There are 7 ways to get from Oaxaca to San Jose by plane, bus, car, subway, or train
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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane OAX - SJC
9h 50m$232–901Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane OAX - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
10h 39m$157–600Bus
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Central ACNbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tlaquepaque to San Josebus Guadalajara
2d 12h$320–430Drive 2,426.5 mi
- Drive from Oaxaca to San Josecar 2,426.5 mi
43h 27m$443–640Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane OAX - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
10h 22m$301–857Bus, train via Morelia
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Mantecabus
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to San Jose Station Diridontrain Ace
2d 16h$191–389Bus, train
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain Coast Starlight
3d 3h$452–681
Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oaxaca to San Jose is to bus and train via Morelia which costs $190 - $390 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Oaxaca to San Jose is to fly which takes 9h 50m and costs $230 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Oaxaca to San Jose. However, there are services departing from Oaxaca and arriving at San Jose via Terminal Tlaquepaque. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Oaxaca and San Jose is 2099 miles. The road distance is 2440.6 miles.
The best way to get from Oaxaca to San Jose without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs $320 - $430.
It takes approximately 9h 50m to get from Oaxaca to San Jose, including transfers.
Oaxaca to San Jose bus services, operated by Autobuses Costa de Oro, depart from Oaxaca station.
The best way to get from Oaxaca to San Jose is to fly which takes 9h 50m and costs $230 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $320 - $430 and takes 2 days 12h.
Oaxaca to San Jose bus services, operated by Autobuses Costa de Oro, arrive at Central ACN station.
San Jose is 1h behind Oaxaca. It is currently 1:47 PM in Oaxaca and 12:47 PM in San Jose.
What companies run services between Oaxaca, Mexico and San Jose, CA, USA?
American Airlines, Volaris, and three other airlines fly from Oaxaca International Airport (OAX) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oaxaca to San Jose via Central ACN and Terminal Tlaquepaque in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–900
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Oaxaca International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- 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
- 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
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- Ace
Train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to San Jose Station Diridon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- Ace
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 607 978 6585
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobusescostadeoro.com
Bus from Oaxaca to Central ACN
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100
- Schedules at
- reservamos.mx
- Book at
- reservamos.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Tlaquepaque to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–330
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $220–330
- Titanium
- $250–270
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Oaxaca to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Autovías
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Morelia to Manteca
- Ave. Duration
- 47h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Oaxaca to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 16h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $220–320
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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