There are 7 ways to get from Beijing to San Jose by plane, train, shuttle, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PEK - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
15h 43m$519–1,125Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane PEK - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
21h 7m$322–867Train to Tianjin Binhai, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Stationtrain
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane TSN - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
18h 52m$353–1,132Train to Tianjin Binhai, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Beijing South to Tianjin Stationtrain
- Fly from Tianjin Binhai (TSN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane TSN - SJC
19h 50m$511–1,614Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PEK - SJC
17h 51m$397–1,107Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane PEK - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to San Josetrain
21h 7m$436–1,198Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane PEK - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
19h 20m$422–1,216
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Beijing to San Jose is to fly and shuttle which costs $320 - $900 and takes 21h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Beijing to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 15h 43m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Beijing and San Jose is 5984 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 43m to get from Beijing to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 15h behind Beijing. It is currently 2:35 PM in Beijing and 11:35 PM in San Jose.
There are 406+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Beijing, China and San Jose, CA, USA?
Air China, Delta, and five other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 49m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,700
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Vancouver, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Tianjin Binhai to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
- 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 Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- Adult - second class
- $6–10
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- Adult - second class
- $6–10
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–9
- 1st Class Seat
- $13–15
- Business Class Seat
- $18–26
Train from Beijing South to Tianjin Station
- 2nd Class Seat
- $8–9
- 1st Class Seat
- $13–15
- Business Class Seat
- $18–26
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
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