San Jose International Airport is a downtown airport serving both visitors and residents of the San Jose Bay Area. The airport is situated to have access to major roads and highways and can easily be located on account of well signposted exits and access roads. The airport can be reached through buses, taxis, inter-terminal shuttles, door to door shuttles, hotel courtesy shuttles, limousines, charters, and cheap car rentals at the San Jose Airport.

The airlines that serve the airport are Continental Airlines, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Horizon Air, jetBlue Airways, Mexicana, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Express and U.S. Airways. Destinations and cities served include Austin, Portland, Seattle, Chicago/O’Hare, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth, San Diego, Orange County, Houston, Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Denver, Honolulu, Bouse, Mammoth Mountain, Sacramento, Long Beach, New York, Guadalajara, Morelia, Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Burbank, Las Vegas, Chicago/Midway, Ontario, Phoenix, Reno, and Santa Barbara.

Services inside the terminals include security check points, baggage, food and beverage, shops and services, customer services, banking, mail services and medical emergencies. Budget car rental agencies within the airport have varying service hours while additional car rental services are offered for those who would have delayed flight arrivals.

Transport options are one to many with convenient services offered by courtesy shuttles. Public transport is served by buses, both regular and scheduled, with stations within the airport area. Taxi services are available in each of the terminals and companies also offer prearranged services. Car rental agencies within the airport are Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Fox, Hertz, National and Thrifty.