There are 9 ways to get from San Jose to Herndon by train, plane, bus, subway, or car
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Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SFO - IAD
7h 24m$458–723Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SFO - DCA
8h 43m$141–628Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarketbus
- Take the bus from El Monte Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Manassas Amtrak Stationtrain
3d 1h$624–1,197BART, train
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
3d 1h$1,003–2,118Drive 2,812 mi
- Drive from San Jose to Herndoncar 2,812 mi
45h 3m$514–742Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SJC - IAD
8h 16m$184–706Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, subway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SJC - BWI
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Reston Town Center, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
8h 45m$228–868Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, subway
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SFO - BWI
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Reston Town Center, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
9h 46m$171–585Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SMF - IAD
10h 25m$237–845
San Jose to Herndon by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Herndon is to Caltrain and fly which costs $140 - $650 and takes 8h 43m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Herndon is to Caltrain and fly which takes 7h 24m and costs $450 - $750.
No, there is no direct train from San Jose to Herndon. However, there are services departing from Berryessa / North San Jose and arriving at Herndon, Silver Line Center Platform via Richmond, Chicago Union Station, Rockville, Red Line Center Platform and Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between San Jose and Herndon is 2468 miles. The road distance is 2828.4 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Herndon without a car is to bus and train which takes 3 days 1h and costs $600 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from San Jose to Herndon, including transfers.
San Jose to Herndon train services, operated by BART, depart from Berryessa / North San Jose station.
Herndon is 3h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 1:55 AM in San Jose and 4:55 AM in Herndon.
San Jose to Herndon train services, operated by BART, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Herndon is 2828 miles. It takes approximately 45h 3m to drive from San Jose to Herndon.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Herndon, VA, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) every 2 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–600
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- 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
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 Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Indianapolis to Manassas Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–460
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond 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 Rockville Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $240–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Reston Town Center, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Reston Town Center, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to El Monte, CA - Thuan Phat Supermarket
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $46–50
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from El Monte Bus Stop to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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