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BOS

Use the FlyLogan app to reserve parking and access free Wi-Fi at BOS, ensuring a smoother departure experience.

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SJC

For cost-effective travel from SJC, take a rideshare to Caltrain for a quick connection to San Francisco.

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Blane Bachelor is a journalist and editor specializing in travel and aviation who writes regularly for top global outlets. Born and raised in Florida, Blane has worked and lived in four countries, including the Netherlands, where she’s currently based with her family. Her favorite way to get to know a new destination is by running or riding a bike around town – or hearing a spooky ghost story about local history. She will always choose the window seat.

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Bill is an award-winning travel writer with extensive credits covering airlines and the aviation industry for publications including AARP, AFAR, The Points Guy and Yahoo. Based in Portland, Oregon, Bill has traveled to more than 75 countries - and been late for his flight in most of them. He once achieved top-level frequent flier status for all of American, Delta and United Airlines during a single year.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Boston to San Jose flights

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What is the most popular layover airport when flying from Boston to San Jose?

Percentage of 1-stop round-trip flights from Boston to San Jose chosen by KAYAK users via each layover airport in the last 12 months (only includes trips with the same layover airport on both legs).

Denver (DEN) is the top choice – 30% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Boston to San Jose picked an itinerary connecting there.

What is the cheapest layover airport when flying from Boston to San Jose?

Average round-trip price for 1-stop flights from Boston to San Jose clicked by KAYAK users in the last 12 months (only includes trips with the same layover airport on both legs).

Flights via Portland (PDX) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $296.

Which layover airport offers the shortest total travel time from Boston to San Jose?

Shortest average total travel time for 1-stop one-way flights from Boston to San Jose via different layover airports, based on KAYAK user data from the last 12 months.

Consider flying via Chicago (MDW) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 8h 34m.

Which layover airport has the quickest connection when flying from Boston to San Jose?

Average layover duration at different layover airports for 1-stop one-way flights from Boston to San Jose, based on KAYAK user data from the last 12 months.

If you prefer a quick connection, Phoenix (PHX) often has the shortest layovers from Boston to San Jose, with an average of 0h 55m.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$125
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 35% increase in price.
Flight from Boston to San Jose

When to book flights from Boston to San Jose

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Boston 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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  • Does BOS Airport have any pet relief areas?

    Boston Logan International Airport has multiple pet relief areas all around the airport. Each terminal has at least one area outside the arrivals level. On top of that, there is an additional one post-security in Terminal E near gate E7, another post-security in Terminal C near gate C20 and another on Terminal B near gate B29.

  • Where are the nursing rooms at Boston Logan Airport located?

    Boston Logan Airport has a good number of nursing rooms all around the airport. Regardless of whether you’re on the arrivals or departures side, you’re never far away from one. Terminal A has two conventional nursing rooms, pre and post-security, which feature foldable seats, changing counter, and a sink. There are also Mamava lactation pods in Terminals C and E near gates C8 and E1, respectively. These lactation pods can shut fully and offer enough space to fit a family of four plus luggage.

  • Which airlines have a lounge at Boston Logan International Airport?

    United Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines have a lounge or two at Boston Airport. The Admirals Club by American Airlines is located in Terminal B near Gate 4, while the United Club is also in Terminal B near gate 24 on level 3. Delta has two Sky Clubs on Terminal A, one near gate A7 and another near gate A18. To enjoy these lounges, consider booking with one of these airlines.

  • How do you get from SJC Airport to San Jose?

    Public transport offers the cheapest way to get to San Jose from SJC Airport, although it is the least convenient. If you would rather go for convenience over budget, then a taxi is the best option. For public transport, head to Terminal B and take the 60 bus towards Winchester Station. Drop off at the Santa Clara Transit Center, where you will take another bus, the Rapid 522, to the city center. If you prefer a taxi, you can find them right outside the airport's arrivals section.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Boston to San Jose

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $277 or less round-trip.
  • When flying out of Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), ensure you arrive at least 4h before your flight is set to depart. This should give you enough time to go through the security lines without risking missing your flight.
  • Boston Logan International Airport is a primary hub for Delta Air Lines. They offer the most flight options out of this airport than any other airline. You should therefore consider booking your flight with them to get flexible departure times.
  • The Hilton Boston Logan Airport is located inside BOS Airport. It is convenient since it puts you less than 5min away from the main terminal. If you have an early flight, consider spending the night here.
  • If you plan to leave your car at Boston Logan International Airport, compare the prices offered by onsite parking lots to those offered by offsite parking garages. In most cases, the offsite parking garages charge about 50% less for long-term parking.
  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Oakland International Airport (OAK) are both less than 50 miles away from San Jose International Airport (SJC). To get better amenities and modern facilities, consider booking a flight that lands at SFO.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Boston to San Jose

 
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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.0Entertainment
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.1Food
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Hawaiian Airlines, like most US-based ones, constantly provide sub-par service and pack their planes to the max with all kinds of last-minute-purchase schemes. As a result, it makes every flight so uncomfortable and generates high health risk for its passengers. In one word, GREED rules the day!

