There are 9 ways to get from San Jose to Quebec by plane, subway, train, bus, taxi, car, or train (Amtrak)
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane SJC - YQB
14h 7m$337–1,407Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane SJC - YUL
- Take the bus from Montreal Airport to Quebec, QC - 365 Abraham Martin Streetbus
13h 17m$318–1,183BART, train, bus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawabus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Québectrain
3d 10h$422–2,446Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from San Jose Fronteras to 285 S East End Ave - Pomonabus
- Take the bus from Montclair Transcenter to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montrealbus
- Take the taxi from Montréal Bus Central Station to Quebec Gare du Palaistaxi
3d 17h$1,239–1,887Drive 5,045.3 km
- Drive from San Jose to Quebeccar 5,045.3 km
2d 2h$990–1,429Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane SFO - YQB
11h 48m$525–1,831Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane SFO - YUL
- Take the bus from Montreal Airport to Quebec, QC - 365 Abraham Martin Streetbus
12h 20m$376–1,207Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)plane SMF - YQB
14h 51m$813–1,312Train
- Take the train from San Jose to Emeryvilletrain
- Take the train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectadytrain
- Take the train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Saint-Lambert to Québectrain
3d 12h$462–1,370
San Jose to Quebec by subway, train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Quebec is to fly and bus which costs $310 - $1,200 and takes 13h 17m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Quebec is to Caltrain and fly which takes 11h 48m and costs $500 - $1,900.
No, there is no direct train from San Jose to Quebec. However, there are services departing from San Jose and arriving at Québec via Emeryville, Chicago Union Station, Schenectady and Saint-Lambert. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 12h.
The distance between San Jose and Quebec is 4248 km. The road distance is 5045.3 km.
The best way to get from San Jose to Quebec without a car is to BART and train and bus which takes 3 days 10h and costs $420 - $2,500.
It takes approximately 14h 7m to get from San Jose to Quebec, including transfers.
San Jose to Quebec train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Quebec is to fly which takes 14h 7m and costs $330 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $460 - $1,400 and takes 3 days 12h.
Quebec is 3h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 8:54 PM in San Jose and 11:54 PM in Quebec.
San Jose to Quebec train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Emeryville station.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Quebec, QC, Canada?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from San Jose to Québec via Emeryville, Chicago Union Station, Schenectady, and Saint-Lambert in around 3d 12h.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Denver, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Minneapolis, Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Denver, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–30
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–370
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to St-Lambert Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $40–80
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $35–140
- Business - advance purchase
- $50–260
- Business Class
- $85–340
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Québec
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $70–140
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $70–120
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $60–80
Train from Saint-Lambert to Québec
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $45–130
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $45–100
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $40–60
- 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 Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Montclair Transcenter to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–450
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose Fronteras to 285 S East End Ave - Pomona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- +1-(438) 793-4003
- info@jaguaride.com
- Website
- jaguaride.com
Bus from Montreal Airport to Quebec, QC - 365 Abraham Martin Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Book at
- https://jaguaride.betterez.com/cart/6478dc60cb7300078528837c/reservation/6478dc60cb73000785288381
- Website
- https://www.jaguaride.com/
- Adult
- $65–80
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