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  "response": {
    "Key": "SJC-CA",
    "orig": {
      "code": "SJC",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "San Jose",
      "fullCity": "San Jose, California",
      "airport": "Mineta Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "CA",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Canada"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Canada can I fly to from San Jose?",
        "answer": "From San Jose you have non-stop flights to Vancouver and Calgary, while one-stop itineraries open up Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton and other cities. Vancouver is the quickest hop for coastal scenery and the Rockies, while Calgary is a gateway to Banff and the Canadian Badlands. One-stop connections via Vancouver, Seattle or Denver make eastern cities like Toronto and Montreal easy to reach for urban culture and French-Canadian flair."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from San Jose to Canada?",
        "answer": "From San Jose to Canada, non-stop flights to Vancouver take roughly 2 hours 30 minutes. For Toronto, a one-stop connection typically ranges from 6 to 8 hours total travel time. Eastbound and westbound durations are similar, with only minor differences due to wind patterns."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from San Jose to Canada?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from San Jose to Canada are limited. You can fly non-stop to Vancouver on Air Canada, taking about 2 hours and 30 minutes, but for other Canadian cities you will need to connect. Common one-stop routings go through Vancouver, Seattle, or Los Angeles, with total travel times from 5 to 8 hours depending on the destination and layover."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from San Jose to Canada?",
        "answer": "From San Jose to Canada you can fly nonstop on Air Canada, WestJet or Alaska. One-stop options include United, Delta and American via their hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from San Jose to Canada?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from San Jose to Canada are September, August, and October, while March and December are the most expensive. Midday departures on Tuesdays tend to offer the lowest fares, with Friday and Thursday being the priciest days. Booking about 14 to 17 weeks ahead typically yields the best prices, and you should expect peak summer and major holidays to cost more.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from San Jose to Canada?",
        "answer": "For flights from San Jose to Canada, aim to book about 14 to 17 weeks ahead — that's the sweet spot where fares average around $491, while booking last-minute can push prices above $700.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Canada?",
        "answer": "Top Canadian cities from San Jose include Vancouver for urban-meets-nature, Toronto for multicultural buzz, Montreal for French flair, Calgary as a Rockies gateway and Victoria for charm."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Canada are best to fly into from San Jose?",
        "answer": "From San Jose to Canada, Vancouver is the closest major gateway with frequent flights and is ideal for British Columbia and mountain resorts. Toronto Pearson has the most connections for onward travel across eastern Canada, while Calgary works well for the Rockies and regional Alberta destinations."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Canada?",
        "answer": "For Canada, late May to June and September to early October offer comfortable weather and fewer tourists than July and August, with good value in cities like Toronto and Vancouver."
      },
      "q13": {
        "question": "How do I get to Mineta Intl Airport from the city center?",
        "answer": "From downtown San Jose, VTA bus route 60 connects to the airport in about 20–30 minutes, while ride‑share and taxis take roughly 10–15 minutes. Driving is quick via US‑101, I‑880, or SR‑87, with short‑term and long‑term parking available on‑site. Ride‑share or a taxi is generally the fastest option, and the bus is the most budget‑friendly.",
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        ],
        "references": [
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Y._Mineta_San_Jos%C3%A9_International_Airport",
            "title": "San Jose International Airport - Wikipedia",
            "time_published": "2026-03-15T19:59:16Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.faa.gov/sjc",
            "title": "Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) | Federal Aviation Administration",
            "favicon": "https://www.faa.gov/themes/custom/faa/favicon.png",
            "time_published": "2026-05-22T00:00:00Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Jose_International_Airport",
            "title": "San Jose International Airport",
            "time_published": "2026-07-06T10:50:58Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://www.faa.gov/AIR_TRAFFIC/FLIGHT_INFO/AERONAV/PROCEDURES/application/index.cfm?event=directory&directory=962EF5EBE5A544179EC0CED2D8D5ACE0-SJC-NDBR&type=ndbr&nasrId=SJC",
            "title": "USA Banner",
            "time_published": "2024-09-12T00:00:00Z"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AirTrain%20%28San%20Francisco%20International%20Airport%29",
            "title": "AirTrain (San Francisco International Airport)",
            "time_published": "2026-04-18T18:28:53Z"
          }
        ],
        "methodology": "Airport details are drawn from the sources listed with this answer, primarily the airport operator's official website along with airline, lounge-operator and transit-authority pages, collected by our research process and refreshed periodically. Only information found in those sources is used; where a source does not cover a topic it is left out rather than guessed."
      }
    }
  }
}