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Find cheap flights from Raleigh to San Jose from $125

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Cheap flight deals from Raleigh to San Jose (RDU-SJC)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Raleigh to San Jose that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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9:35 am - 3:20 pmRDU-SJC
8h 45m1 stop
2:16 pm - 5:05 pmSJC-RDU
23h 49m2 stops
Tue, May 7 - Mon, May 13
9:35 am - 3:20 pmRDU-SJC
8h 45m1 stop
2:16 pm - 5:05 pmSJC-RDU
23h 49m3 stops
Tue, May 7 - Mon, May 13
12:55 pm - 9:08 pmRDU-SJC
11h 13m1 stop
6:40 pm - 5:26 amSJC-RDU
7h 46m1 stop
$338United Airlines
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Tue, May 21 - Tue, May 28
7:15 am - 12:15 pmRDU-SJC
8h 00m1 stop
5:00 pm - 5:57 amSJC-RDU
9h 57m1 stop
$368Delta
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Wed, Jul 10 - Tue, Jul 16
6:55 am - 12:29 pmRDU-SJC
8h 34m1 stop
6:59 pm - 8:11 amSJC-RDU
10h 12m2 stops
$391American Airlines
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Wed, Jul 10 - Tue, Jul 16
6:50 pm - 11:44 pmRDU-SJC
7h 54m1 stop
10:20 pm - 10:00 amSJC-RDU
8h 40m1 stop
$398Delta
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Thu, May 30 - Sun, Jun 2
5:10 am - 11:19 amRDU-SJC
9h 09m1 stop
7:18 pm - 9:03 amSJC-RDU
10h 45m2 stops
$411American Airlines
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Tue, May 21 - Tue, May 28
7:41 pm - 9:08 pmRDU-SJC
28h 27m2 stops
7:00 am - 5:26 amSJC-RDU
19h 26m1 stop
$502United Airlines
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Mon, May 20 - Mon, May 27
7:45 am - 2:59 pmRDU-SJC
10h 14m1 stop
8:55 pm - 6:28 amSJC-RDU
30h 33m1 stop
$682Alaska Airlines
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Sun, May 5 - Sun, May 12
7:45 am - 2:59 pmRDU-SJC
10h 14m1 stop
4:05 pm - 6:28 amSJC-RDU
11h 23m2 stops
$758Alaska Airlines
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Thu, May 9 - Sun, May 12

Flights from Raleigh to San Jose - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Raleigh to San Jose to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Raleigh to San Jose?

The average price of all flights from Raleigh to San Jose clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to San Jose on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Raleigh, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Raleigh to San Jose?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Raleigh to San Jose, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Raleigh to San Jose is January, where tickets cost $392 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and November, where the average cost of tickets is $588 and $565 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Raleigh to San Jose?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Raleigh to San Jose, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Raleigh to San Jose, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 65 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Raleigh to San Jose?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The cheapest return flight ticket from Raleigh to San Jose found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for $338 on United Airlines, followed by Spirit Airlines ($342). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as $125 on Spirit Airlines and from $199 on Delta.

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February

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December

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$125
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 14% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Raleigh to San Jose

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Raleigh to San Jose based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Raleigh to San Jose

  • What is the cheapest flight from Raleigh to San Jose?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Raleigh to San Jose was $125 for a one-way ticket and $281 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Raleigh and San Jose?

    No

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Raleigh to San Jose?

    On your way to San Jose, you’ll fly out from Raleigh-Durham. You’ll be landing at San Jose.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Raleigh to San Jose?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Raleigh to San Jose?

    SkyTeam, oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Raleigh and San Jose, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Raleigh to San Jose, Delta or Alaska Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Raleigh to San Jose are Delta and Alaska Airlines. With an average price for the route of $542 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Alaska Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $758 and an overall rating of 8.0.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Raleigh to San Jose?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Raleigh to San Jose.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Raleigh to San Jose?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Jose from Raleigh is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Raleigh to San Jose?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to San Jose with an airline and back to Raleigh with another airline. Booking your flights between Raleigh and SJC can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Raleigh to San Jose?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to San Jose from Raleigh up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Raleigh to San Jose

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Raleigh to San Jose. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.0
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 9102 reviews
7.9comfort
8.2boarding
7.3food
8.6crew
7.3entertainment
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My plane ride down landed 20 min late. Boarding at SFO was strange too. The people at the terminal were nice—but, boarding lacked direction, and was confusing . Coming back was worse—the plane was hours behind—and I barely caught the last Bart train back to San Francisco (3 min more and I would have been in trouble). It was a very stressful trip, and it didn’t need to be.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Apr 2024SAN - SFO
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My plane ride down landed 20 min late. Boarding at SFO was strange too. The people at the terminal were nice—but, boarding lacked direction, and was confusing . Coming back was worse—the plane was hours behind—and I barely caught the last Bart train back to San Francisco (3 min more and I would have been in trouble). It was a very stressful trip, and it didn’t need to be.

