There are 5 ways to get from San Jose to Tel Aviv by train, plane, subway, or shuttle
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
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane SFO - TLV
17h 17m₪1,165–2,984BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane OAK - TLV
21h 45m₪1,041–2,555Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane SJC - TLV
21h 51m₪1,322–3,627Shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane MRY - TLV
22h 55m₪1,581–5,009Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV)plane SMF - TLV
26h 35m₪1,554–3,888
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Tel Aviv is to BART and fly which costs ₪ 1,000 - ₪ 2,600 and takes 21h 45m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Tel Aviv is to Caltrain and fly which takes 17h 17m and costs ₪ 1,100 - ₪ 3,000.
The distance between San Jose and Tel Aviv is 11994 km.
It takes approximately 17h 17m to get from San Jose to Tel Aviv, including transfers.
Tel Aviv is 10h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 10:23 AM in San Jose and 8:23 PM in Tel Aviv.
There are 1662+ hotels available in Tel Aviv.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Tel Aviv, Israel?
Delta, El Al, and six other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–4,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,800
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Vancouver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,700
- Website
- elal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,000–4,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,800
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₪2,500–5,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,500–5,500
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–2,900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–3,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–3,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–3,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–4,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,000–2,500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,100–4,200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,300–3,800
- Website
- arkia.co.il
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–5,000
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,600–5,500
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Seattle, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 43m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- ₪1,700–5,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Ben Gurion Airport via Vancouver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₪1,400–4,700
- 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
- ₪24–30
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- ₪24–30
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₪20–28
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₪230–360
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₪150–180
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- ₪150–180
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