There are 6 ways to get from Japan to San Jose by train or plane
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Train to New Chitose Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Take the train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airporttrain
- Fly from New Chitose Airport (CTS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane CTS - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
13h 6m$622–1,130Train to Narita International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane NRT - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
13h 43m$313–1,131Fly Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane HND - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
13h 31m$459–1,126Fly Kobe to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane UKB - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
16h 15m$376–1,123Train to Narita International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from Tōkyō Station to 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3train
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane NRT - SJC
16h 2m$451–1,313Fly Tokyo International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane HND - SJC
15h 1m$407–1,408
New Chitose Airport (CTS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Japan to San Jose is to train and fly and Caltrain which costs $310 - $1,200 and takes 13h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Japan to San Jose is to train and fly and Caltrain which takes 13h 6m and costs $600 - $1,200.
The distance between Japan and San Jose is 4876 miles.
It takes approximately 13h 6m to get from Japan to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 16h behind Japan. It is currently 5:27 AM in Japan and 1:27 PM in San Jose.
There are 431+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Japan and San Jose, CA, USA?
Delta, Alaska Airlines, Inc., and four other airlines fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from New Chitose Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from New Chitose Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–2,300
Flights from New Chitose Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,800
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Kobe to San Francisco International Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–2,200
Flights from Kobe to San Francisco International Airport via New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Kobe to San Francisco International Airport via Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,100
- Phone
- 011-222-7111
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
Train from Sapporo to New Chitose Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- JR HOKKAIDO
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