San Jose, California

Transportation

The San Jose area has a well-developed freeway system, including three Interstate highways—I-280, I-880, and I-680—in addition to several federal and state highways, US 101, CA-85, CA-87, CA-17, and CA-237. San Jose contains many expressways of the Santa Clara County expressway system.

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Interstate highway - I-280 - I-880 - I-680 - US 101 - CA-85 - CA-87 - CA-17 - CA-237 - Expressway - Santa Clara County expressway system

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Rail service to and within San Jose is provided by Amtrak (the Sacramento-San Jose Capitol Corridor and the Seattle-Los Angeles Coast Starlight), Caltrain (commuter rail service between San Francisco and Gilroy), ACE (commuter rail service to Pleasanton and Stockton), and a local light-rail system connecting downtown to Mountain View, Milpitas, Campbell, and Almaden Valley, operated by the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA). During holidays, historic streetcars from the San Jose History Museum operate on the light rail lines in downtown. Over the years, many plans to bring BART to San Jose have been suggested, but none have been built.

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Amtrak - Capitol Corridor - Coast Starlight - Caltrain - San Francisco - Gilroy - ACE - Pleasanton - Stockton - Mountain View - Milpitas - Campbell - Almaden Valley - Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - VTA - Streetcar - BART

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VTA also operates many bus routes in San Jose and the surrounding communities, as well as offering paratransit services to local residents. Additionally, the Highway 17 Express bus line connects central San Jose with Santa Cruz.

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VTA - Bus - Paratransit - Highway 17 Express - Santa Cruz

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San Jose is served by the medium-sized Mineta San Jose International Airport, two miles (3 km) northwest of downtown. San Jose residents also use San Francisco International Airport, a major international hub located 35 miles (56 km) to the northwest, and Oakland International Airport, another medium-sized airport located 35 miles (56 km) to the north.

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Mineta San Jose International Airport - San Francisco International Airport - Oakland International Airport

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Although it touches San Francisco Bay, the city has no seaport. The old port at Alviso was never upgraded to handle cargo containers and is now closed. Seagoing container traffic goes through the Port of Oakland. Cargo rail service to San Jose is provided by Union Pacific Railroad.

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Port of Oakland - Union Pacific Railroad

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