There are 6 ways to get from Grand Forks to San Jose by plane, bus, train, car, taxi, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Grand Forks International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane GFK - SJC
7h 56m$169–672Fly Grand Forks International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GFK - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
8h 7m$131–450Bus, train
- Take the bus from Grand Forks to Fargobus
- Take the bus from Fargo(NDU) to Detroit Lakesbus
- Take the train from Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station to Portlandtrain
- Take the train from Portland to San Josetrain
2d 11h$801–1,675Drive 1,847.5 mi
- Drive from Grand Forks to San Josecar 1,847.5 mi
29h 40m$338–487Taxi to Hector International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the taxi from Grand Forks to Fargo-Airport-FARtaxi
- Fly from Hector International Airport (FAR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane FAR - SJC
7h 16m$394–1,269Taxi to Hector International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take the taxi from Grand Forks to Fargo-Airport-FARtaxi
- Fly from Hector International Airport (FAR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane FAR - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
8h 26m$409–1,278
Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Forks to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $130 - $450 and takes 8h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Forks to San Jose is to taxi and fly which takes 7h 16m and costs $390 - $1,300.
The distance between Grand Forks and San Jose is 1464 miles. The road distance is 1858.3 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Forks to San Jose without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 11h and costs $800 - $1,700.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Grand Forks to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 2h behind Grand Forks. It is currently 8:27 AM in Grand Forks and 6:27 AM in San Jose.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Forks to San Jose is 1858 miles. It takes approximately 29h 40m to drive from Grand Forks to San Jose.
There are 423+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Grand Forks, ND, USA and San Jose, CA, USA?
Delta, Allegiant Air, and Southwest Airlines fly from Grand Forks International Airport (GFK) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Grand Forks International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Hector International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Grand Forks International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Hector International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Minneapolis, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Grand Forks International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Hector International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Hector International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hector International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Hector International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hector International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Hector International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Grand Forks International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Grand Forks International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit Lakes Amtrak Station to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- +1-510-464-6000
- 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
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Grand Forks to Fargo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–40
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $28–40
Bus from Fargo(NDU) to Detroit Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $22–35
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Estimated price
- $140–170
S&S Taxi
- Phone
- +1-701-772-4142
- Website
- sstaxis.com
S&S Taxi
- Phone
- +1-701-772-4142
- Website
- sstaxis.com
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