San Jose Intl (SJC) Airport Guide

Airport Name

Norman Y Mineta San Jose International Airport

Airport Location

The airport is located 5km (3 miles) northwest of San Jose.

Terminals

2

IATA Code

SJC

Telephone

+1 408 501 7600

Airport Overview

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Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (named after the former United States Secretary of Transportation, Norman Mineta) is located in Silicon Valley, California. About ten million travellers used the three-terminal airport in 2008. The airport averages 256 commercial and 141 general aviation departures and landings daily with 13 carriers.

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Terminal Transfer

<div class="rxbodyfield">A free shuttle bus service runs between Terminals A and C and all car parks.</div>

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Getting into Town

Rail: The VTA Airport Flyer runs a continuous loop between the airport and Santa Clara Caltrain station and the San Jose Metro/Airport LRT station. There are excellent light rail and metro train routes to destinations across the Bay area.

Road: Taxi: Yellow and United taxi cabs and a variety of limousine services are readily available at the airport; limousines must be arranged in advance; the airport’s website has a comprehensive list of companies serving the airport. Bus: Scheduled bus services include buses to Santa Clara County provided by Valley Transportation Authority, and to Santa Cruz and Monterey. Shuttles and charter buses are available for all areas.

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Car Parking

Short-term parking is available at Terminal A and immediately opposite Terminal C. There is one long-term car park on the west side of the airport. Free courtesy shuttles making a continuous loop of the two terminals pick up passengers in various well marked areas throughout the long-term car park. Off-airport long-term parking is available from a number of companies.

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Information Desks

Information desks are located in Terminals A and C Arrivals. Courtesy telephones for assistance are situated throughout the terminals.

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Airport Facilities

 

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Airport Hotels

There are no hotels at the airport. The DoubleTree Hotel (tel: +1 408 453 4000) is located next to the airport. Other hotels located nearby include the Hyatt San Jose (tel: +1 408 993 1234), Santa Clara Marriott (tel: +1 408 988 1500), Hilton Garden Inn San Jose (tel: +1 408 719 1313), Extended Stay Deluxe (tel: +1 408 453 3000) and Holiday Inn Express San Jose International (tel: +1 408 467 1789); all these hotels provide a shuttle to/from the airport. Hotel information is available in the Arrivals areas of both terminals.

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Airport Disabled Facilities

Facilities for disabled travellers include lifts, disabled toilets and TDD telephones. Wheelchairs assistance can be provided by Skycaps; passengers requiring wheelchairs and special assistance should inform their airline prior to travel. Disabled parking is available in all airport car parks.

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Airport Conference and Business Facilities

Wireless internet access is provided by Wayport (website: www.wayport.net) and is available throughout the airport. Data ports are available in Terminal C at the expedia.com café. The DoubleTree Hotel (tel: +1 408 453 4000) has conference facilities, including five ballrooms and 12 meeting rooms, accommodating up to 1,200 delegates, audiovisual equipment hire and a business centre. The hotel also offers mobile phone hire, computer workstations, fax, photocopying, printing, Internet, postal services and videoconferencing.

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Directions

From San Francisco, take I-80 west until it becomes US-101 south; turn right at the CA-87/Guadalupe Parkway exit, then right again onto Airport Parkway. From Santa Cruz, start on CA-17 north, which becomes I-880 north, take the US-101 north exit towards San Francisco, merge onto US-101 north, take the Brokaw Road exit on the right towards First Street, and turn left onto Brokaw Road, which becomes Airport Parkway.

Car Rentals

Companies located at the airport are Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Fox, Hertz, National, Payless and Thrifty. The car hire centre is located north of Terminal A along Airport Boulevard; shuttle buses transport passengers to/from the terminals.

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