There are 10 ways to get from San Jose to Ontario by plane, subway, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, bus, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Detroit (DTW)plane SJC - DTW
8h 43m$317–958Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Detroit
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Detroit (DTW)plane SFO - DTW
8h 8m$196–783BART, 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
2d 18h$1,215–2,780Bus
- 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 Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MIbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Torontobus
2d 21h$644–1,188Drive 4,268.1 km
- Drive from San Jose to Torontocar 4,268.1 km
41h 42m$839–1,211Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane SFO - YYZ
8h 38m$351–1,141Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)plane SJC - YYZ
9h 29m$212–816Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Detroit
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Detroit (DTW)plane SMF - DTW
11h 5m$356–1,331Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE)plane SFO - CLE
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
11h 42m$327–529Train
- 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 Buffalo Depew Stationtrain
- Take the train from Buffalo to Toronto Union Stationtrain
2d 23h$1,292–2,965
San Jose to Ontario by subway, train, and car
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Ontario is to Caltrain and fly which costs $190 - $800 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Ontario is to Caltrain and fly which takes 8h 8m and costs $190 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Ontario. However, there are services departing from San Jose Fronteras and arriving at Toronto via East End Ave and Mission Blvd E, Montclair Transcenter, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis, IN and Detroit Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 21h.
No, there is no direct train from San Jose to Ontario station. However, there are services departing from Berryessa / North San Jose and arriving at Toronto Union Station via Richmond, Chicago Union Station and Windsor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between San Jose and Ontario is 3356 km. The road distance is 4268.1 km.
The best way to get from San Jose to Ontario without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 21h and costs $600 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from San Jose to Ontario, including transfers.
San Jose to Ontario bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from San Jose Fronteras station.
San Jose to Ontario train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Ontario is to fly which takes 8h 43m and costs $310 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $600 - $1,200 and takes 2 days 21h, you could also train, which costs $1,200 - $3,000 and takes 2 days 23h.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Ontario, Canada?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Detroit (DTW) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Jose Fronteras to Toronto via 285 S East End Ave - Pomona, East End Ave and Mission Blvd E, Montclair Transit Center, Montclair Transcenter, St Louis Bus Station, Indianapolis, IN, and Detroit Bus Station in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Saturday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Detroit via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Detroit via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Toronto Pearson International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- 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
- $12–17
- 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
- $1,000–2,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Buffalo Depew Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–480
- 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 Buffalo to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–240
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $40–130
- Business
- $85–230
- Business Plus
- $100–240
- Economy
- $45–140
- Economy Plus
- $50–150
- 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
- $10–13
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $10–13
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $10–13
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $10–13
- 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 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $390–750
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barons Bus
Bus from Indianapolis, IN to Detroit, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- Barons Bus
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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More Questions & Answers
San Jose to Ontario bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at 285 S East End Ave - Pomona station.
Ontario is 3h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 4:12 AM in San Jose and 7:12 AM in Ontario.
San Jose to Ontario train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Emeryville station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Ontario is 4268 km. It takes approximately 41h 42m to drive from San Jose to Ontario.
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