Clemson fans planning to head to Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California for the National Championship game have a new option for getting there.

American Airlines announced it is adding direct flights from Greenville and Birmingham to San Jose on Jan. 5 with direct return flights on Jan. 8.

The flights are starting at $1,436 round trip, according to the airline's website.

Delta has also added a direct flight which departs from Greenville at 4 p.m. on Jan. 4 and returns Jan. 8. It can be purchased for $2,112 round trip.

The Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport is a 10 minute drive from the stadium.

In addition to the new trips from Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport, American Airlines runs 16 daily flights to San Jose from its hubs in Dallas, Chicago and Phoenix.

“We have a unique opportunity to support our customers and give them a wide array of flexible flight options to San Jose to cheer on their hometown team,” Vasu Raja, vice president of network and schedule planning for American Airlines, said in a statement.

United Airlines is also offering a direct flight option to the West Coast. The airline's Jan. 6 to Jan. 8 round trip from GSP to San Francisco International Airport, which sits 30 minutes north of the stadium, is available for $1,046.

The drive from Clemson to Santa Clara is around 37 hours, according to Google Maps.

An Amtrak trip from Clemson to San Jose would take an estimated 91 hours, for $367 each way.

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