There are 8 ways to get from San Jose to Inyokern by bus (Flixbus), train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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Bus
best- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Bakersfield
- Take the bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd.150
- Take the bus from Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd. to Transit Center / 3rd Street227
10h 6m$37–96Train, bus
- Take the train from San Jose to Van Nuys
- Take the train from Sylmar / San Fernando to Lancaster
- Take the bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street
16h 7m$123–169Drive 330.7 mi
- Drive from San Jose to Inyokern330.7 mi
6h 13m$61–88Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Meadows Field Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Meadows Field Airport (BFL)SFO - BFL
- Take the bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd.
- Take the bus from Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd. to Transit Center / 3rd Street
7h 52m$77–300Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Jose Fronteras to Los Angeles - Pacoima
- Take the train from Sylmar / San Fernando to Lancaster
- Take the bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street
12h 17m$93–127Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)SJC - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancaster
- Take the bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street
8h 25m$108–330Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)SJC - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Take the bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street
9h 36m$118–380BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Burbank Bob Hope Airport, train, bus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Burbank Bob Hope Airport (BUR)OAK - BUR
- Take the train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancaster
- Take the bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street
9h 14m$132–308
San Jose to Inyokern by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Inyokern is to bus which costs $35 - $100 and takes 10h 6m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Inyokern is to drive which takes 6h 13m and costs $60 - $90.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose station to Inyokern. However, there are services departing from San Jose Diridon Station and arriving at Transit Center / 3rd Street via Park & Ride/McKee Rd., GET Downtown Transit Center and Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 6m.
The distance between San Jose and Inyokern is 358 miles. The road distance is 332.6 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Inyokern without a car is to bus which takes 10h 6m and costs $35 - $100.
It takes approximately 10h 6m to get from San Jose to Inyokern, including transfers.
San Jose to Inyokern bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from San Jose Diridon Station.
San Jose to Inyokern bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Bakersfield station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Inyokern is 333 miles. It takes approximately 6h 13m to drive from San Jose to Inyokern.
There are 24+ hotels available in Inyokern.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Inyokern, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Transit Center / 3rd Street via Park & Ride/McKee Rd., GET Downtown Transit Center, and Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd. in around 10h 6m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–330
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–280
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Burbank Bob Hope Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–240
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Meadows Field Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–250
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $35–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Van Nuys
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Sylmar / San Fernando to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $10–13
Train from Burbank - Downtown to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $11–15
Train from L.A. Union Station to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
- Passenger
- $12–17
- 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
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $29–90
- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from GET Downtown Transit Center to Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
Bus from Senior Center/Lake Isabella Blvd. to Transit Center / 3rd Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
- Phone
- +1 760-872-1901
- info@estransit.com
- Website
- estransit.com
Bus from Lancaster - Metrolink Station, 44812 Sierra Highway to Inyokern - Ridgecrest Transit Transfer Hub, 1401 3rd Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://www.estransit.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose Fronteras to Los Angeles - Pacoima
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
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