There are 6 ways to get from Alicante to San Jose by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ALC - SJC
19h 55m$385–1,308Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ALC - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
19h 48m$327–976Train to Valencia Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nordtrain
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane VLC - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
21h 32m$495–1,667Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MAD - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
18h 55m$449–1,077Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BCN - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
21h 35m$457–1,097Fly Alicante-Elche Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ALC - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
21h 12m$450–1,517
Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alicante to San Jose is to train and fly and Caltrain which costs $440 - $1,100 and takes 18h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Alicante to San Jose is to train and fly and Caltrain which takes 18h 55m and costs $440 - $1,100.
The distance between Alicante and San Jose is 6060 miles.
It takes approximately 19h 55m to get from Alicante to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 9h behind Alicante. It is currently 8:02 PM in Alicante and 11:02 AM in San Jose.
There are 432+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Alicante, Spain and San Jose, CA, USA?
Icelandair, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and seven other airlines fly from Alicante-Elche Airport (ALC) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Oakland International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Oakland International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Oakland International Airport via Paris Orly, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–950
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Valencia Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Oakland International Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,100
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 49m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Oakland International Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Alicante-Elche Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–900
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Estació del Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Alacant/Alicante Terminal to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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