There are 6 ways to get from San Jose to Nigeria by train or plane
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Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Lagos
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lagos (LOS)plane SFO - LOS
20h 9m$457–1,522Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lagos
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Lagos (LOS)plane SJC - LOS
21h 38m$504–1,704Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV)plane SFO - ABV
22h 33m$457–1,521Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Lagos
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Lagos (LOS)plane SMF - LOS
26h 17m$546–1,894Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benin City
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Benin City (BNI)plane SJC - BNI
26h 10m$504–1,704Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Warri
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Warri (QRW)plane SJC - QRW
24h$464–1,604
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lagos (LOS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Nigeria is to Caltrain and fly which costs $450 - $1,600 and takes 22h 33m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Nigeria is to Caltrain and fly which takes 20h 9m and costs $450 - $1,600.
The distance between San Jose and Nigeria is 12633 km.
It takes approximately 20h 9m to get from San Jose to Nigeria, including transfers.
Nigeria is 8h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 7:07 AM in San Jose and 3:07 PM in Nigeria.
There are 2278+ hotels available in Nigeria.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Nigeria?
Delta and Air France fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Lagos (LOS) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lagos via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lagos via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lagos via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lagos via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lagos via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–2,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lagos via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lagos via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lagos via Minneapolis, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- flyairpeace.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benin City via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benin City via Atlanta, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benin City via Atlanta, Accra, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Warri via Atlanta, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lagos via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lagos via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lagos via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,500
- Website
- flyunitednigeria.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lagos via Washington Dulles, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Warri via Atlanta, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
- Website
- flyafricaworld.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Lagos via Washington Dulles, Accra
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- greenafrica.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Benin City via Atlanta, Lagos, Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
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
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