There are 11 ways to get from San Jose to New York by plane, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound), car, train, subway, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane SJC - LGA
8h 51m$226–906Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SJC - EWR
9h 4m$154–582Train (Amtrak)
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
3d 3h$1,827–2,992Bus
- 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
3d 4h$552–861Drive 2,928 mi
- Drive from San Jose to New Yorkcar 2,928 mi
46h 16m$535–772Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane SFO - JFK
8h 5m$220–529Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SFO - EWR
8h 19m$218–699Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SFO - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
9h 51m$218–1,224Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SMF - EWR
11h 8m$318–746Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SJC - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
10h 30m$208–1,404BART, 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 New York City Chinatownbus
3d 4h$1,449–2,342
San Jose to New York by train (Amtrak)
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to New York is to fly which costs $150 - $600 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to New York is to Caltrain and fly which takes 8h 5m and costs $220 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to New York. However, there are services departing from San Jose Fronteras and arriving at Port Authority Bus Terminal via East End Ave and Mission Blvd E, Montclair Transcenter and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 4h.
No, there is no direct train from San Jose to New York station. However, there are services departing from San Jose and arriving at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station via Emeryville and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 3h.
The distance between San Jose and New York is 2584 miles. The road distance is 2945.1 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to New York without a car is to train which takes 3 days 3h and costs $1,800 - $3,000.
It takes approximately 8h 51m to get from San Jose to New York, including transfers.
San Jose to New York bus services, operated by Tufesa, depart from San Jose Fronteras station.
San Jose to New York train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from San Jose to New York is to fly which takes 8h 51m and costs $220 - $950. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $1,800 - $3,000 and takes 3 days 3h, you could also bus, which costs $550 - $900 and takes 3 days 4h.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and New York, NY, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Laguardia Airport (LGA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from San Jose to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station via Emeryville and Chicago Union Station in around 3d 3h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Cleveland
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–490
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Emeryville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Emeryville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $500–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–2,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–700
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $45–480
- First Class
- $180–700
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from San Jose Fronteras to 285 S East End Ave - Pomona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $80–110
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montclair Transcenter to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–480
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $170–270
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to New York City Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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San Jose to New York bus services, operated by Tufesa, arrive at 285 S East End Ave - Pomona station.
New York is 3h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 00:20 in San Jose and 03:20 in New York.
San Jose to New York train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Emeryville station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to New York is 2945 miles. It takes approximately 46h 16m to drive from San Jose to New York.
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