Stopovers between San Francisco and Berlin
San Francisco to Berlin is about 9,137 km. 12 cities sit close enough to the route to add a night or two, and Reykjavík, Helsinki, Zurich have airline stopover programs. Pick your dates to see what each one really costs.
Cities on the way
Sits almost exactly on the great circle between North America and Europe, so the detour is tiny.
Metro from the airport to the centre in 15 minutes; great for one night.
Canada Line train to downtown; mountains and ocean together.
Train from Schiphol to Centraal in 15 minutes, every few minutes.
Finnair's hub and a natural break between Europe and Asia.
Fjord city with a fast airport train.
US preclearance on the way home means you land in the US as a domestic arrival.
Light rail from the airport to downtown.
Heathrow Express gets you to Paddington in 15 minutes.
S-Bahn reaches the centre in 15 minutes; the Rhine valley is close.
Train from the airport to the old town in 12 minutes, so even a single night works.
A train into the city; the Rockies are a short drive.