There are 9 ways to get from Boston to San Jose by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, subway, car, or bus
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Fly Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BOS - SJC
8h 34m$328–1,335Fly Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BOS - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
8h 11m$149–574Bus
- Take the bus from Boston to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Take the bus from Newark Penn 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
3d 3h$541–1,088Train, BART
- Take the train from Boston to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
3d 5h$737–1,832Drive 3,120.5 mi
- Drive from Boston to San Josecar 3,120.5 mi
2d 1h$570–823Fly Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BOS - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
9h 25m$265–1,071Train to Theodore Francis Green State Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the train from South Station to TF Green Airporttrain
- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane PVD - SJC
11h 20m$269–1,119Fly Boston Logan Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport, train
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK)plane BOS - SCK
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to San Jose Station Diridontrain
11h 39m$217–786Bus, train, BART
- Take the bus from Boston to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
3d 9h$643–1,555
Boston to San Jose by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $140 - $600 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 8h 11m and costs $140 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Boston to San Jose station. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at San Jose Diridon Station via Newark Penn Station, St Louis Bus Station and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
No, there is no direct train from Boston to San Jose. However, there are services departing from Boston and arriving at Berryessa / North San Jose via Chicago Union Station and Richmond. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Boston and San Jose is 2700 miles. The road distance is 3138.7 miles.
The best way to get from Boston to San Jose without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 3h and costs $500 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Boston to San Jose, including transfers.
Boston to San Jose bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Boston station.
Boston to San Jose train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Boston station.
The best way to get from Boston to San Jose is to fly which takes 8h 34m and costs $320 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 3 days 3h.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and San Jose, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Boston to San Jose Diridon Station via Newark Penn Station, St Louis Bus Station, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 29m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Grand Rapids, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via Chicago Midway, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Stockton Metropolitan Airport via St. Louis, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Boston to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- 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
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 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
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from South Station to TF Green Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–16
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $6–16
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to San Jose Station Diridon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Newark Penn Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $310–600
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Boston to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Boston to San Jose bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Newark Penn Station.
San Jose is 3h behind Boston. It is currently 5:48 PM in Boston and 2:48 PM in San Jose.
Boston to San Jose train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to San Jose is 3139 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Boston to San Jose.
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