There are 5 ways to get from San Jose to Rio de Janeiro by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)plane SJC - SDU
18h 8mR$2,213–7,513Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane SJC - GIG
21h 10mR$2,120–7,528Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Santos Dumont Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)plane SFO - SDU
22h 11mR$4,481–13,104Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG)plane SFO - GIG
21h 52mR$3,088–8,119BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Santos Dumont Airport
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU)plane OAK - SDU
21h 32mR$3,045–8,560
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Rio de Janeiro is to Caltrain and fly which costs R$ 3000 - R$ 8500 and takes 21h 52m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Rio de Janeiro is to fly which takes 18h 8m and costs R$ 2200 - R$ 7500.
The distance between San Jose and Rio de Janeiro is 10607 km.
It takes approximately 18h 8m to get from San Jose to Rio de Janeiro, including transfers.
Rio de Janeiro is 4h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 9:19 PM in San Jose and 1:19 AM in Rio de Janeiro.
There are 9895+ hotels available in Rio de Janeiro.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil?
Delta, LATAM Chile, and three other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) 4 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Atlanta, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–8,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Los Angeles, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–8,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Atlanta, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Miami, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Mexico City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,300–6,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Los Angeles, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Mexico City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Los Angeles, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–8,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Atlanta, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–8,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,200–7,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Atlanta, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,100–7,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Miami, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$2,500–7,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Los Angeles, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R$3,000–8,500
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Los Angeles, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Orlando, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 32m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Sao Paulo Viracopos
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,700–6,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Orlando, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–6,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Los Angeles, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R$2,800–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Panama City, Belo Horizonte Confins
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Panama City, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,900–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,700–6,000
- Website
- voegol.com.br
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Santos Dumont Airport via Miami, Brasilia
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R$2,600–6,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R$1,800–6,500
Train operators
- 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
- R$40–50
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- R$40–50
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$40–50
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- R$40–50
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R$30–45
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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