There are 6 ways to get from San Jose to Kotor by train, plane, shuttle, car ferry, 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.
Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tivat Airport
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane SFO - TIV
18h 5m€383–1,029Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane SFO - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanicabus
22h 21m€369–857Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Podgorica Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane SFO - TGD
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
19h 1m€444–1,067Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Dubrovnik Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane SFO - DBV
- Take the carferry from Dubrovnik to Kotorcarferry
22h 4m€462–1,078Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane SJC - DBV
- Take the carferry from Dubrovnik to Kotorcarferry
25h 9m€490–1,013Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Split Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Split Airport (SPU)plane SFO - SPU
- Take the bus from Split, Autobusni Kolodvor to Kotor, Autobuska Stanicabus
22h 57m€527–872
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tivat Airport (TIV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Kotor is to Caltrain and fly and bus which costs €360 - €900 and takes 22h 21m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Kotor is to Caltrain and fly which takes 18h 5m and costs €380 - €1100.
The distance between San Jose and Kotor is 10349 km.
It takes approximately 18h 5m to get from San Jose to Kotor, including transfers.
Kotor is 9h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 9:47 AM in San Jose and 6:47 PM in Kotor.
There are 7092+ hotels available in Kotor.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Kotor, Montenegro?
There is no direct connection from San Jose to Kotor. However, you can take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Tivat Airport (TIV), then take the taxi to Kotor. Alternatively, you can take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Podgorica Airport (TGD), walk to Podgorica Airport, then take the shuttle to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tivat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tivat Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €430–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Split Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- [email protected]
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Adullt
- €55
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- Adriatic Lines
- Adullt
- €55
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