There are 5 ways to get from San Jose to Amsterdam by train, plane, 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.
Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SFO - AMS
13h 47m€405–1,125Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SJC - AMS
14h 57m€343–1,210BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane OAK - AMS
15h 43m€508–1,418Shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane MRY - AMS
18h 10m€387–1,260Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane SMF - AMS
20h 39m€442–1,591
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Amsterdam is to BART and fly which costs €500 - €1500 and takes 15h 43m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Amsterdam is to Caltrain and fly which takes 13h 47m and costs €400 - €1200.
The distance between San Jose and Amsterdam is 8859 km.
It takes approximately 13h 47m to get from San Jose to Amsterdam, including transfers.
Amsterdam is 9h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 8:04 PM in San Jose and 5:04 AM in Amsterdam.
There are 2867+ hotels available in Amsterdam.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Amsterdam, Netherlands?
Delta, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) 5 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Minneapolis, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Minneapolis, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Seattle, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 44m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Seattle, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Seattle, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- 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
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- €40–50
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- €40–50
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