There are 3 ways to get from San Jose to Comox by train, plane, car, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane SFO - YQQ
7h 18m$129–529Drive, ferry
- Drive from San Jose to Horseshoe Baycar
- Take the ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bayferry
- Drive from Departure Bay to Comoxcar
20h 26m$348–641Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ)plane SMF - YQQ
11h 58m$171–768
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Comox is to Caltrain and fly which costs $120 - $550 and takes 7h 18m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Comox is to Caltrain and fly which takes 7h 18m and costs $120 - $550.
The distance between San Jose and Comox is 1422 km.
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from San Jose to Comox, including transfers.
There are 27+ hotels available in Comox.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Comox, BC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from San Jose to Comox. However, you can take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Comox Valley Airport (YQQ), then take the taxi to Comox. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from San Jose to Comox via Horseshoe Bay and Departure Bay in around 20h 26m.
- Website
- pacificcoastal.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–1,100
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Seattle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via San Francisco International Airport, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Portland, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Comox Valley Airport via Salt Lake City, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $10–13
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-888-223-3779
- Website
- bcferries.com
Ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Departure Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–160
- Website
- https://www.bcferries.com
- Book at
- https://www.bcferries.com/RouteSelectionPage
- Schedules at
- https://www.bcferries.com/routes-fares/discover-route-map
- Standard Passenger
- $18–55
- Standard Vehicle + Passenger
- $110–160
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