There are 12 ways to get from San Jose to Montclair by plane, subway, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SJC - EWR
10h 1m$166–668BART, train, bus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus
3d 1h$882–1,836Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose Fronteras to 285 S East End Ave - Pomonabus
- Take the bus from Montclair Transcenter to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Newark Penn Stationbus
3d 5h$524–961Drive 2,913.2 mi
- Drive from San Jose to Montclaircar 2,913.2 mi
46h$532–768Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SFO - EWR
8h 58m$189–985Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane SJC - LGA
10h 24m$278–1,122Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane SFO - JFK
9h 38m$252–492Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SMF - EWR
11h 48m$249–706Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SFO - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Penn Stationtrain
10h 45m$221–912Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SJC - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Newark Penn Stationtrain
11h 15m$296–1,724BART, 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
3d 5h$1,071–2,275Train (Amtrak)
- 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 Newark Penn Stationtrain
3d 11h$1,139–2,397
San Jose to Montclair by subway, train, foot, bus, and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Montclair is to Caltrain and fly which costs $180 - $1,000 and takes 8h 58m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Montclair is to Caltrain and fly which takes 8h 58m and costs $180 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Montclair. However, there are services departing from San Jose Fronteras and arriving at Park St At Essex Way# via East End Ave and Mission Blvd E, Montclair Transcenter, St Louis Bus Station, Newark Penn Station and Broad St Across From Njt Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
No, there is no direct train from San Jose to Montclair. However, there are services departing from Berryessa / North San Jose and arriving at Watchung Avenue via Richmond, Chicago Union Station and New York Penn Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between San Jose and Montclair is 2571 miles. The road distance is 2930.2 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Montclair without a car is to BART and train and bus which takes 3 days 1h and costs $850 - $1,900.
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from San Jose to Montclair, including transfers.
San Jose to Montclair bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from San Jose Fronteras station.
San Jose to Montclair train services, operated by BART, depart from Berryessa / North San Jose station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Montclair is to fly which takes 10h 1m and costs $160 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 3 days 5h, you could also train, which costs $1,100 - $2,400 and takes 3 days 11h.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Montclair, NJ, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Jose Fronteras to Park St At Essex Way# via 285 S East End Ave - Pomona, East End Ave and Mission Blvd E, Montclair Transit Center, Montclair Transcenter, St Louis Bus Station, Newark Penn Station, and Broad St Across From Njt Station in around 3d 5h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
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
- $250–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
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
- $250–1,000
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
- $250–1,000
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
- $250–1,000
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
- $260–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–440
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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 San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville 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 Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $370–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $18–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose Fronteras to 285 S East End Ave - Pomona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $80–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Montclair Transcenter to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
San Jose to Montclair bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at 285 S East End Ave - Pomona station.
Montclair is 3h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 3:44 AM in San Jose and 6:44 AM in Montclair.
San Jose to Montclair train services, operated by BART, arrive at Richmond station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Montclair is 2930 miles. It takes approximately 46h to drive from San Jose to Montclair.
There are 3045+ hotels available in Montclair.




















