There are 5 ways to get from San Jose to San Juan by plane, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)plane SJC - SJU
12h 26m$308–978Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)plane SFO - SJU
13h 4m$241–795Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Aguadilla, drive
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Aguadilla (BQN)plane SFO - BQN
- Drive from Aguadilla (BQN) to San Juancar
15h 27m$250–842Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU)plane SMF - SJU
16h 3m$360–1,167Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Ponce, shuttle
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ponce (PSE)plane SFO - PSE
- Take a shuttle bus from Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort to San Juan Airport
16h 50m$442–1,117
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to San Juan is to Caltrain and fly which costs $240 - $800 and takes 13h 4m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to San Juan is to fly which takes 12h 26m and costs $300 - $1,000.
The distance between San Jose and San Juan is 5808 km.
It takes approximately 12h 26m to get from San Jose to San Juan, including transfers.
San Juan is 3h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 11:04 AM in San Jose and 2:04 PM in San Juan.
There are 1245+ hotels available in San Juan.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and San Juan, Puerto Rico?
Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Aguadilla via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Aguadilla via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ponce via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Luis Munoz Marin International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Aguadilla via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Aguadilla via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
- 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
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
Shuttle from Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort to San Juan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://www.puertoricoshuttle.com/
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