There are 6 ways to get from Medellín to San Jose by plane, train, subway, or shuttle
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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane MDE - SJC
14h 39m$271–954Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- 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$213–772Fly 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
15h 26m$266–963Fly Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane MDE - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
19h 29m$306–1,014Fly 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 51m$1,052–3,803Fly 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 20m$350–1,175
Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Medellín to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $210 - $800 and takes 14h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Medellín to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 14h 27m and costs $210 - $800.
The distance between Medellín and San Jose is 3662 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 39m to get from Medellín to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 2h behind Medellín. It is currently 6:22 AM in Medellín and 4:22 AM in San Jose.
There are 308+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Medellín, Colombia and San Jose, CA, USA?
Volaris, Copa Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova (MDE) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Salvador, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- 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
- $160–650
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Monterey Regional Airport via Cancun, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sacramento International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Oakland International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Bogota, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–7,000
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Sacramento International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–950
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- 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
- $290–950
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Monterey Regional Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Bogota, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to San Francisco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Medellin Jose Marie Cordova to Monterey Regional Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- 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 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
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
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