The flight time from Seattle to San Jose is 2 hours, 7 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SEA Seattle, WA 2 minutes early.
19 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 43 minutes in the air
4 minutes taxiing in
Arrives SJC San Jose, CA 4 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
88%
Southwest
83%
Alaska
82%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Seattle to San Jose is 2 hours, 7 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 43 minutes.

The flight distance from Seattle to San Jose is 696 Miles.

Reverse Journey

San Jose to Seattle
2 hours, 11 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
2h 2m
Alaska
2h 7m
Delta
2h 12m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

88

Distance

696 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Alaska
40
Delta
26
Southwest
21

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Seattle from San Jose by plane?

The distance from Seattle to San Jose by plane is 696 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Seattle to San Jose?

The flight time from Seattle to San Jose is 2 hours, 7 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 43 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 2 hours, 2 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 2 hours, 12 minutes.

What airlines fly from Seattle to San Jose?

Delta, Southwest, and Alaska are the airlines with direct flights from Seattle to San Jose.

Does Southwest fly from Seattle to San Jose?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Seattle (SEA) to San Jose (SJC). On average, they have 21 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Seattle 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 19 minutes
In the Air 103 minutes
Taxiing In 4 minutes
Arrives San Jose 4 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Seattle to San Jose, Southwest is 83% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 88% 12% 0%
Southwest 83% 17% 0%
Alaska 82% 16% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Seattle and San Jose, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 16 101 4 122
Alaska 19 103 4 127
Delta 21 107 3 132

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
3pm 1.51
6pm 0.54
8pm 1.11
9pm 0.16
6am 0.71
12pm 0.65
1pm 0.53
9am 0.87
4pm 0.42
2pm 0.33
5pm 0.61
11am 1.27
10am 0.14
8am 0.28
7pm 1.41
7am 1.87

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Seattle to San Jose that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 335
February 318
March 381
April 369
May 379
June 410
July 431
August 435
September 423
October 405
November 354
December 349

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Seattle to San Jose that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 13.4
Tuesday 12.38
Wednesday 12.17
Thursday 13
Friday 14.08
Saturday 11.06
Sunday 12.15

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Alaska 1
Delta 1
Southwest 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
3pm 18 105 4 127
6pm 18 102 4 125
8pm 17 102 4 124
9pm 23 103 4 130
6am 17 102 4 123
12pm 20 102 4 127
1pm 16 102 4 124
9am 20 102 4 128
4pm 16 104 4 124
2pm 15 102 4 122
5pm 18 102 4 126
11am 22 105 4 133
10am 20 103 4 128
8am 20 104 4 129
7pm 19 104 4 128
7am 23 104 4 132
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.