There are 7 ways to get from San Jose to Flint by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak), train (Amtrak), car, train, 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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bishop International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)plane SJC - FNT
7h 54m$192–692Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Detroit, bus
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)plane SFO - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Flintbus
10h 20m$159–590Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Union Station to Flint Amtrak Stationbus
2d 9h$457–853Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Flint Amtrak Stationtrain
2d 12h$846–1,802Drive 2,404.7 mi
- Drive from San Jose to Flintcar 2,404.7 mi
37h 31m$439–634Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Bishop International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)plane SFO - FNT
9h 10m$186–660Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Detroit (DTW)plane SJC - DTW
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Flintbus
10h 55m$226–872
San Jose to Flint by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Flint is to Caltrain and fly and bus which costs $150 - $600 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Flint is to fly which takes 7h 54m and costs $190 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose station to Flint station. However, there are services departing from San Jose Diridon Station and arriving at Flint Amtrak Station via Oakland, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
No, there is no direct train from San Jose to Flint station. However, there are services departing from San Jose and arriving at Flint Amtrak Station via Emeryville and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between San Jose and Flint is 2054 miles. The road distance is 2418.7 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Flint without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $450 - $900.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from San Jose to Flint, including transfers.
San Jose to Flint bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Jose Diridon Station.
San Jose to Flint train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Flint is to fly which takes 7h 54m and costs $190 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $450 - $900 and takes 2 days 9h, you could also train, which costs $800 - $1,800 and takes 2 days 12h.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Flint, MI, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Allegiant Air fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Bishop International Airport (FNT) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Flint Amtrak Station via Oakland, Sparks Transit Center, Denver Union Station, Chicago Bus Station, and Chicago Union Station in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Denver, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Sacramento, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Flint Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- 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
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
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
- $7–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Oakland to Sparks Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sparks Transit Center to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–310
- 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
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Flint
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Flint
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Flint Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
San Jose to Flint bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Oakland station.
Flint is 3h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 12:23 PM in San Jose and 3:23 PM in Flint.
San Jose to Flint train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Emeryville station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Flint is 2419 miles. It takes approximately 37h 31m to drive from San Jose to Flint.
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