305 miles (492 km) | |
Train, bus or flight | |
$19 - $66 | |
Flight • $19 (€17) • 1 h | |
Flight • $19 (€17) • 1 h | |
FlixBus, Spirit Airlines or Amtrak |
Take a train, bus or flight to travel 305 miles (492 km) between San Jose, CA and Los Angeles, CA. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are FlixBus, Spirit Airlines or Amtrak among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
How to get from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
Travel on Amtrak, Greyhound and FlixBus travel between San Jose and Los Angeles at great prices. Omio finds you travel times and tickets for over 1000 travel companies all in one place.
Amtrak is the main train company in the United States operating medium and long-distance intercity services in 46 US states as well as in 3 Canadian provinces. There are over 300 Amtrak trains running daily. With Amtrak you can travel by train across the country and explore destinations near and far with routes such as the Northeast Regional connecting cities in the East Coast, the Coast Starlight connecting destinations up and down the West Coast, the Empire Builder connecting Chicago and Midwestern cities to the Northwest, and many more.
You can get between San Jose, CA and Los Angeles, CA 3 different ways: train, bus or flight.
The cheapest way to travel from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA is a flight with an average price of $19 (€17).
This is compared to other travel options from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA:
A flight is $21 (€19) less than a bus with an average ticket price of $40 (€36) from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
A flight is $46 (€42) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA costing on average $66 (€59).
The fastest way from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h.
There are alternative travel options to Los Angeles, CA that take longer:
Taking a bus requires on average 6 h of travel time.
Taking a train requires on average 10 h 5 min of travel time.
The distance is approximately 305 miles (492 km) from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
The average frequency per day from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA:
The following travel companies offer services from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA:
Yes, there are direct routes from San Jose, CA to Los Angeles, CA with the following travel companies:
Direct services to Los Angeles, CA tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your trip.
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