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There are 6 ways to get from France to San Jose by plane or train

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  1. Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain

    best
    1. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane CDG - SFO
    2. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    15h 41m
    $378–884

  2. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane FRA - SFO
    4. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    17h
    $359–581

  3. Fly Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport

    1. Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane plane CDG - SJC
    16h 42m
    $366–1,316

  4. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain

    1. Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    2. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane AMS - SFO
    4. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    16h 52m
    $623–1,335

  5. Fly Paris Orly Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain

    1. Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane ORY - SFO
    2. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    15h 28m
    $426–1,132

  6. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain

    1. Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane ZRH - SFO
    4. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    18h 7m
    $409–588

Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights

Calendar38Weekly Planes
Duration14h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket$245Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 5,625.9 mi
  • Duration: 15h 41m

What companies run services between France and San Jose, CA, USA?

Air France, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 4 hours.

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