There are 4 ways to get from San Jose to Lisbon by train, plane, or subway
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
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane SFO - LIS
14h 22m€455–1,026BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane OAK - LIS
16h 47m€278–819Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane SJC - LIS
19h 17m€283–960Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS)plane SMF - LIS
20h 54m€339–1,062
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Lisbon is to BART and fly which costs €270 - €850 and takes 16h 47m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Lisbon is to Caltrain and fly which takes 14h 22m and costs €450 - €1100.
The distance between San Jose and Lisbon is 9184 km.
It takes approximately 14h 22m to get from San Jose to Lisbon, including transfers.
Lisbon is 7h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 12:42 PM in San Jose and 7:42 PM in Lisbon.
There are 9098+ hotels available in Lisbon.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Lisbon, Portugal?
United Airlines, TAP Portugal, and seven other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Denver, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Salt Lake City, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Las Vegas, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Portland, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–950
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €320–900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Lisbon-Portela Airport via Denver, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- 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
- €7–9
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- €7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- BART
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