The absolute coldest flight I’ve ever been on, even with a sweater and zip up sweatshirt. Was miserable the entire flight.

the departure got delayed due to SJC situation, but it was a quite good waiting thanks to Alaska airline teams.

The flight attendant in the back of the plane was barely understood as she rushed through instructions to the point of being intelligible. She had a bored demeanor in her delivery.

Good. Quiet. Comfortable. The protests nearly kept me from catching my flight. They waited for me! I made it!

dont re-route to San Jose. Re-route to closer airport. Provide shuttle bus to go to SFO, not just LYFT vouchers.

WiFi connection bad. Food is really awful. Crew very nice and efficient

Staff seemed genuinely nice, not just going through the motions.

I would have rated the entire experience much better were it not for two things: 1. There was inconsistency between what we were told once on the plane vs. the answer I received to the question about "spreading out" from our assigned seats because the flight was sparsely populated, and the entire row we were in was empty but for us. I asked about one of us moving over one seat to make more room for us; before getting on the plane, I was told we could, which seemed like a sensible answer. Once on the plane, it was announced that we needed to stay in our assigned seats despite all of the empty space in our row, which seemed unneccessarily restrictive. 2. To add to the discomfort, we sat on the tarmac once the plane landed in Burbank for over half an hour waiting for a gate to become available. During that time we had to remain seated and buckled in, which was becoming more difficult as time dragged on, especially for my wife. If all of this was due to regulations, that may mitigate the sense of "needless" restriction somewhat, but it points to a need to make regulations less restrictive where it is not appropriate for the current conditions. The crew was not "nasty" about the restrictions, so I do not resent their actions, but it certainly would have been a much more pleasant flight if we had a few more options when it comes to comfort.

It was the worst experience because they delayed the flight by 2 and half hours. We were supposed to depart by 3:41 but they did the depart by 6 pm. It was so boring!!

There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

Had a broken tray in business class. Crew just shrugged it off.

Flight was late. Club was full. Experience is exactly what I expected.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Great experience overall. Check in at Austin was congested as they only have about 6 check in kiosks, one was broken, and there was a lot of Spring Break travelers.

Bag drop off was slow and annoying. Only 2 agents at the entire delta desk, and no one directing traffic for what line to be in, many confused people slowed down the process. Boarding was fine. Seats in Delta comfort plus were fine. Snacks were great! Definitely a bonus. The entertainment system was awful — old, slow, not responsive, and completely unable to play games due to some kind of error. But on the other hand, thank you to Delta for the free WiFi. That made it better.

Everything would be much better if Kayak stopped nosing into my business with Delta.

Everything was very good other than I had selected a specific seat when I booked the flight and they changed it once I checked-in the day before my flight. I was still in first class but lost my aisle seat for a window seat. Being tall, the aisle offers more comfort so I always select an aisle seat.

Flight diverted in SD. Later take off in Seattle by 1.3hrs

Crew was not friendly when I went to request a seat change.

Terrible. Flight was cancelled due to the weather in the east and sout east(florida). Did not get any compesation of any kind. According to them, it was not under their control so I lost all the money paid for the 2 fairs from Raleigh, NC to Orlando, Fl.

Service for food to our seat was a bit slow. Snack choices were just pretzels or baked chips. My seat cushion was not attached. Other than Barbie, video choice were not very good or current.

It took an hour to get my bag after landing. Not exaggerating

I liked that boarding and take off were timely despite a 15 minute delay due to weather. The pilot communicated with us the entire flight keeping us informed re: turbulance and slight delays on the runway after we landed.

I had a horrible experience with TSA at the airport. I had to go through TSA several times as there was some issue each time with a piece if clothing I had on. It was so busy & chaotic that I ended up forgetting my Apple laptop at TSA. It’s been days & I can’t get through to anyone to get useful info on how to get it back. I’m very angry because contacting lost & found shouldn’t be this difficult. Employees should know what is going on at their place of work. It seems no one knows as everyone’s answers are contradictory, or you can’t speak directly to anyone as the calls are automated. Very upsetting.

Everything was good instead change the gates! I missed my first flight because it was changed the gate and I didn’t know!

I didn't like the 2 hour delay and then mechanical issue once we were on board.

