San Jose Airport Guide (SJC)

(San Jose) Mineta San Jose International Airport

1732 North First Street, Suite 600, San Jose, California 95112, USA

SJC

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(408) 501 7600

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GMT - 8 (GMT - 7 from first second Sunday in March to first Sunday in November)

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

A new Terminal B, eventually replacing the existing Terminal C, is currently under conderstruction and due to open in 2010. Building of a new car rental/parking complex is also under way, along with improvements to Terminal A facilities.

A free shuttle bus service runs between Terminals A and C and all car parks.

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.

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. For current parking availability call (408) 277 4759.

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

Rail
The VTA Airport Flyer shuttle bus (tel: (408) 321 2300; website: www.vta.org) 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
Bus: Scheduled bus services include buses to Santa Clara County provided by Valley Transportation Authority (tel: (408) 321 2300; website: www.vta.org), and to Santa Cruz and Monterey. Shuttles and charter buses are available for all areas.
Taxi: A number of taxi companies, including Yellow and United, offer cabs on demand. Taxis can also be pre-arranged. The airport’s website has a comprehensive list of companies serving the airport.

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

Money and communications: ATMs, bureau de change, postal facilities and Internet stations are all available.
Eating and drinking: There are numerous cafes, bars, fast-food outlets, snack bars and restaurants in both terminals.
Shopping: Shops include gift shops, newsagents and duty-free.
Luggage: A lost property office is situated on the second floor of Terminal C.
Other facilities: These include baby-change facilities, DVD players and DVDs available for hire, AED units (defibrillators) and a children’s entertainment area.

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 cafe. The Doubletree Hotel (tel: (408) 453 4000; website: doubletree1.hilton.com) 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.

Facilities for disabled travellers include lifts, disabled toilets and TDD telephones. Wheelchair 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.

There are no hotels at the airport. The Doubletree Hotel (tel: (408) 453 4000; website: doubletree1.hilton.com) is located next to the airport. Other hotels located nearby include the Clarion San Jose Airport (tel: 1 888 453 5340, in the USA; website: www.clarionsj.com), Days Inn San Jose Airport (tel: (408) 437 9100; website: www.daysinn.com) and Holiday Inn Express San Jose International (tel: (408) 467 1789; website: www.ichotelsgroup.com); all these hotels provide a shuttle to/from the airport. Hotel information is available in the Arrivals areas of both terminals.