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 3m$427–1,029Fly 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 10m$505–1,211Fly 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 6m$504–1,402Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- 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 7m$440–1,520
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lisbon to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $420 - $1,100 and takes 16h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Lisbon to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 16h 3m and costs $420 - $1,100.
The distance between Lisbon and San Jose is 5740 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 3m to get from Lisbon to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 8h behind Lisbon. It is currently 3:58 PM in Lisbon and 7:58 AM in San Jose.
There are 423+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Lisbon, Portugal and San Jose, CA, USA?
TAP Portugal, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Toronto, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Oakland International Airport via Dublin, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Oakland International Airport via Montreal, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Oakland International Airport via Toronto, Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–950
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–950
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–950
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
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