Yesterday I posted about how British Airways is launching flights between San Jose and London as of May 4, 2016. This represents their fourth destination in California, after Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco. Perhaps the most exciting part of the new route is that it's operated by a Boeing 787-9, which is a…
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I checked also on BA.com. Seems for the launch date they only have coach tickets available for reward. Guess this one wil be better booked with AA miles.
Friday 6th May LHR-SJC first avaliable date in business class using Avios.
62500 + $568 tax.
Pretty good to get you to california on a non-stop.
San Jose airport might be handy for those living in the South Bay or Monterey Bay but for folks in the City or North Bay it is a disconnected world way. Here are some transport options. Note need to take bus to nearest BART station. Perhaps this will take some pressure off SFO?
Levy Flight: SJC is indeed far away from points north of the city, and I wouldn't recommend it from there; it's simply too far. Ditto for East Bay.
From SF, it's doable if you're willing to schlep to 4th and King and take a southbound Caltrain that stops at Santa Clara, where you'd transfer to the VTA 10 (free) bus that runs frequently.
There is no BART service to Santa Clara (yet). There might be in a decade.
(and, to be clear: while the SJC website suggests a BART route, that's a terribly impractical connection, from BART to a bus to a Light Rail to another bus. Yikes, that'll take you hours.)
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There is a shuttle called monterey shuttle that travels between SFO & SJC on the hour for $25. I use it when I am leaving from SFO. Much faster and more convenient. You can use it from SFO to SJC too, same thing.
I desserted BA after the companion 2 for 1 ruse where there never is FC availability out of SFO...........they will never win me back..........LH or AF much better choices...........
Why are AA award extra (fuel?) charges higher on BA operated flights than AA flights for the same routes? Is it always the case or do I need to check every option when booking?
@ Tom -- British Airways levies pretty hefty fuel surcharges on award tickets, and American passes those along. Any flights operated by BA will have higher fees, unfortunately.