There are 10 ways to get from Canada to San Jose by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, subway, car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane YVR - SJC
7h 4m$375–1,008Fly Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YVR - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
6h 7m$147–676Bus
- Take the bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, INbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station 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
2d 17h$515–987Train, BART
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Windsortrain
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
2d 18h$910–2,015Drive 2,652.2 mi
- Drive from Toronto to San Josecar 2,652.2 mi
41h 40m$607–877Fly Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYC - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
6h 32m$231–956Fly Edmonton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Edmonton International Airport (YEG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YEG - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
7h 32m$301–777Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Vancouver to Seattletrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SEA - SJC
10h$291–484Fly Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane YVR - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to San Josetrain
9h 23m$474–1,099Train
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to San Josetrain
3d$967–2,157
Canada to San Jose by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canada to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $140 - $700 and takes 6h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Canada to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 6h 7m and costs $140 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Canada to San Jose station. However, there are services departing from Toronto and arriving at San Jose Diridon Station via Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 17h.
No, there is no direct train from Canada station to San Jose. However, there are services departing from Toronto Union Station and arriving at Berryessa / North San Jose via Detroit, Chicago Union Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Canada and San Jose is 835 miles. The road distance is 2667.7 miles.
The best way to get from Canada to San Jose without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 17h and costs $500 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Canada to San Jose, including transfers.
Canada to San Jose bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Toronto station.
Canada to San Jose train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Toronto Union Station.
The best way to get from Canada to San Jose is to fly which takes 7h 4m and costs $370 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 2 days 17h, you could also train, which costs $950 - $2,200 and takes 3 days 0h.
What companies run services between Canada and San Jose, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Delta, and WestJet fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Toronto to San Jose Diridon Station via Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–900
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–360
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–360
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–600
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–1,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–330
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–330
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,000
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Calgary International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–240
Flights from Calgary International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–300
Flights from Edmonton International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Windsor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $60–150
- Business
- $95–200
- Business Plus
- $100–210
- Economy
- $65–160
- Economy Plus
- $70–160
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $60–170
- Business Plus
- $75–180
- Economy
- $35–100
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- 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 Vancouver to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Toronto to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $60–90
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $70–100
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $60–90
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $400–600
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $400–600
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $80–120
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Canada to San Jose bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Canada to San Jose train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Buffalo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Canada to San Jose is 2668 miles. It takes approximately 41h 40m to drive from Canada to San Jose.
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