There are 6 ways to get from San Juan to San Jose by plane, car, train, 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.
Fly Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SJU - SJC
12h 36m$278–928Drive to Aguadilla, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Drive from San Juan to Aguadilla (BQN)car
- Fly from Aguadilla (BQN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BQN - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
13h 50m$219–742Fly Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SJU - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
13h 43m$220–696Fly Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SJU - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
13h 36m$303–987Shuttle to Ponce, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan Airport to Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort
- Fly from Ponce (PSE) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane PSE - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
17h 36m$411–1,018Fly Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SJU - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to San Josetrain
17h 10m$337–1,069
Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Juan to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $220 - $700 and takes 13h 43m.
The fastest way to get from San Juan to San Jose is to fly which takes 12h 36m and costs $270 - $950.
The distance between San Juan and San Jose is 3630 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 36m to get from San Juan to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 3h behind San Juan. It is currently 1:24 PM in San Juan and 10:24 AM in San Jose.
There are 439+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between San Juan, Puerto Rico and San Jose, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta fly from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Aguadilla to San Francisco International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Aguadilla to San Francisco International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Ponce to San Francisco International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Ponce to San Francisco International Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Tampa, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Aguadilla to San Francisco International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Aguadilla to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Ponce to San Francisco International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- 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 Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- 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 Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- 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
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Shuttle from San Juan Airport to Hilton Ponce Golf & Casino Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- https://www.puertoricoshuttle.com/
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