San Diego to San Jose runs about 40 times a day, with the first departure around 06:34 and the last around 20:52. One passenger pays between £48.65 and £50.16, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. Services cover 691 km and are run by 5 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 5 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 20 October 2026
£48.65 to £50.16
- 141%Moves across the booking window
141%When it runs, leaving San Diego
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:34First departure
- 20:52Last departure
- 40Services per day
- 100%Run direct
06:34
20:52
40
100%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £97.68Mon5
- about £83.53Tue6
- about £90.09Wed7
- about £91.62Thu8
- about £84.53Fri9
- about £86.56Sat10
- about £82.51Sun11
- about £58.25Mon12
- about £57.23Tue13
- about £60.78Wed14
- about £74.42Thu15
- about £68.86Fri16
- about £72.41Sat17
- about £65.83Sun18
- about £49.65Mon19
- about £48.65Tue20
- about £52.69Wed21
- about £63.31Thu22
- about £58.75Fri23
- about £60.78Sat24
- about £57.23Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into San Jose. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in San Jose for the night the flight gets in
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When to book San Diego to San Jose
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £49.6590 days
- £61.2860 days
- £44.6045 days
- £40.5630 days
- £57.2321 days
- £65.8314 days
- £82.517 days
- £90.093 days
- £97.681 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at £40.56.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 141 percent. The dearest point is £97.68, 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.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to San Diego to San Jose and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
691 km
670 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
1,404,452 → 997,368
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 691 km against 670 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near San Jose Diridon station
Most of the points near San Jose Diridon station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about San Diego to San Jose
The questions people actually ask about this journey, 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 Diego to San Jose?
San Diego to San Jose covers 691 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does it cost to travel from San Diego to San Jose?
The cheapest fare from San Diego to San Jose is £48.65, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £82.01. 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 Diego to San Jose?
The cheapest way from San Diego to San Jose is by flight, at £48.65 for one passenger on 20 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book San Diego to San Jose?
Fares from San Diego to San Jose bottom out around 30 days before departure, at £40.56. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 141 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for San Diego to San Jose?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from San Diego to San Jose, at £57.23. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for San Diego to San Jose?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from San Diego to San Jose, at £43.08 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 services from San Diego to San Jose?
Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Horizon Air, SkyWest, Southwest Airlines publish service areas covering both San Diego and San Jose, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from San Diego to San Jose?
Every service we sell from San Diego to San Jose is direct. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from San Diego to San Jose use?
Services from San Diego to San Jose by flight leave from San Diego International Airport SAN and arrive at Mineta San Jose International Airport SJC. 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 Diego to San Jose?
0 of the 5 operators we sell from San Diego to San Jose allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for San Diego to San Jose on 4 October 2026: 691 km of route against 670 km in a straight line, 40 services a day, 5 operators a cheapest fare of £48.65, and 4h 27m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in San Jose is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of San Jose and across United States
Day trips that leave San Jose in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
San Diego reaches 109 places in 11 countries on services we hold, over distances from 28 to 11,916 km. San Jose reaches 83 places in 10 countries, from 40 to 9,323 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving San Diego
- 109Places you can leave for
- 11Countries
- 28Operators
11
28Arriving in San Jose
Leaving San Jose
- 83Places you can leave for
- 10Countries
- 23Operators