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There are 7 ways to get from San Jose to Japan by train or plane

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  1. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to New Chitose Airport, train

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    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to New Chitose Airport (CTS)plane plane SFO - CTS
    3. Take the train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporotrain train
    14h 36m
    ¥36,641–124,989

  2. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane plane SFO - HND
    15h 11m
    ¥68,091–99,059

  3. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Narita International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Narita International Airport (NRT)plane plane SFO - NRT
    3. Take the train from 空港第2ビル Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 to Tōkyō Stationtrain train
    15h 35m
    ¥38,641–134,789

  4. Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Tokyo International Airport

    1. Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Tokyo International Airport (HND)plane plane SJC - HND
    16h 42m
    ¥50,946–181,266

  5. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Kobe

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kobe (UKB)plane plane SFO - UKB
    18h 8m
    ¥50,751–173,439

  6. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Osaka International Airport

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane plane SFO - ITM
    17h 18m
    ¥87,951–153,699

  7. Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport

    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain train
    2. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane plane SFO - NGO
    18h 1m
    ¥42,361–144,179

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to New Chitose Airport (CTS) flights

Calendar41Weekly Planes
Duration14h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket¥33,670Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 7,801.5 km
  • Duration: 14h 36m

What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Japan?

Delta, Japan Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Tokyo International Airport (HND) every 4 hours.

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