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There are 4 ways to get from Sunnyvale to San Jose State University by train, bus, taxi, or car

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Caltrain, bus
best
1. Take the train from Sunnyvale Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain Local Weekday / ...
2. Take the bus from San Jose Diridon to Santa Clara & 6thbus Rapid 500 / ...
31 min
$6–12
Line 22 bus
cheapest
1. Take the bus from El Camino & Mathilda to Santa Clara & 7thbus 22
55 min
$2–5
Taxi
1. Take the taxi from Sunnyvale to San Jose State Universitytaxi 10 mi
18 min
$35–45
Drive 10 mi
1. Drive from Sunnyvale to San Jose State Universitycar 10 mi
18 min
$2–3

Sunnyvale to San Jose State University by train, bus, and foot

326Weekly Services

31 minAverage Duration

$6Cheapest Price

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Map of how to get from Sunnyvale to San Jose State University.

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Distance: 9.7 mi
Duration: 31 min

What companies run services between Sunnyvale, CA, USA and San Jose State University, CA, USA?

Santa Clara VTA operates a bus from El Camino & Mathilda to Santa Clara & 7th every 20 minutes. Tickets cost $2–5 and the journey takes 50 min.

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San Jose(opens in a new window), United States(opens in a new window)

San Jose, officially the SAN_hohZAY,_-SAY; ), is the largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2022 population of 971,233, it is the most populous city in both the Bay Area and the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland Combined Statistical Area—which in 2022 had a population of 7.5 million and 9.0 million respectively—the third-most populous city in California after Los Angeles and San Diego, and the 12th-most populous in the United States. Located in the center of the Santa Clara Valley on the southern shore of San Francisco Bay, San Jose covers an area of. San Jose is the county seat of Santa Clara County and the main component of the San Jose–Sunnyvale–Santa Clara Metropolitan Statistical Area, with an estimated population of around two million residents in 2018.

Things to do in San Jose

California's Great America(Opens in a new window)

California's Great America is an 112 acre amusement park located in Santa Clara, California, United States. Owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, it originally opened in 1976 as one of two parks built by the Marriott Corporation. Great America features over 40 rides and attractions, with Gold Striker among its most notable, which has ranked as a top wooden roller coaster in the world in the annual Golden Ticket Awards publication from Amusement Today. Other notable rides include RailBlazer, a single-rail coaster from Rocky Mountain Construction, and Flight Deck, an inverted coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard. The park made appearances in the 1994 films Beverly Hills Cop III and Getting Even with Dad.

Demon (roller coaster)(Opens in a new window)

Demon is a multi-looping roller coaster at both Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois and California's Great America in Santa Clara, California. Both coasters opened in 1976 as Turn of the Century, when both Great America parks were owned by Marriott Corporation. Following the 1979 season, they were modified and rebranded as Demon, featuring a new theme.

Flight Deck (California's Great America)(Opens in a new window)

Flight Deck (formerly Top Gun and briefly as Soaring Chiefs) is an inverted roller coaster located at California's Great America in Santa Clara, California. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard and designed by Werner Stengel, the roller coaster made its debut on March 20, 1993, as Top Gun. The roller coaster was built as Paramount, who had purchased the Great America theme park in 1992 along with several other parks, sought to expand its entertainment opportunities and promote its films. After Paramount sold off its Great America park to Cedar Fair (now Six Flags), the roller coaster was rebranded as Flight Deck.

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo(Opens in a new window)

Happy Hollow Park & Zoo is a small 16 acre zoo and amusement park in San Jose, California, which originally opened in 1961. It was closed in 2008 for major renovations, and opened its gates again on March 20, 2010.

Places to stay in San Jose

Hyatt Place San Jose, Downtown(Opens in a new window)

8.3Very Good

Signia by Hilton San Jose(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

Hotel de Anza by IHG(Opens in a new window)

8.0Good

AC Hotel by Marriott San Jose Downtown(Opens in a new window)

8.7Fabulous

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