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Hawaiian Airlines, like most US-based ones, constantly provide sub-par service and pack their planes to the max with all kinds of last-minute-purchase schemes. As a result, it makes every flight so uncomfortable and generates high health risk for its passengers. In one word, GREED rules the day!

generally good. No snacks or drinks on the flight 3379 from Portland to San Jose, CA. Sad.

Terrible airport. It took over one hour to pass checkpoint and security gate. We stood under the sun in the long line

Upon arrival I was disappointed that the assist I requested to get to the baggage claim wasn't provided. The entire baggage area was not clearly marked and I wanted to store my baggage overnight, that wasn't available. I had to take it on the shuttle to the hotel!

The staff was extremely pleasant, and the ride was uneventful… If I were going to a place they serviced, I would take Alaska again

I don’t like it stuff not friendly and no one help for my mom she 82 years old lady I requested wheel chair but no one provided and no one help.

I loved that the checking in process was seamlessly easy and user friendly. The crew was very nice and professional. Unfortunately, we were seated in the back of the plane across from the bathroom. There wasn’t much room for leg room and comfortability. Alongside, we had to listen to a baby crying up and down the aisle way for the entire plane ride. The turbulence of the plane landing was rocky. Overall, the experience with Alaska was just okay. We made it home alive so that’s always a positive.

Original flight was canceled, and the automatically booked second flight was immediately delayed. I arrived about 4 hours later than planned with only a $12 meal voucher that didn't fully cover a sandwich at airport prices.

Kayak and Alaska have our trusted traveller information stored in our profiles. But, that information never made it to Alaska when it came time to check into our outbound flight. As a result, we were not cleared for TSA recheck. I was able to add in that information for our return flight and we had TSA Recheck on the return. I really expected Kayak and Alaska to do a complete job with our booking given the amount of information you have on file.

It was all great all around. Will travel with Alaska next trip.

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

First time traveling on Southwest since bag fees were implemented. Usual good service. Just more expensive now.

Flights delayed by 4-6 hours. Boarding was a mess and unclear. Bags were not at arrival airport and had never even been put on the plane. No idea when I’ll get them. Don’t fly into Denver!

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Great experience flying Southwest. The crew was really kind and helpful, and very friendly with our toddler.

Plane late from DC to Austin 30 minutes. Crew made up much of the time enroute to San Diego.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Was as expected. Crowed planes. Too many carryons delaying takeoff. But the ride only took an hour and saved me a lot of time SFO is a not a great airport.

I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Only issue was with seating. The economy fare we purchased did say there was no guarantee the three people in our party would be seated together, and we were not. At the gate, the agent told us more specifically, the fare we purchased meant we would be seated in middle seats only. This should just be made more obvious.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

this crew didn't care much. bumping carts into seats more times than i care to remember

Everything was fine except the entertainment was not working for half of the flight.

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

I want to single out flight attendant Mitch who was in the Premium Economy section. When my wife’s hearing aide dropped through the cushion under the seat he was able to locate it and return it to her. Food was a different matter. Dinner was fine. Breakfast was another matter. They had a yogurt dish that the ran out of and the alternative was not very good according to those we talked to.

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

The service was good, the food could have been better.

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Boarding was mayhem. Late boarding by 15 minutes because of lack of staff (missing 1 flight attendant. We had to wait for an arrival of another plane before we could board). Flight was a little rough, but cannot blame on airlines.

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

There is no room, no gluten free options, or any free internet/entertainment. You have to bring your own tablet or smartphone because there are no screens.

Flight was cancelled 3 hrs AFTER etd. Thetefore Missed connection from JFK to New Zealand . No accommodation provided… This cost ne aporox 1000 USD in extra expenses and turned whst should have been a 24 hr trip ftom Boston - New Zealand into a VERY expensive , late 70+ hr nightmare … Complete nonsense!!!

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

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