There are 8 ways to get from Cóbano to San Jose by plane, busferry, bus, car, train, or shuttle
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Fly Cobano to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane ACO - SJC
10h 9m$280–1,017Fly Cobano to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Cobano (ACO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ACO - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
9h 52m$201–702Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Cóbano to Terminal Atlántico Nortebusferry
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus
5d 5h$433–526Drive 3,639.6 mi
- Drive from Cóbano to San Josecar 3,639.6 mi
2d 23h$786–1,135Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Tambor to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SJO - SJC
14h 31m$1,204–1,899Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Tambor to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LIR - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
14h 22m$775–1,620Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Tambor to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SJO - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
14h 4m$1,226–1,617Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Tambor to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LIR - SJC
14h 55m$883–2,052
Cobano (ACO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cóbano to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $200 - $700 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Cóbano to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 9h 52m and costs $200 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Cóbano to San Jose. However, there are services departing from Cóbano and arriving at Santa Clara & Market via Terminal NicaBus, Managua, Olympic / Union, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station and King & Tully. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 5h.
The distance between Cóbano and San Jose is 3003 miles. The road distance is 3660.9 miles.
The best way to get from Cóbano to San Jose without a car is to bus and ferry and bus which takes 5 days 5h and costs $430 - $550.
It takes approximately 10h 9m to get from Cóbano to San Jose, including transfers.
Cóbano to San Jose bus services, operated by Transportes Cóbano, depart from Cóbano station.
Cóbano to San Jose bus services, operated by Transportes Cóbano, arrive at Terminal Atlántico Norte station.
San Jose is 1h behind Cóbano. It is currently 4:56 AM in Cóbano and 3:56 AM in San Jose.
Yes, the driving distance between Cóbano to San Jose is 3661 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 23h to drive from Cóbano to San Jose.
What companies run services between Cóbano, Puntarenas, Costa Rica and San Jose, CA, USA?
SANSA, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Cobano (ACO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cobano to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Cobano to San Francisco International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cobano to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Cobano to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quepos, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Cobano to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Quepos, Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Cobano to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cobano to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Cobano to San Francisco International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +506 7005 9114
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transportes Cóbano
Busferry from Cóbano to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–22
- Website
- Transportes Cóbano
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hoang Bus
Bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- GoToBus - Hoang Express
- Website
- Hoang Bus
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tambor to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $461
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tambor to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $461
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tambor to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $461
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Tambor to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $461
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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