There are 10 ways to get from San Jose to Rockland by train, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound), car, taxi, or subway
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 Rockland
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Rockland (RKD)plane SFO - RKD
10h 39m$146–513Train, Amtrak Thruway (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 Bostontrain
- Take the bus from South Station to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rocklandbus
3d 10h$1,060–2,382Bus
- 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 New York to Bostonbus
- Take the bus from Boston South Buses to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rocklandbus
3d 15h$587–1,126Drive 3,251.5 mi
- Drive from San Jose to Rocklandcar 3,251.5 mi
2d 5h$594–858Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Augusta State Airport, taxi
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Augusta State Airport (AUG)plane SFO - AUG
- Take the taxi from Augusta State Airport (AUG) to Rocklandtaxi
11h 36m$256–620Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland, Amtrak Thruway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Portland (PWM)plane SJC - PWM
- Take the bus from Portland, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rocklandbus
14h 6m$242–956Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bangor, Amtrak Thruway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Bangor (BGR)plane SJC - BGR
- Take the bus from Bangor, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rocklandbus
16h 57m$278–1,050Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Portland, Amtrak Thruway
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Portland (PWM)plane SFO - PWM
- Take the bus from Portland, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rocklandbus
14h 11m$226–823Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Boston Logan Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane SFO - BOS
- Take the bus from Boston Logan Airport Terminal C to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rocklandbus
13h 41m$246–625BART, 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 Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Bostonbus
- Take the bus from Boston South Buses to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rocklandbus
3d 11h$909–1,942
San Jose to Rockland by train and bus (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Rockland is to Caltrain and fly which costs $140 - $550 and takes 10h 39m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Rockland is to Caltrain and fly which takes 10h 39m and costs $140 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Rockland. However, there are services departing from San Jose Fronteras and arriving at Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland via East End Ave and Mission Blvd E, Montclair Transcenter, St Louis Bus Station, New York and Boston South Buses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 15h.
The distance between San Jose and Rockland is 2827 miles. The road distance is 3270.5 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Rockland without a car is to train and Amtrak Thruway which takes 3 days 10h and costs $1,000 - $2,400.
It takes approximately 10h 39m to get from San Jose to Rockland, including transfers.
San Jose to Rockland bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from San Jose Fronteras station.
San Jose to Rockland bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at 285 S East End Ave - Pomona station.
Rockland is 3h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 6:45 AM in San Jose and 9:45 AM in Rockland.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Rockland is 3270 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 5h to drive from San Jose to Rockland.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Rockland, ME, USA?
You can take a bus from San Jose Fronteras to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland via 285 S East End Ave - Pomona, East End Ave and Mission Blvd E, Montclair Transit Center, Montclair Transcenter, St Louis Bus Station, Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York, Boston, and Boston South Buses in around 3d 15h.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rockland via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rockland via Chicago Midway, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Augusta State Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Augusta State Airport via Chicago Midway, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Augusta State Airport via Detroit, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bangor via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bangor via Salt Lake City, Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Bangor via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- capeair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rockland via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Rockland via Chicago Midway, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Augusta State Airport via Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Augusta State Airport via Chicago Midway, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Augusta State Airport via Detroit, Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Boston Logan Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Portland via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Portland via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- 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
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- 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
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- 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
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- 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
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- $9–13
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from South Station to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $35–50
Bus from Portland, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $16–45
Bus from Bangor, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $14–45
Bus from Portland, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $16–45
- 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
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $80–110
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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–550
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- Peter Pan
Bus from New York to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Peter Pan
- Phone
- +1 800 639 3317
- [email protected]
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Boston South Buses to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Portland, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Bangor, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Portland, ME to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Boston Logan Airport Terminal C to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
Bus from Boston South Buses to Maine State Ferry Terminal - Rockland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Website
- Concord Coach Lines
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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