There are 9 ways to get from San Jose to Montreal by train, plane, subway, bus (Greyhound), car, shuttle, bus, or train (Amtrak)
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 Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane SFO - YUL
8h 59m$410–1,368Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane SJC - YUL
9h 44m$241–944BART, 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 Detroittrain
- Take the train from Windsor to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Montréaltrain
3d$2,235–3,910Bus
- 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 Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montrealbus
3d 14h$878–1,387Drive 4,790.4 km
- Drive from San Jose to Montrealcar 4,790.4 km
47h 10m$970–1,401Shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane MRY - YUL
12h 29m$333–1,076Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burlington International Airport, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Burlington International Airport (BTV)plane SJC - BTV
- Take the bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montrealbus
17h 34m$294–1,241BART, 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 Union Station to Detroitbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Montrealbus
3d 7hTrain (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 Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to Montreal Central Stationtrain
3d 8h$2,608–4,229
San Jose to Montreal by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Montreal is to fly which costs $240 - $950 and takes 9h 44m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Montreal is to Caltrain and fly which takes 8h 59m and costs $410 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Montreal. However, there are services departing from San Jose Fronteras and arriving at Montreal via East End Ave and Mission Blvd E, Montclair Transcenter, St Louis Bus Station and Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 14h.
No, there is no direct train from San Jose to Montreal. However, there are services departing from Berryessa / North San Jose and arriving at Montréal via Richmond, Chicago Union Station, Windsor and Toronto Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between San Jose and Montreal is 4154 km. The road distance is 4790.4 km.
The best way to get from San Jose to Montreal without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 14h and costs $850 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from San Jose to Montreal, including transfers.
San Jose to Montreal bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from San Jose Fronteras station.
San Jose to Montreal train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Montreal is to bus which takes 3 days 14h and costs $850 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $240 - $950 and takes 9h 44m, you could also train, which costs $2,600 - $4,300 and takes 3 days 8h.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Montreal, QC, Canada?
You can take a bus from San Jose Fronteras to Montreal via 285 S East End Ave - Pomona, East End Ave and Mission Blvd E, Montclair Transit Center, Montclair Transcenter, St Louis Bus Station, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 3d 14h. Alternatively, United Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burlington International Airport via Chicago Midway, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
- 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
- $11–14
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $11–14
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $220–340
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Schenectady to Montreal Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Windsor to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–300
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $80–210
- Business
- $130–280
- Business Plus
- $140–300
- Economy
- $90–220
- Economy Plus
- $100–230
Train from Toronto Union Station to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–350
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $120–290
- Business
- $170–330
- Business Plus
- $190–350
- Economy
- $140–300
- Economy Plus
- $150–310
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from San Jose Fronteras to 285 S East End Ave - Pomona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $110–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montclair Transcenter to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $430–700
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $240–380
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $70–85
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Ottawa to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Orleans Express
Bus from Ottawa to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Website
- Orleans Express
- Adult
- $45–65
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Booking & Getting There
San Jose to Montreal bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at 285 S East End Ave - Pomona station.
Montreal is 3h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 2:40 PM in San Jose and 5:40 PM in Montreal.
San Jose to Montreal train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Emeryville station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Montreal is 4790 km. It takes approximately 47h 10m to drive from San Jose to Montreal.
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