There are 4 ways to get from San Jose to Cusco by plane, train, or subway
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Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane SJC - CUZ
15h 56m$312–1,102Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane SFO - CUZ
16h 56m$486–770BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane OAK - CUZ
16h 41m$459–962Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)plane SMF - CUZ
19h 53m$386–1,292
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Cusco is to Caltrain and fly which costs $480 - $800 and takes 16h 56m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Cusco is to fly which takes 15h 56m and costs $310 - $1,100.
The distance between San Jose and Cusco is 7700 km.
It takes approximately 15h 56m to get from San Jose to Cusco, including transfers.
Cusco is 2h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 1:12 PM in San Jose and 3:12 PM in Cusco.
There are 1382+ hotels available in Cusco.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Cusco, Peru?
Delta, LATAM Chile, and Southwest Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Salt Lake City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Salt Lake City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Salt Lake City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Atlanta, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via San Salvador, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Salt Lake City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Los Angeles, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Salt Lake City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via San Salvador, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via San Salvador, Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–950
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport via Mexico City, Lima
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- 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
- +1-510-464-6000
- 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 San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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