There are 6 ways to get from McKinleyville to San Jose by plane, train, bus, subway, or car
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Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ACV - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
3h 42m$318–1,137Drive 328 mi
cheapest- Drive from McKinleyville to San Josecar 328 mi
6h 3m$60–87Bus, BART
- Take the bus from Arcata to Petalumabus
- Take the bus from Copeland St Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento Stbus 172
- Take the subway from Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
11h 12m$97–138Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Valley West Blvd to SR 3 Mini Martcar
- Take the bus from SR 3 Mini Mart to RABA Downtown Passenger Terminalbus
- Take the train from Redding Amtrak to San Josetrain
13h 12m$113–223Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ACV - SJC
5h 29m$85–431Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Arcata to Martinezbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
- Take the train from Martinez to San Josetrain Capitol Corridor / ...
12h 1m$118–182
McKinleyville to San Jose by bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from McKinleyville to San Jose is to drive which costs $60 - $90 and takes 6h 3m.
The fastest way to get from McKinleyville to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 3h 42m and costs $310 - $1,200.
The distance between McKinleyville and San Jose is 289 miles. The road distance is 329.9 miles.
The best way to get from McKinleyville to San Jose without a car is to bus and BART which takes 11h 12m and costs $95 - $140.
It takes approximately 3h 42m to get from McKinleyville to San Jose, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between McKinleyville to San Jose is 330 miles. It takes approximately 6h 3m to drive from McKinleyville to San Jose.
There are 407+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between McKinleyville, CA, USA and San Jose, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–230
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Arcata-Eureka Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
- 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 Embarcadero to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Redding Amtrak to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Martinez to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Arcata to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Arcata to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- [email protected]
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
Bus from Copeland St Transit Mall to Battery St & Sacramento St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District
- Adult
- $8–12
- Website
- trinitytransit.org
Bus from SR 3 Mini Mart to RABA Downtown Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Schedules at
- trinitytransit.org
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