There are 4 ways to get from Chiang Mai to San Jose by plane, train, or subway
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CNX - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
21h 2m$542–1,036Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CNX - SJC
24h 59m$543–1,525Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane CNX - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to San Josetrain
27h 33m$732–2,240Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane CNX - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
24h 6m$574–1,606
Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chiang Mai to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 21h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Chiang Mai to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 21h 2m and costs $500 - $1,100.
The distance between Chiang Mai and San Jose is 7785 miles.
It takes approximately 21h 2m to get from Chiang Mai to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 14h behind Chiang Mai. It is currently 9:00 PM in Chiang Mai and 7:00 AM in San Jose.
There are 441+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Chiang Mai, Thailand and San Jose, CA, USA?
Korean Air, Delta, and eight other airlines fly from Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,300
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,100
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Osaka Kansai, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Beijing Capital, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,200
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Osaka Kansai, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,500
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Incheon, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Chiang Mai International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Incheon, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- 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
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
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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