Transportation options to/from SFO:

Caltrain & BART | Caltrain & SamTrans bus
Airporter to/from San Jose Airport | Taxi & door-to-door shuttles

SJSU to SFO

Transit direction:

From campus, take any westbound VTA bus 63 or 64 on San Fernando Street, or DASH ( Downtown Area Shuttle ) on 4th Street/Paseo de San Antonio, to San Jose Diridon station (10 minutes). Take a northbound Caltrain to Millbrae (40 minutes on Baby Bullet trains and 1 hour and 5 minutes on local trains).  At the Millbrae station, purchase a BART ticket of $4.00 value, enter the BART paid area, and board any train to San Bruno. At San Bruno station, walk over to the opposite platform for a train to SFO. (total 10 minutes) On nights and weekends, take any train to SFO station directly. From the SFO BART station, walk or take AirTrain ( SFO's internal train system ) to all terminals. The BART station is located adjacent to the international terminal.

Fares:

(VTA) Free for SJSU Students with a validated Tower Card, otherwise $1.75 (DASH) Free for everyone (Caltrain) San Jose- Millbrae: $5.75 (BART) Millbrae-SFO $4.00

Caltrain: (Northbound) Weekday , weekend , 15-30 min. peak, 30 min. midday, 60 min. weekend BART: (Millbrae to SFO) Trip planner

SFO to SJSU

Transit direction:

From all terminals, walk or take AirTrain (SFO's internal train system) to the SFO BART station. The BART station is located adjacent to the international terminal. At the BART station, purchase a BART ticket of $1.50 value and enter the BART paid area. Take any train to San Bruno. At San Bruno station, walk to the opposite platform for a train to Millbrae. (10 minutes) On nights and weekends, take a train that goes directly to Millbrae. At Millbrae, purchase a Caltrain ticket and board a southbound Caltrain to San Jose. (1 hour and 5 minutes on local trains) At San Jose Diridon station, take DASH ( Downtown Area Shuttle ) to the west edge of campus on 4th Street by Paseo de San Antonio, or take eastbound VTA buses 63 or 64 to the northern edge of campus along San Fernando Street. (10 minutes)

Fares:

(VTA) Free for SJSU Students with a validated Tower Card, otherwise $1.75 (DASH) Free for everyone (Caltrain) San Jose-Millbrae: $5.75 (BART) Millbrae-SFO $4.00

BART: (SFO to Millbrae) Trip planner   Caltrain: (Southbound) Weekday , weekend , 15-30 min. peak, 30 min. midday, 60 min. weekend     Note: All Caltrain trains have one car equipped with a luggage rack. The car equipped with the rack can be identified by a green suitcase decal located by the car door. The luggage car is generally located in the middle of the train.

For savvy riders, taking Caltrain and SamTrans can provide a cheaper, faster, and more convenient trip to SFO. SamTrans serves all airport terminals directly.

SJSU to SFO

Transit direction:

From campus, take any westbound VTA bus 63 or 64 on San Fernando Street, or DASH ( Downtown Area Shuttle ) on 4th Street/Paseo de San Antonio, to San Jose Diridon station (10 minutes). Take a northbound Caltrain to San Carlos Station or Belmont Station (48 minutes). At either station, transfer to a northbound SamTrans express bus KX on El Camino. At SFO, the bus drops off passengers on the lower level (arrival level) of the international and domestic terminals (25 minutes).

Fares:

(VTA) Free for SJSU Students with a validated Tower Card, otherwise $1.75 (DASH) Free for everyone (Caltrain) San Jose-Belmont: $5.75 (SamTrans) $1.75

Caltrain: (Northbound) Weekday , weekend , 15-30 min. peak, 30 min. midday, 60 min. weekend   SamTrans KX: Complete schedules , 30 min.

SFO to SJSU

Transit direction:

From all terminals, follow the sign "SamTrans" to a bus stop. At the bus stop, board SamTrans express bus KX toward Palo Alto. Disembark the bus on El Camino Real by Hillsdale Blvd. (20 minutes) From the bus stop, walk across El Camino to the Hillsdale Caltrain station, and board a southbound Caltrain to San Jose. (48 minutes) At San Jose Diridon station, take DASH ( Downtown Area Shuttle ) to the west edge of campus on 4th Street by Paseo de San Antonio, or take eastbound VTA buses 63 or 64 to the northern edge of campus along San Fernando Street. (10 minutes)

Fares:

(VTA) Free for SJSU Students with a validated Tower Card, otherwise $1.75 (DASH) Free for everyone (Caltrain) San Jose-Belmont: $5.75 (SamTrans) $1.75

SamTrans KX: Complete schedules , 30 min.   Caltrain: (Southbound) Weekday , weekend , 15-30 min. peak, 30 min. midday, 60 min. weekend

Monterey Airbus provides service between SFO and San Jose International Airport. The fares is $20 per person. At San Jose Airport, airporters pick up passengers at Terminal C near the baggage claim area. At SFO, airporters depart from the center island transportation zones on the lower level of the international and domestic terminals.

From SJSU, contact the taxi or door-to-door shuttle provider directly to prearrange the trip. From the airport, taxi and shuttles are available on a walk-up basis at all terminals. Taxi contact information and estimated fares Door-to-door shuttle information