There are 6 ways to get from Brisbane to San Jose by plane, train, shuttle, bus, or subway
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BNE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
16h 43m$438–1,238Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BNE - SJC
19h 16m$516–1,820Fly to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane BNE - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
23h$441–1,380Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane BNE - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to San Josetrain
23h 16m$1,255–2,011Fly to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, bus
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT)plane BNE - FAT
- Take the bus from Fresno to San Josebus
23h 36mFly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BNE - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
19h 26m$571–1,929
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to San Jose is to fly and shuttle which costs $440 - $1,400 and takes 23h.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 16h 43m and costs $430 - $1,300.
The distance between Brisbane and San Jose is 7156 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 43m to get from Brisbane to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 17h behind Brisbane. It is currently 3:12 AM in Brisbane and 10:12 AM in San Jose.
There are 442+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and San Jose, CA, USA?
Delta and Qantas fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport via Vancouver, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Oakland International Airport via Nadi, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–4,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- fijiairways.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nadi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Fresno Yosemite International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,000
- 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
- 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
- 46 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
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Fresno to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
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