There are 6 ways to get from San Jose to Maine by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Portland (PWM)plane SJC - PWM
8h 26m$172–702Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Portland
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Portland (PWM)plane SFO - PWM
9h 43m$156–620Train, bus
- 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 Bostontrain
- Take the bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, MEbus
3d 8h$1,900–3,090Drive 3,174.9 mi
- Drive from San Jose to Portlandcar 3,174.9 mi
2d 4h$580–837Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bangor
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Bangor (BGR)plane SJC - BGR
12h 50m$216–856Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport, train
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SFO - BOS
- Take the train from Woburn Amtrak Station to Saco Amtrak Stationtrain
11h 19m$340–654
San Jose to Maine by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Maine is to Caltrain and fly which costs $150 - $650 and takes 9h 43m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Maine is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs $170 - $700.
The distance between San Jose and Maine is 2719 miles. The road distance is 3193.4 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Maine without a car is to train and bus which takes 3 days 8h and costs $1,900 - $3,100.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from San Jose to Maine, including transfers.
Maine is 3h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 7:55 PM in San Jose and 10:55 PM in Maine.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Maine is 3193 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 4h to drive from San Jose to Maine.
There are 393+ hotels available in Maine.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Maine, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Portland (PWM) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bangor via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bangor via Chicago Midway, New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bangor via Denver, New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bangor via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bangor via Chicago Midway, New York La Guardia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bangor via Las Vegas, Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bangor via Salt Lake City, Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bangor via Baltimore, Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Woburn Amtrak Station to Saco Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- 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
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- [email protected]
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Boston, MA - South Station to Portland, ME
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $21–45
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