There are 3 ways to get from Palawan to San Jose by plane, train, car ferry, or bus
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Fly Puerto Princesa to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PPS - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
16h 55m$416–1,523Fly Puerto Princesa to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PPS - SJC
18h 28m$604–2,405Car ferry, bus to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the car ferry from Calapan to Batangascarferry
- Take the bus from Batangas Port to Buendia Bus Terminal, Manilabus
- Fly from Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane MNL - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
21h 47m$544–1,014
Puerto Princesa (PPS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palawan to San Jose is to car ferry and bus and fly and Caltrain which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 21h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Palawan to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 16h 55m and costs $410 - $1,600.
The distance between Palawan and San Jose is 7395 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 55m to get from Palawan to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 15h behind Palawan. It is currently 5:42 PM in Palawan and 2:42 AM in San Jose.
There are 436+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Palawan, Philippines and San Jose, CA, USA?
Philippine Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to San Francisco International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to San Francisco International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Honolulu
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- 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
- Phone
- +63 910 738 5318
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Batangas Port to Buendia Bus Terminal, Manila
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–25
- Schedules at
- ceresliner.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- (043) 723-6980
- [email protected]
- Website
- montenegrolines.com.ph
Car ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Phone
- +63 43 723 9965
- [email protected]
- Website
- starliteferries.com
Car ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14
- Schedules at
- starliteferries.com
- Book at
- 12go.asia
- Phone
- (632) 8831 5212
- [email protected]
- Website
- fastcat-book.com
Car ferry from Calapan to Batangas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Book at
- fastcat-book.com
- Premium Economy
- $6–9
- Business Class
- $7–10
- Economy
- $5–7
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