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

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  1. Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain

    best
    1. Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane CTS - SFO
    3. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    13h 6m
    $272–980

  2. Train to Narita International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train train
    2. Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane NRT - SFO
    3. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    13h 23m
    $222–781

  3. Fly Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain

    1. Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane HND - SFO
    2. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    13h 26m
    $439–876

  4. Fly Tokyo International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport

    1. Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane plane HND - SJC
    15h 3m
    $377–1,408

  5. Fly Osaka International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain

    1. Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane ITM - SFO
    2. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    15h 29m
    $517–975

  6. Fly Kobe to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain

    1. Fly from Kobe (UKB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane UKB - SFO
    2. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    16h 25m
    $306–1,123

New Chitose Airport (CTS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights

Calendar41Weekly Planes
Duration12h 18mAverage Duration
Ticket$254Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 4,847.8 mi
  • Duration: 13h 6m

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

Japan Airlines, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 4 hours.

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