Travel Info - The Way To San Jose ...
THE WAY TO SAN JOSE ...
... by Plane
San Jose is home to one of the Bay Area's three international airports.
The Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (IATA: SJC) is located about 2 miles northwest of the downtown area. There are direct flights from many US destinations into SJC.
The two other options are San Francisco International Airport (IATA: SFO), located 35 miles northwest of San Jose off US Route 101 on the peninsula, or Oakland International Airport (IATA: OAK), which is 35 miles north off I-880 in the East Bay.
From SJC or SJO you can get to downtown San Jose by train / light rail from SJC and by Caltrain from SFO. You can also use a combination of BART and express bus to get to downtown San Jose from Oakland Airport.
... by Train
San Jose has three commuter rail lines:
- Caltrain runs up the Peninsula to San Francisco.
- Amtrak California's Capitol Corridor line runs through the East Bay and then inland to Sacramento and Auburn. Amtrak's Coast Starlight line runs daily from Seattle, through the Bay Area and down the coast to Los Angeles.
- The Altamont Commuter Express runs from Stockton, Livermore, and Pleasanton into San Jose and the Santa Clara Valley in the morning and then returns in the late afternoon and evening.
All the above rail lines stop at Diridon Station, San Jose's central train station. It is located downtown, at 65 Cahill Street, just across West Santa Clara Street from the H.P. Pavilion.
Capitol and Tamien stations serve the southern part of the city.
... by Bus
Greyhound has a bus station downtown at Almaden Avenue (not Almaden Blvd.) and Post Street.
... by Car
San Jose is connected to San Francisco by two major freeways, US-101 and Interstate 280. From Los Angeles, take I-5 North to CA-152 West to US-101 North. From the East Bay, use either I-880 or I-680 South.
