There are 4 ways to get from Lisbon to San Jose by plane, train, 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 to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LIS - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
16h 13m$507–1,129Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
cheapest- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LIS - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
18h 37m$330–1,120Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LIS - SJC
17h 45m$365–1,311Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane LIS - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to San Josetrain
22h 35m$454–1,532
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $500 - $1,200 and takes 16h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 16h 13m and costs $500 - $1,200.
The distance between Lisbon and San Jose is 5740 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 13m to get from Lisbon to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 8h behind Lisbon. It is currently 3:15 AM in Lisbon and 7:15 PM in San Jose.
There are 322+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and San Jose, CA, USA?
TAP Portugal, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Oakland International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Oakland International Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Oakland International Airport via Montreal, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Oakland International Airport via Toronto, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
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