There are 10 ways to get from McLean to San Jose by plane, train, subway, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or car
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Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IAD - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
8h 37m$458–726Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DCA - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
9h 10m$140–629Train, BART
- Take the train from GERMANTOWN MARC wb to Martinsburg W Va Marctrain
- Take the train from Martinsburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
3d 2h$1,047–2,163Bus
- Take the bus from Tysons Corner Metro Station Arrivals to Manhattan, NYbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
3d 6h$591–1,102Drive 2,822.7 mi
- Drive from McLean to San Josecar 2,822.7 mi
44h 48m$516–745Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane IAD - SJC
9h 28m$206–808Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DCA - SJC
9h 48m$368–1,411Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BWI - SJC
9h 1m$248–966Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BWI - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
10h 4m$410–684Fly Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane IAD - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to San Josetrain
12h 17m$245–749
Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from McLean to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $140 - $650 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from McLean to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 8h 37m and costs $450 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from McLean to San Jose station. However, there are services departing from Old Dominion Dr+Corner Ln and arriving at San Jose Diridon Station via Tysons Corner Metro Station Arrivals, Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
No, there is no direct train from McLean to San Jose. However, there are services departing from GERMANTOWN MARC wb and arriving at Berryessa / North San Jose via Martinsburg Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 2h.
The distance between McLean and San Jose is 2480 miles. The road distance is 2839.2 miles.
The best way to get from McLean to San Jose without a car is to train and BART which takes 3 days 2h and costs $1,000 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from McLean to San Jose, including transfers.
McLean to San Jose bus services, operated by Go Buses, depart from Tysons Corner Metro Station Arrivals.
McLean to San Jose train services, operated by Maryland Transit, depart from GERMANTOWN MARC wb station.
The best way to get from McLean to San Jose is to bus which takes 3 days 6h and costs $550 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $200 - $850 and takes 9h 28m.
What companies run services between McLean, VA, USA and San Jose, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Old Dominion Dr+Corner Ln to San Jose Diridon Station via Tysons Corner Ctr+Parking Terrace C, Tysons Corner Metro Station Arrivals, Manhattan, NY, Port Authority Bus Terminal, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 3d 6h. Alternatively, United Airlines, Delta, and Sun Country Airlines fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–460
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- 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
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
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
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from GERMANTOWN MARC wb to Martinsburg W Va Marc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–11
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–11
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Martinsburg Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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 Richmond to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- 1 855-888-7160
- [email protected]
- Website
- gobuses.com
Bus from Tysons Corner Metro Station Arrivals to Manhattan, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Website
- https://www.gobuses.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
McLean to San Jose bus services, operated by Go Buses, arrive at Manhattan, NY station.
San Jose is 3h behind McLean. It is currently 9:11 AM in McLean and 6:11 AM in San Jose.
McLean to San Jose train services, operated by Maryland Transit, arrive at Martinsburg W Va Marc station.
Yes, the driving distance between McLean to San Jose is 2839 miles. It takes approximately 44h 48m to drive from McLean to San Jose.
There are 436+ hotels available in San Jose.
















