There are 6 ways to get from Dayton to San Jose by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, subway, or car
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Fly Dayton to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DAY - SJC
9h 13m$255–1,005Fly Dayton to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DAY - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
10h 15m$187–723Bus
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus 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 8h$407–822Bus, train, BART
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
2d 14h$789–1,685Drive 2,383.7 mi
- Drive from Dayton to San Josecar 2,383.7 mi
37h 32m$435–629Bus to Covington, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnatibus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane CVG - SJC
11h 30m$266–1,025
Dayton to San Jose by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dayton to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $180 - $750 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Dayton to San Jose is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs $250 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Dayton to San Jose station. However, there are services departing from Wright Stop Plaza - N.B. and arriving at San Jose Diridon Station via Dayton Trotwood Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Dayton and San Jose is 2061 miles. The road distance is 2397.6 miles.
The best way to get from Dayton to San Jose without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 8h and costs $400 - $850.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Dayton to San Jose, including transfers.
Dayton to San Jose bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station.
The best way to get from Dayton to San Jose is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs $250 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $400 - $850 and takes 2 days 8h.
Dayton to San Jose bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
San Jose is 3h behind Dayton. It is currently 4:40 PM in Dayton and 1:40 PM in San Jose.
What companies run services between Dayton, OH, USA and San Jose, CA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Dayton (DAY) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wright Stop Plaza - N.B. to San Jose Diridon Station via Northwest Hub, Dayton Trotwood Bus Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dayton to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Dayton to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Dayton to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Washington Dulles, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Dayton to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Dayton to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Dayton to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Covington to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dayton to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Dayton to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Dayton to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Dayton to San Francisco International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Covington to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dayton to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Dayton to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Covington to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Covington to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Covington to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Covington to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
- 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 Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- 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
- $300–600
- 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
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- 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
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.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
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Dayton to San Jose is 2398 miles. It takes approximately 37h 32m to drive from Dayton to San Jose.
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