San Jose to Baltimore

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from San Jose to Baltimore. From €314.94, fastest 8h 41m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from San Jose to Baltimore costs €314.94 at the cheapest and takes 8h 41m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 4,033 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.

Checked September 12, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
4,033 km
Fastest
8h 41m
Average
9h 5m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€314.94
CO2 per passenger
596.9 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Flight9h 21m6h 11m3h 10m€394.85596.9 kg4
  • 9h 21mFastest, by Flight
  • €394.85Cheapest, by Flight
  • 596.9 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
  • 4,033 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€314.94
  1. Amtrak A824507:301h 13m08:43San Jose Diridon stationSacramento Valley Station
  2. Southwest Airlines SA491109:575h 54m15:51Sacramento SMFBaltimore BWI

Changes at Sacramento, with 74 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 10h 18mCO2 591.0 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes

Fastest€432.02
  1. Southwest Airlines SA242506:496h 11m13:00San Jose SJCBaltimore BWI

Door to door 9h 21mCO2 596.9 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for San Jose to Baltimore
Cheapest fare by mode and day for San Jose to BaltimoreSunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25SatSep 26
Flight€790.74€612.56€583.65€601.35€632.62€590.73€653.27€493.97€394.85€421.40€455.03€587.19€532.91€528.78
Train€1,052.49€600.39€579.49€558.59€606.99€724.69€759.89€477.74€406.79€466.74€464.54€657.04€517.34€666.94

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €314.94

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Where to stay in Baltimore

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Booking window

When to book San Jose to Baltimore

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €371.0490 days
  2. €276.4460 days
  3. €290.4245 days
  4. €268.1930 days
  5. €356.1921 days
  6. €528.7814 days
  7. €653.277 days
  8. €579.493 days
  9. €790.741 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €268.19.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 195 percent. The most expensive point is €790.74, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€790.74€268.191371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €477.74Sun
  2. €394.85Mon
  3. €421.40Tue
  4. €455.03Wed
  5. €587.19Thu
  6. €517.34Fri
  7. €528.78Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €579.49Sep
  2. €394.26Oct
  3. €323.46Nov
  4. €349.59Dec
  5. €329.24Jan
  6. €256.20Feb

The route

San JoseSan JoseBaltimoreBaltimore
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 4,033 km against 3,915 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Denver, Sacramento, Chicago, Salt Lake City. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves San Jose at 06:49 and the last at 07:30, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

San Jose

Rail
  • San Jose Diridon station
  • Downtown San José station
  • Agnew Depot
Bus
  • San Jose Diridon Transit Center
  • Gish
Air
  • SJC

Baltimore

Rail
  • West Baltimore
  • Baltimore Penn Station
  • Dorsey
Bus
  • South Baltimore Park and Ride
  • China Bus Terminal
Air
  • BWI
Ferry
  • Pier 5
  • Canton Park
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
Southwest Airlines€381.288h 41m740 km/hFixed fareNot published
  • Southwest Airlines
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest train fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€284.5090%
Taxes€28.459%
Our service fee€1.991%
Total you pay€314.94100%

We cannot promise West Baltimore still has a baggage check, because plenty of stations closed theirs.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Baltimore

Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.

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Questions about San Jose to Baltimore

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from San Jose to Baltimore?

The fastest journey from San Jose to Baltimore takes 8h 41m door to door, of which 6h 11m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 9h 5m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from San Jose to Baltimore?

The cheapest fare from San Jose to Baltimore is €314.94, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €528.78. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from San Jose to Baltimore?

The cheapest way from San Jose to Baltimore is by flight, at €394.85 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 9h 21m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book San Jose to Baltimore?

Fares from San Jose to Baltimore bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €268.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 195 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for San Jose to Baltimore?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from San Jose to Baltimore, at €394.85. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for San Jose to Baltimore?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from San Jose to Baltimore, at €256.20 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from San Jose to Baltimore?

1 operators sell services from San Jose to Baltimore across 1 mode: Southwest Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from San Jose to Baltimore?

20 percent of the services we sell from San Jose to Baltimore are direct. The rest connect at Denver, Sacramento, Chicago, Salt Lake City, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from San Jose to Baltimore use?

Services from San Jose to Baltimore by flight leave from San Jose SJC and arrive at Baltimore BWI. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from San Jose to Baltimore?

0 of the 1 operators we sell from San Jose to Baltimore allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for San Jose to Baltimore on September 12, 2026: 4033 km of route against 3915 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €314.94, and 8h 41m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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