There are 10 ways to get from San Jose to Albuquerque by subway, plane, bus, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, shuttle, bus (Greyhound), or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
best- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane OAK - ABQ
5h 16m$229–763Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SJC - ABQ
6h 21m$112–554Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus San Jose
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain Southwest Chief
24h 44m$338–667Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0831 / ...
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1210
26h 25m$184–361Drive 1,029.4 mi
- Drive from San Jose to Albuquerquecar 1,029.4 mi
17h 1m$188–272Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane SFO - ABQ
5h 40m$456–771Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)plane SJC - SAF
- Take a shuttle bus from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
6h 55m$168–508Shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Albuquerque International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ)plane MRY - ABQ
9h 20m$173–661Bus via Phoenix
- Take the bus from San Jose Fronteras to Phoenixbus San Jose
- Take the bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1210
26h 52m$208–299Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Centertrain Southwest Chief
28h 18m$429–878
San Jose to Albuquerque by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Albuquerque is to bus which costs $180 - $370 and takes 26h 25m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Albuquerque is to BART and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs $220 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose station to Albuquerque station. However, there are services departing from San Jose Diridon Station and arriving at Albuquerque Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from San Jose to Albuquerque. However, there are services departing from San Jose and arriving at Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 18m.
The distance between San Jose and Albuquerque is 933 miles. The road distance is 1035.4 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Albuquerque without a car is to bus and train which takes 24h 44m and costs $330 - $700.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from San Jose to Albuquerque, including transfers.
San Jose to Albuquerque bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Jose Diridon Station.
San Jose to Albuquerque train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Albuquerque is to bus which takes 26h 25m and costs $180 - $370. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $600 and takes 6h 21m, you could also train, which costs $420 - $900 and takes 28h 18m.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Albuquerque, NM, USA?
You can take a bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Albuquerque Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station in around 26h 25m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Albuquerque International Airport (ABQ) every 3 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Long Beach
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santa Fe Municipal Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Albuquerque International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Albuquerque Alvarado Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- 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
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Phoenix Bus Station to Albuquerque Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-575-613-3256
- [email protected]
- Website
- taosrides.com
Shuttle from Santa Fe, NM - Municipal Airport to Albuquerque International Sunport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://taosrides.com
- Schedules at
- https://taosrides.com/rates-schedules
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose Fronteras to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $120–160
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More Questions & Answers
San Jose to Albuquerque bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Albuquerque is 1h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 6:58 PM in San Jose and 7:58 PM in Albuquerque.
San Jose to Albuquerque train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Albuquerque is 1035 miles. It takes approximately 17h 1m to drive from San Jose to Albuquerque.
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