Direct Flights from San Diego to San Jose
Nonstop service from SAN to SJC on Alaska, Southwest, Spirit. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Alaska, Southwest, Spirit
Nonstop flights
~15/day
Distance
417 mi
Days operated
Daily (all week)
About San Jose
San José or San Jose most often refers to:San Jose, California, United States San José, Costa Rica, the nation's capital
Top things to do in San Jose
- USS Hornet (CV/CVA/CVS-12) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy (USN) during World War II.
- The Computer History Museum (CHM) is a computer museum in Mountain View, California.
- The California College of the Arts (CCA) is a private art school in San Francisco, California. It was founded in Berkeley, California in 1907 and moved to a historic estate in Oakland, California in 1922.
- The Oakland Museum of California or OMCA is an interdisciplinary museum dedicated to the art, history, and natural science of California, located at 1000 Oak Street in Oakland, California.
- The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph is a historic Catholic church in Downtown San Jose that serves as the cathedral for the Diocese of San José in California, with the distinction of minor basilica.
- The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum (REM) is devoted to ancient Egypt, located at Rosicrucian Park in the Rose Garden neighborhood of San Jose, California, United States.
- Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park, often shortened to Gilroy Gardens, is a horticulture-themed amusement park located in Gilroy, California, United States.
- Stanford Research Park (SRP) is a technology park established in 1951 as a joint initiative between Stanford University and the City of Palo Alto. It was the world's first university research park.
- The Oakland Zoo is located in the Grass Valley neighborhood of Oakland, California, United States.
- Rosicrucian Park is the headquarters of the English Grand Lodge for the Americas of the Ancient Mystical Order Rosae Crucis, located in San Jose, California.
- The Cathedral of Christ the Light, also called Oakland Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland in Oakland, California. It is the seat of the Bishop of Oakland.
- California's Great America is an amusement park located in Santa Clara, California, United States, within the San Francisco Bay Area.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to San Jose
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit San Jose is April–June and September–December, when daytime highs are a comfortable 61–80°F.
- How long to stay
- San Jose rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from USS Hornet (CV-12), Computer History Museum, and California College of the Arts and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from San Diego to San Jose?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Diego (SAN) to San Jose (SJC) on Alaska, Southwest, Spirit.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from San Diego to San Jose?
- Alaska, Southwest, Spirit fly nonstop between San Diego (SAN) and San Jose (SJC).
- How many nonstop flights are there from San Diego to San Jose?
- There are about 15 nonstop departures per day (roughly 105 per week) from San Diego to San Jose.
- How far is San Jose from San Diego?
- San Jose is about 417 miles from San Diego by air.
- What is there to do in San Jose?
- Popular things to do include USS Hornet (CV-12), Computer History Museum, California College of the Arts, Oakland Museum of California, and more.
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