There are 6 ways to get from San Jose to Maputo by train, plane, or car
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Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Maputo International Airport
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Maputo International Airport (MPM)plane SFO - MPM
29h 4m$595–1,959Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)plane SFO - MQP
- Drive from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Maputocar
32h 25m$523–1,964Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Maputo International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Maputo International Airport (MPM)plane SJC - MPM
36h 43m$882–2,942Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport, drive
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP)plane SJC - MQP
- Drive from Nelspruit-Airport-MQP to Maputocar
37h 49m$780–2,848Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Skukuza Airport, drive
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Skukuza Airport (SZK)plane SJC - SZK
- Drive from Skukuza Airport (SZK) to Maputocar
39h 53m$1,028–4,042Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Maputo International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Maputo International Airport (MPM)plane SMF - MPM
42h 7m$870–3,226
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Maputo International Airport (MPM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Maputo is to Caltrain and fly and drive which costs $500 - $2,000 and takes 32h 25m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Maputo is to Caltrain and fly which takes 29h 4m and costs $550 - $2,000.
The distance between San Jose and Maputo is 17390 km.
It takes approximately 29h 4m to get from San Jose to Maputo, including transfers.
Maputo is 9h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 5:36 PM in San Jose and 2:36 AM in Maputo.
There are 80+ hotels available in Maputo.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Maputo, Mozambique?
Delta, Airlink, and five other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Maputo International Airport (MPM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Denver, Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Skukuza Airport via Denver, Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–6,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–2,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,800
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- lam.co.mz
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Newark, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,100
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Maputo International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- 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
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
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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