There are 9 ways to get from San Jose to Burnaby by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, train, subway, or bus
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SJC - YVR
6h 51m$512–1,424BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane OAK - YVR
7h 33m$181–737Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouverbus
25h 33m$246–472Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Seattletrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain Amtrak Cascades
29h 11m$505–1,024Drive 1,563.7 km
- Drive from San Jose to Burnabycar 1,563.7 km
16h 58m$310–448Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SFO - YVR
6h 13m$221–949Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Vancouver International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR)plane SMF - YVR
9h 2m$674–1,554Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, train
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane SJC - SEA
- Take the train from Seattle to Vancouvertrain
9h 33m$409–677Train, bus
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattlebus
- Take the bus from Seattle to Vancouverbus
27h 2m$338–518
San Jose to Burnaby by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Burnaby is to bus which costs $240 - $480 and takes 25h 33m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Burnaby is to Caltrain and fly which takes 6h 13m and costs $220 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose station to Burnaby. However, there are services departing from San Jose Diridon Station and arriving at Eastbound Lougheed Hwy @ Bainbridge Ave via Oakland, Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station and Commercial-Broadway Station @ Bay 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from San Jose to Burnaby station. However, there are services departing from San Jose and arriving at Sperling-Burnaby Lake Station @ Platform 2 via Seattle, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2 and Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 11m.
The distance between San Jose and Burnaby is 1348 km. The road distance is 1563.7 km.
The best way to get from San Jose to Burnaby without a car is to bus which takes 25h 33m and costs $240 - $480.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from San Jose to Burnaby, including transfers.
San Jose to Burnaby bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from San Jose Diridon Station.
San Jose to Burnaby train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Burnaby is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs $500 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $480 and takes 25h 33m, you could also train, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 29h 11m.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Burnaby, BC, Canada?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Delta, and WestJet fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Eastbound Lougheed Hwy @ Bainbridge Ave via Oakland, Sacramento Bus Station, Seattle Bus Station, Vancouver, Main Street-Science World Station @ Platform 2, Commercial-Broadway Station @ Platform 4, and Commercial-Broadway Station @ Bay 1 in around 25h 33m.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Vancouver International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–470
- Website
- flyflair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Vancouver International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $420–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- 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
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $10–14
- 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
- $9–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $30–45
Bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $40–60
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–320
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $230–320
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–85
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–330
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $240–330
Bus from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $55–80
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 Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Oakland to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Seattle Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle to Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
San Jose to Burnaby bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Oakland station.
San Jose to Burnaby train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Seattle station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Burnaby is 1564 km. It takes approximately 16h 58m to drive from San Jose to Burnaby.
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