There are 9 ways to get from San Jose to Carson by plane, taxi, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, or bus
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Fly to John Wayne Airport Orange County, taxi
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane SJC - SNA
- Take the taxi from Santa-Ana-Airport-SNA to Carsontaxi
2h 59m$192–612Fly to Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SJC - LAX
3h 37m$40–268Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus Greyhound US0831
8h 1m$48–118Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
12h 22m$126–271Drive 353.6 mi
- Drive from San Jose to Carsoncar 353.6 mi
5h 59m$65–94Fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)plane SJC - BUR
- Take the bus from Flower / 7th to Harbor Fwy / Carsonbus
4h 12m$66–426Fly to Long Beach Airport, line 191 bus, line 4 bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Long Beach Airport (LGB)plane SJC - LGB
- Take the bus from Del Amo & Lakewood NW to Del Amo Station Bay 3bus
- Take the bus from Del Amo Station Bay 5 to Carson & Moneta NWbus
4h 52m$58–358Bus via Tully & King
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus San Jose
8h 5m$50–69Bus via Victoria / Tamcliff
- Take the bus from San Jose Fronteras to Downtown Los Angelesbus San Jose
10h 55m$78–102
San Jose to Carson by bus and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Carson is to bus via Tully & King which costs $50 - $70 and takes 8h 5m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Carson is to fly and taxi which takes 2h 59m and costs $190 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Carson. However, there are services departing from San Jose Fronteras and arriving at Victoria / Tamcliff via 6th / Wall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 55m.
The distance between San Jose and Carson is 376 miles. The road distance is 355.7 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Carson without a car is to bus which takes 8h 1m and costs $45 - $120.
It takes approximately 2h 59m to get from San Jose to Carson, including transfers.
San Jose to Carson bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from San Jose Fronteras station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Carson is to bus which takes 8h 1m and costs $45 - $120. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $120 - $280 and takes 12h 22m, you could also fly, which costs $40 - $270 and takes 3h 37m.
San Jose to Carson bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at Downtown Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Carson is 356 miles. It takes approximately 5h 59m to drive from San Jose to Carson.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Carson, CA, USA?
Greyhound USA operates a bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station once daily. Tickets cost $60–120 and the journey takes 7h. Flixbus USA also services this route 4 times a week. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from San Jose to Los Angeles once daily. Tickets cost $120–270 and the journey takes 10h 45m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–460
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–420
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Long Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–260
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-323-466-3876
- CustomerRelations@metro.net
- Website
- metro.net
Bus from Flower / 7th to Harbor Fwy / Carson
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Website
- https://www.metro.net
- Website
- ridelbt.com
Bus from Del Amo & Lakewood NW to Del Amo Station Bay 3
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://ridelbt.com/
Bus from Del Amo Station Bay 5 to Carson & Moneta NW
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://ridelbt.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose Fronteras to Downtown Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–100
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $75–100
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
Yellow Cab Anaheim
- Phone
- +1 714-905-5453
OCTAP
- Website
- octap.net
California Yellow Cab
- Phone
- (714) 444-4444
Affordable Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 714-235-3035
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1-714-999-9999
- Website
- yellowcab.com
OCY Taxi
- Phone
- +1-949-444-2552
- Website
- ocridetoairports.com
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