Tours, tickets and day trips in San Jose, CA
The best-reviewed tours and tickets with live prices, the sights with published visitor numbers, and the towns close enough for a day out.
Top-rated experiences in San Jose
The best-reviewed experiences in San Jose from Viator, our tours partner: 108 to choose from, with the “from” price of each. You book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes; free cancellation is marked where it applies.
The Escape Game at Great Mall in Milpitas (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $41.99 Free cancellation
Yosemite National Park and Giant Sequoias Tour from San Jose (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $289 Free cancellation
Big Sur Monterey California Coast from San Jose 1 - 12 people (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $498 Free cancellation
San Jose Ghost Tour: The Scythe, Sacrifice, & Silhouette (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $26 Free cancellation
San Francisco: SFO Airport Private Transfer to/from City Center (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $31.25 Free cancellation
Silicon Valley Self-Guided Driving Audio Tour for Tech Lovers (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $39.99 Free cancellation
Electric Bike Rental in Livermore (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $55 Free cancellation
Redwood Forest Steam Train and Santa Cruz Coast Day Tour (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $230 Free cancellation
LEGOLAND Discovery Center Bay Area Admission Ticket (opens viator.com in a new tab)
from $24.99 Free cancellation
All 108 experiences in San Jose on Viator (opens viator.com in a new tab)
Prices are Viator’s “from” prices in US dollars as of 15 Sep 2026; the final price depends on date and group. We earn a commission on bookings made through these links, at no extra cost to you.
Tours, tickets and day trips across United States
What people come to see
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose Public Library | 6,855,000 | 2016 |
| Santa Clara County Fairgrounds | 850,000 | 2003 |
The busiest is San Jose Public Library at 6,855,000 visitors in 2016. At that volume, anything with a gate is worth a timed ticket or an early start.
Day trips from San Jose
| Route | Country | Distance | Estimated time |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose to Fremont | United States | 25 km (15 mi) | about 24 min |
| San Jose to Hayward | United States | 40 km (25 mi) | about 39 min |
| San Jose to San Mateo | United States | 45 km (28 mi) | about 44 min |
| San Jose to Oakland | United States | 61 km (38 mi) | about 1 h |
| San Jose to Daly City | United States | 64 km (40 mi) | about 1 h 3 min |
| San Jose to San Francisco | United States | 67 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 5 min |
| San Jose to Berkeley | United States | 68 km (42 mi) | about 1 h 6 min |
| San Jose to Concord | United States | 72 km (45 mi) | about 1 h 10 min |
| San Jose to Fresno | United States | 200 km (124 mi) | about 3 h 15 min |
| San Jose to Sacramento | United States | 143 km (89 mi) | about 2 h 19 min |
| San Jose to Stockton | United States | 87 km (54 mi) | about 1 h 25 min |
Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.
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Common questions
How do I book tours and tickets in San Jose?
Through Viator, our tours partner. The experiences on this page are live from Viator with their “from” prices; you book on Viator, which takes payment and handles changes and refunds.
What is the most visited attraction in San Jose?
San Jose Public Library, with 6,855,000 visitors in 2016 (Wikidata).
How are the journey times on this page worked out?
From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.