There are 10 ways to get from Amherst to San Jose by bus, plane, train, subway, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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Bus to Bradley International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Take the bus from Amherst Center to Springfieldbus
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BDL - SJC
11h 37m$234–880Bus to Boston Logan Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Take the bus from Amherst Center to Bostonbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOS - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
11h 34m$226–623Bus, train, BART
- Take the bus from Amherst Center to Springfieldbus
- Take the train from Springfield to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
3d 4h$1,055–2,227Bus
- Take the bus from Amherst Center to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
3d 5h$516–1,040Drive 3,033.6 mi
- Drive from Amherst to San Josecar 3,033.6 mi
2d 1h$554–800Bus to Albany County Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the bus from University of Massachusetts Amherst to Albany Bus Terminal, NYbus
- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ALB - SJC
13h 12m$341–1,332Bus to Bradley International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Amherst Center to Springfieldbus
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BDL - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
12h 19m$249–939Bus to Bradley International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Amherst Center to Springfieldbus
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BDL - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
12h 45m$476–1,448Bus, train, train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Amherst Center to Springfieldbus
- Take the train from Springfield to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane EWR - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
14h 25m$247–1,508Bus, train, BART via New York
- Take the bus from Amherst Center to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
3d 6h$938–1,946
Amherst to San Jose by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amherst to San Jose is to bus and fly and Caltrain which costs $220 - $650 and takes 11h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Amherst to San Jose is to bus and fly and Caltrain which takes 11h 34m and costs $220 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Amherst to San Jose station. However, there are services departing from Amherst Center and arriving at San Jose Diridon Station via Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Amherst and San Jose is 2666 miles. The road distance is 3051.3 miles.
The best way to get from Amherst to San Jose without a car is to bus and train and BART which takes 3 days 4h and costs $1,000 - $2,300.
It takes approximately 11h 37m to get from Amherst to San Jose, including transfers.
Amherst to San Jose bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, depart from Amherst Center station.
Amherst to San Jose bus services, operated by Peter Pan Bus Lines, arrive at New York station.
San Jose is 3h behind Amherst. It is currently 11:39 AM in Amherst and 8:39 AM in San Jose.
Yes, the driving distance between Amherst to San Jose is 3051 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Amherst to San Jose.
What companies run services between Amherst, MA, USA and San Jose, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Amherst Center to San Jose Diridon Station via New York, Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 3d 5h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Albany County Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Albany County Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Albany County Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Albany County Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Albany County Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Albany County Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Albany County Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Albany County Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Bradley International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Springfield to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Springfield to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.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
Subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $17–450
- First Class
- $120–600
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from Amherst Center to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Amherst Center to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Amherst Center to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Amherst Center to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $19–50
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Amherst Center to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Amherst Center to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Amherst Center to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–15
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Bus from Amherst Center to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $35–90
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from University of Massachusetts Amherst to Albany Bus Terminal, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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