There are 5 ways to get from San Jose to Porterville by bus, taxi, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi via Delano
best- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Delanobus San Jose
- Take the taxi from Delano to Portervilletaxi
4h 43m$119–163Drive 216.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from San Jose to Portervillecar 216.7 mi
3h 55m$40–58Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from San Jose to Paso Robles Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Paso Robles to Visaliabus
- Take the taxi from Visalia to Portervilletaxi
7h 31mCaltrain, fly, taxi
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)plane SFO - BFL
- Take the taxi from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Portervilletaxi
4h 34m$191–440Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from San Jose to Tularebus Lxit 3302
- Take the taxi from Tulare to Portervilletaxi
6h 54m
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Porterville is to drive which costs $35 - $60 and takes 3h 55m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Porterville is to drive which takes 3h 55m and costs $35 - $60.
The distance between San Jose and Porterville is 257 miles. The road distance is 217.9 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Porterville without a car is to bus and taxi via Delano which takes 4h 43m and costs $110 - $170.
It takes approximately 4h 43m to get from San Jose to Porterville, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Porterville is 218 miles. It takes approximately 3h 55m to drive from San Jose to Porterville.
There are nine+ hotels available in Porterville.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Porterville, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from San Jose to Porterville. However, you can take the bus to Delano then take the taxi to Porterville. Alternatively, you can take the train to Paso Robles Amtrak Station, walk to Paso Robles, take the bus to Visalia, then take the taxi to Porterville.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Meadows Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Paso Robles Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- 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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Delano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $50–80
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Delano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $29–45
- Titanium
- $30–45
- Website
- example.com
Bus from Paso Robles to Visalia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from San Jose to Tulare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $75–180
Downtown Taxi
- Phone
- +1-661-326-1010
- Website
- taxicabbakersfield.com
Azteca Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 661-431-2727
- Website
- fasttaxinearme.com
Downtown Taxi
- Phone
- +1 661-703-2950
- Website
- taxicabbakersfield.com
Silver Cab
- Phone
- +1 661-932-6039
- Website
- silvercabofbakersfield.com
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