There are 3 ways to get from Palawan to San Jose by plane, train, car ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 50m$426–1,223Car ferry, bus to Ninoy Aquino International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Take the carferry 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$333–863Fly 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 29m$604–1,705
Puerto Princesa (PPS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Palawan to San Jose is to car ferry and bus and fly and Caltrain which costs $330 - $900 and takes 21h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Palawan to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 16h 50m and costs $420 - $1,300.
The distance between Palawan and San Jose is 7395 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 50m to get from Palawan to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 15h behind Palawan. It is currently 10:28 AM in Palawan and 7:28 PM in San Jose.
There are 426+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Palawan, Philippines and San Jose, CA, USA?
Philippine Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Puerto Princesa (PPS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
- Website
- philippineairlines.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to San Francisco International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,200
Flights from Puerto Princesa to San Francisco International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–800
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Puerto Princesa to San Francisco International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Puerto Princesa to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ninoy Aquino International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- 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
- +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
- $22–24
- 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
- $3–11
- Schedules at
- montenegrolines.com.ph
- Phone
- (02) 7709 0289
- [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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