There are 5 ways to get from Lima to San Jose by plane, train, subway, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LIM - SJC
14h 3m$249–880Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LIM - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
15h 7m$183–621Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LIM - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
15h 22m$235–821Fly to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane LIM - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
17h 40m$402–1,061Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane LIM - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to San Josetrain
20h 10m$340–1,074
Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lima to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $180 - $650 and takes 15h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Lima to San Jose is to fly which takes 14h 3m and costs $240 - $900.
The distance between Lima and San Jose is 4515 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 3m to get from Lima to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 3h behind Lima. It is currently 5:46 PM in Lima and 2:46 PM in San Jose.
There are 429+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Lima, Peru and San Jose, CA, USA?
LATAM Chile, Delta, and Aeroméxico fly from Jorge Chávez International Airport (LIM) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Jorge Chávez International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
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