There are 6 ways to get from Chesapeake to San Jose by plane, train, bus, subway, or car
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Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ORF - SJC
8h 8m$251–886Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ORF - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
9h 11m$193–654Train, bus
- Take the train from Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Colonial Heights to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
2d 23h$517–1,018Train, BART
- Take the train from Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
3d 7h$1,076–2,268Drive 2,919.1 mi
- Drive from Chesapeake to San Josecar 2,919.1 mi
47h 38m$533–770Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane ORF - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
8h 55m$266–945
Chesapeake to San Jose by train, taxi, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chesapeake to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $190 - $700 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Chesapeake to San Jose is to fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $250 - $900.
No, there is no direct train from Chesapeake to San Jose. However, there are services departing from Norfolk and arriving at Berryessa / North San Jose via Petersburg Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 7h.
The distance between Chesapeake and San Jose is 2518 miles. The road distance is 2936.1 miles.
The best way to get from Chesapeake to San Jose without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 23h and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Chesapeake to San Jose, including transfers.
Chesapeake to San Jose train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Norfolk station.
San Jose is 3h behind Chesapeake. It is currently 3:19 PM in Chesapeake and 12:19 PM in San Jose.
Chesapeake to San Jose train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Petersburg Amtrak Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chesapeake to San Jose is 2936 miles. It takes approximately 47h 38m to drive from Chesapeake to San Jose.
What companies run services between Chesapeake, City of Chesapeake, VA, USA and San Jose, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Norfolk International Airport (ORF) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norfolk International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Norfolk to Petersburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Petersburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- 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
- 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
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Colonial Heights to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- 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
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- 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
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- example.com
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