There are 8 ways to get from Butte to San Jose by plane, bus, train, subway, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
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Fly Bert Mooney Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane BTM - SJC
8h 31m$113–603Fly Bert Mooney Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BTM - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
8h 38m$84–370Bus, train, BART
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Idaho Falls, IDbus
- Take the bus from Idaho Falls to Downtown Salt Lakebus
- Take the train from Salt Lake City to Richmondtrain
- Take the subway from Richmond to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
30h 15m$309–667Bus
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Spokane Stationbus
- Take the bus from Spokane Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airportbus
- Take the bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oaklandbus
- Take the bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
35h 5m$231–382Drive 1,060.2 mi
- Drive from Butte to San Josecar 1,060.2 mi
16h 28m$194–280Fly Bert Mooney Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane BTM - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
8h 2m$117–612Bus to Helena Regional Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MTbus
- Fly from Helena Regional Airport (HLN) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane HLN - SJC
9h 6m$153–667Bus, train
- Take the bus from Butte, MT to Spokane Stationbus
- Take the train from Spokane to Vancouver Stationtrain
- Take the train from Vancouver Station to San Josetrain
35h 55m$398–817
Butte to San Jose by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Butte to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $80 - $370 and takes 8h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Butte to San Jose is to fly and BART which takes 8h 2m and costs $110 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Butte to San Jose station. However, there are services departing from Butte, MT and arriving at San Jose Diridon Station via Spokane Station, Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport, Sacramento Bus Station and Oakland. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 5m.
The distance between Butte and San Jose is 776 miles. The road distance is 1066.4 miles.
The best way to get from Butte to San Jose without a car is to bus and train and BART which takes 30h 15m and costs $300 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Butte to San Jose, including transfers.
Butte to San Jose bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, depart from Butte, MT station.
The best way to get from Butte to San Jose is to fly which takes 8h 31m and costs $110 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $390 and takes 35h 5m.
Butte to San Jose bus services, operated by Jefferson Lines, arrive at Spokane Station.
San Jose is 1h behind Butte. It is currently 11:15 AM in Butte and 10:15 AM in San Jose.
What companies run services between Butte, MT, USA and San Jose, CA, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Butte, MT to San Jose Diridon Station via Spokane Station, Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport, Sacramento Bus Station, and Oakland in around 35h 5m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Salt Lake City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Bert Mooney Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Helena Regional Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–490
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Spokane to Vancouver Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Vancouver Station to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–480
- 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
- +1 208-656-8824
- info@saltlakeexpress.com
- Website
- saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Butte, MT to Idaho Falls, ID
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Idaho Falls to Downtown Salt Lake
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
Bus from Butte, MT to Helena, MT
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–55
- Website
- https://saltlakeexpress.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Butte, MT to Spokane Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $75–110
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Spokane Station to Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Seattle Tacoma Intl Airport to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Oakland to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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