There are 8 ways to get from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, subway, car, or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane YYZ - SJC
7h 32m$172–659Bus
- Take the bus from Toronto Pearson Airport to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, INbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
2d 18h$429–851Bus, train, BART
- Take the bus from Toronto Pearson Airport to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
2d 20h$886–1,814Drive 2,640.8 mi
- Drive from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Josecar 2,640.8 mi
41h 30m$605–873Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane YYZ - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
6h 54m$251–807Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane YYZ - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
8h 26m$387–771Fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane YYZ - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to San Josetrain
12h 12m$511–969Train
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalotrain
- Take the train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to San Josetrain
3d 1h$962–2,174
Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose is to fly which costs $170 - $700 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 6h 54m and costs $250 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose station. However, there are services departing from Toronto Pearson Airport and arriving at San Jose Diridon Station via Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
No, there is no direct train from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose. However, there are services departing from UP Express Pearson Airport and arriving at San Jose via Toronto Union Station, Buffalo Depew Station, Chicago Union Station and Emeryville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 1h.
The distance between Toronto Airport (YYZ) and San Jose is 2255 miles. The road distance is 2656.3 miles.
The best way to get from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs $420 - $850.
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose, including transfers.
Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Toronto Pearson Airport station.
Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose train services, operated by VIA Rail, depart from Toronto Union Station.
The best way to get from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $170 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $420 - $850 and takes 2 days 18h, you could also train, which costs $950 - $2,200 and takes 3 days 1h.
What companies run services between Toronto Airport (YYZ), Canada and San Jose, CA, USA?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Toronto Pearson Airport to San Jose Diridon Station via Detroit, MI, Indianapolis Union Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,300
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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
Train from Buffalo Depew Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $160–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- https://www.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
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Buffalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–180
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- $30–90
- Business
- $60–170
- Business Plus
- $75–180
- Economy
- $35–100
- Economy Plus
- $35–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto Pearson Airport to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Toronto Pearson Airport to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Detroit, MI to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–550
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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More Questions & Answers
Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
San Jose is 3h behind Toronto Airport (YYZ). It is currently 7:01 AM in Toronto Airport (YYZ) and 4:01 AM in San Jose.
Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose train services, operated by VIA Rail, arrive at Buffalo station.
Yes, the driving distance between Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose is 2656 miles. It takes approximately 41h 30m to drive from Toronto Airport (YYZ) to San Jose.
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