My experience with Eva sir was good except the long walk in LA Lex, that was inconvenient for my age,

almost 4 hour delay as they over booked and had to wait for 8-10 volunteers to agree to travel next day.

Realize ahead of a 6:30 am flight that you have a completely flat tire that needs replacement. They should have never boarded everyone. They kept us at the gate with the door closed for ALMOST but not quite 3 hours. The plane had been sitting there from the night before. At the 2 hour mark of sitting there, they came through with a bottle of water and cups. Never offered snacks. Never offered a real apology. People missed connecting flights completely. Absolutely no apology. Just yep you are going to miss your connection completely. I don’t know if you can get to your destination today. The new boy time there was a seemingly heartfelt apology was when they said they were sorry and then fifer everyone an opportunity for a credit card. It was so poor. Lucky for us, our funeral was not the same day as our flight or we would have missed it. All for an avoidable repair that could have been done before we even set foot on the plane.

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

On time every leg of the journey and exceptional staff at counter, gate, and on board. I haven’t travelled in US for a long time and was genuinely surprised how pleasant this was.

This was a Lufthansa flight. Disappointing main meal. Very rough over Canada and arrival at FRA. IFE was almost unusable.

Too many fees (but that seems to apply to all airlines nowadays)

For a 22 minute flight all you expect is for it to be safe and comfortable

I was not able to buy food in the flight. They refer to include your Credit card in the APP, and if you are not from USA (i have a credit card form Canada) it is not possible

Over two hours wait to get wheelchair assistance from arrival to the departure gate for LA was unreasonable even though there appreared to be heavy demand.

Airline did not explain reasons why flight was delayed two hours. Explanations were badly needed and rarely provided. Problem seemed to clearly be the airline’s fault and not the fault of the weather or airport.

I was delighted that we were able to get on the 4:40 pm flight rather than our original booking at 6:55 pm!! Other than that, the flight was comfortable and landed early😊

Got automatically assigned middle seats unless you fork out extra money for a seat assignment, not impressed.

Fight crew was not very attentive and the bastions were gross!

Our flight was great we left Kona earlier and got into LAX almost an 1hour earlier as well. LAX AA is in repair so to get out and found our bus to get pick up was a bit confusing.

Plane was good but was delayed. probably not AA fault but caused a 1 hour delay. Seating was cramped.

5 hour flight - full flight - not enough room to use my computer - slightly delayed - Admirals club was excellent quality food, drink made up for flight seating. No food offerred on flight, you ahd to prebook.

We experience delays on departure and connecting flights resulting in 14 hour to our next departure. We were accommodated with a night's stay but was only provided a 12 dollar meals accommodation. The airlines rules state.at least 50 dollars. In any case, it can not make up for the whole day missed on our vacation in Sydney Australia.

I can say I will not be taking this airline again any time soon. Seat were uncomfortable and too tight. Lack of chair screen and little overhead space.

Plane felt so crowded and tightly packed. The chair itself was not comfortable.

They attended to my needs as I couldn't walk and they provided a wheelchair for me.q

For an over three hour long flight one pack of cookies was not enough.

Poor availability of food. Cold cabin temperature. Extremely long waiting time for a flight attendant to respond to a call button signal.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Raleigh to San Jose found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/14Tue
3 stopsSpirit Airlines
20h 26mRDU-SJC
$125
5/14Tue
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
17h 36mRDU-SJC
$126
6/5Wed
3 stops
32h 49mRDU-SJC
$160
6/25Tue
1 stopDelta
8h 40mRDU-SJC
$199
5/8Wed
1 stopDelta
10h 18mRDU-SJC
$233
6/20Thu
1 stopAmerican Airlines
8h 40mRDU-SJC
$253
5/14Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
21h 40mRDU-SJC
$286
6/20Thu
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
10h 22mRDU-SJC
$313
5/8Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
11h 38mRDU-SJC
$340
5/13Mon
1 stopAlaska Airlines
9h 09mRDU-SJC
$426

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Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Raleigh to San Jose that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/25Thu
multi-stopDelta
10h 42mRDU-SJC
4/28Sun
multi-stopDelta
7h 55mSJC-RDU
$1,046
4/27Sat
multi-stopDelta
9h 01mRDU-SJC
4/30Tue
multi-stopDelta
7h 34mSJC-RDU
$1,578
4/26Fri
multi-stopDelta
7h 19mRDU-SJC
4/29Mon
multi-stopDelta
7h 33mSJC-RDU
$1,626

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Raleigh - San Jose Flights

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Raleigh (RDU)United States

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