Direct Flights from San Jose to Reno
Nonstop service from SJC to RNO on Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
Southwest
Nonstop flights
~1/day
Distance
188 mi
Days operated
Daily (all week)
About Reno
Reno is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada–California border. It is the county seat and most populous city of Washoe County. Sitting in the High Eastern Sierra foothills, in the Truckee River valley, on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada, it is about 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Lake Tahoe. Reno is the 78th most populous city in the United States, the third most populous city in Nevada, and the most populous in Nevada outside the Las Vegas Valley.
Top things to do in Reno
- Palisades Tahoe is a ski resort in the Western United States, located in Olympic Valley, California, northwest of Tahoe City in the Sierra Nevada range.
- Sugar Bowl is a ski and snowboard area in northern Placer County near Norden, California along the Donner Pass of the Sierra Nevada, approximately 46 mi (74 km) west of Reno, Nevada on Interstate 80, that opened on Decem…
- Donner Memorial State Park is a California State Park, located at the town of Truckee, California, United States.
- The National Automobile Museum is a museum in Reno, Nevada. Most of the vehicles displayed are from the collection of William F. Harrah. The museum opened on November 5, 1989.
- Washoe Lake State Park is a year-round public recreation area occupying over 3,700 acres (1,500 ha) on the southeast shore of Washoe Lake in Washoe County, Nevada.
- The Sierra Nevada Zoological Park, formerly the Sierra Safari Zoo, was a zoo north of Reno, Nevada, United States. Opening in 1989, it grew to become the zoo that housed more exotics in the state.
- Northstar California is a mountain resort in the western United States, located in Placer County, California, near the northwest shore of Lake Tahoe.
- The Nevada Museum of Art, is an art museum in Reno, Nevada. Located at 160 West Liberty Street in Reno, it is an American Alliance of Museums (AAM) accredited art museum in the state of Nevada.
- Saint Thomas Aquinas Cathedral is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno, Nevada, United States. It is located at 310 W. 2nd Street in Reno.
- Fort Churchill State Historic Park is a state park of Nevada, United States, preserving the remains of a United States Army fort and a way station on the Pony Express and Central Overland Routes dating back to the 1860s.…
- Homewood Mountain Resort is a ski area located on the west shore of Lake Tahoe in the state of California, a few miles south of Tahoe City in the town of Homewood.
- Alpine Meadows is a ski resort in the western United States, located in Alpine Meadows, California.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Reno
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Reno is April–June and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–78°F.
- How long to stay
- Reno rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Palisades Tahoe, Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, and Donner Memorial State Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from San Jose to Reno?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from San Jose (SJC) to Reno (RNO) on Southwest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from San Jose to Reno?
- Southwest flies nonstop between San Jose (SJC) and Reno (RNO).
- How many nonstop flights are there from San Jose to Reno?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from San Jose to Reno.
- How far is Reno from San Jose?
- Reno is about 188 miles from San Jose by air.
- What is there to do in Reno?
- Popular things to do include Palisades Tahoe, Sugar Bowl Ski Resort, Donner Memorial State Park, National Automobile Museum, and more.
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