There are 6 ways to get from Medellín to San Jose by plane, train, taxi, 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 Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MDE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
14h 27m$394–1,225Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MDE - SJC
14h 59m$292–1,057Taxi to Pereira, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the taxi from Medellín to Pereirataxi
- Fly from Pereira (PEI) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PEI - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
19h 47m$438–1,034Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane MDE - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
16h 1m$307–1,116Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane MDE - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to San Josetrain
19h 12m$351–1,198Fly Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane EOH - SJC
20h 56m$667–2,344
Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Medellín to San Jose is to fly which costs $290 - $1,100 and takes 14h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Medellín to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 14h 27m and costs $390 - $1,300.
The distance between Medellín and San Jose is 3726 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 27m to get from Medellín to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 2h behind Medellín. It is currently 2:19 PM in Medellín and 12:19 PM in San Jose.
There are 407+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Medellín, Colombia and San Jose, CA, USA?
Copa Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Salvador, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,300
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sacramento International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Pereira to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Pereira to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sacramento International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sacramento International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Bogota, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–900
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Bogota, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,100
- 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
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 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
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
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