. But that wasn’t the case. We were met with rudeness on the second leg. Whereas on the first leg the crew were so nice and helpful.

This was not the BA business class it used to be. Mediocre food, attendants seemed stretched thin. All the little luxuries that used to make BA business fun were missing. Flight delayed and the explanation given was they forgot to pick up crew - I hope I misheard! Transfer in LHR “sticky” - we thought we had way too much time at 3hours but it was needed. Next time will try different route.

Flight From PHX to CVG was on time, very professional staff

The food at Admirals Club was really great Pijamas were a nice feature The flight attendant was very nice and great attitude The aa.com does not work well specially internet service Overall a very good flight .

Flight was delayed and missed connecting flight. Did not give warning about delay until we showed up at the airport. Not good.

The usual wait at Columbus once you land to get to an open gate (20 minutes) and then the usual 30 minutes for your luggage to appear.

Nothing, flight was supposed to leave at 758 am. My flight didn’t leave until 430 pm. Spent the whole day at the airport.

Everything was very good EXCEPT the food, on a five and a half hour trip. They only gave to us was snacks in first class. They didn't give us pillows or blankets.

This flight was a code share for both Iberia and American Airlines and run by what I assume is a charter company Level. It was difficult if not impossible to get a seat assigned, check bags or use any customer service functions. I would skip it!

Both flights were delayed. I lost my connection on the way back. No voucher or anything was givenx I had business ticket and no support to make it on time. I got to the door running 5 min after they close. Food really bad. Breakfast in business was worst that I what I remember in economy. Even though I have accumulated many miles, I don’t think Inwill keep buying Iberia. I am a frequent business traveler.

Rude security cunts. However the lady that issued my boarding ticket when I was flying back from New York was lovely & helpful!!

Appalling! The flight was delayed by 3.5 hours and the American Airlines staff at the airport where nit very helpful. Once boarded, the flight crew were unhelpful, the food was poor and the aircraft was tatty.

I called prior to flying to confirm our baggage allowance which was 5 bags. On our outbound flight thee were no problems. On the return flight we were charged for each bag totaling $400! We are working with customer service to resolve the issue.

Everything was great, except the food, which could have been flavorful.

Took too long to tak off but besides that it was good

Seating was very tight and not comfortable. Would rather pay extra to get more leg room. Overall, the flight was not as nice as expected. It’s comparable to flying Spirit Airlines or Frontier airlines in America. Even as a budget airlines, Iberia should at least serve water or light snacks, especially for international legs, no matter how short the flights are. We were flying from London, Heathrow to Madrid Spain on a 2-hour flight without offering water, unless you want to pay for the water.

My flight with I berira was okay byt the lost my bags I still dont have them also the transit flight was so no comfortable so I dont think will go with them throught and transit flight again

They made my flight a disaster they had me pay for bags that I already paid for through Iberia airlines and the hostesses were super mean and racist they just turned my vacation to a total nightmare and disappointment in fact they even had me rethink even no to go to morroco ever again even if my whole stay at the country was so nice and fun and perfect but anything at the airport and with the airline was a disaster do not recommend will never take a flight with them

The crew on this flight were attentive, efficient and friendly. It really made for an enjoyable flight.

The crew on this flight were excellent. They were friendly and attentive. It really made the flight more enjoyable.

They canceled my flight , they put me on a different flight that was delayed and the connection was lost . They lost my luggage. And now I’m stuck with any of my belongings.

British Airways canceled our plane and gave us a new flight scheduled to leave in only three hours, so we had to drop everything and rush to the airport. The new itinerary only left us a one hour layover in Madrid, which was too short because the plane landed late and so we missed our connecting flight. We were then booked onto a flight scheduled to take off 8 hours later, and were not given any compensation or remedial measures.

Seat layout, flight/club attendant service, food variety and quality could have been better. Business class Standard is visibly low compared with 6 other airlines that we have traveled for the past two years.

Despite many attempts to work out a change, neither British Airways nor Kayak nor Chatdeal would allow us to cancel or change this flight so we lost all of the payments when we were not able to fly. Absolutely terrible customer service. We will never use either of the services again.

It said that there was wifi. During the flight there was no wifi and while waiting at the gate the phone services already got cut off so I wasn’t able to say I am taxiing from the gate to my husband. This left me with an uncomfortable feeling. So I was waiting on the WiFi connection during flight and that never happened.

Asked for a wheelchair multiple times. Got denied the wheelchair in London layover.

They sell 1h /1h30min connection ticket that are impossible to make

Suite door was jammed but seat itself was very comfortable.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

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