There are 5 ways to get from Carmel Valley Village to San Jose by taxi, bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Carmel Valley Village to Salinastaxi
- Take the bus from Salinas to San Josebus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
1h 28m$75–94Drive 74.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Carmel Valley Village to San Josecar 74.9 mi
1h 28m$14–20Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Carmel Valley Village to Salinastaxi
- Take the train from Salinas to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
1h 56m$76–110Fly, Caltrain
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MRY - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
2h 33m$246–670Shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal BMonterey Airbus
3h 12m$80–101
Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carmel Valley Village to San Jose is to drive which costs $13 - $20 and takes 1h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Carmel Valley Village to San Jose is to drive which takes 1h 28m and costs $13 - $20.
The distance between Carmel Valley Village and San Jose is 77 miles. The road distance is 75.3 miles.
The best way to get from Carmel Valley Village to San Jose without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 1h 28m and costs $75 - $95.
It takes approximately 1h 28m to get from Carmel Valley Village to San Jose, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Carmel Valley Village to San Jose is 75 miles. It takes approximately 1h 28m to drive from Carmel Valley Village to San Jose.
There are 423+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Carmel Valley Village, CA, USA and San Jose, CA, USA?
Groome Transportation operates a shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B hourly. Tickets cost $45–60 and the journey takes 1h 45m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $22–180
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Salinas to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–29
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Estimated price
- $55–65
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
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