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There are 6 ways to get from Cahuita to San Jose by shuttle, bus, plane, car, or train

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  1. Shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport

    best
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Cahuita to San Joséshuttle bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus bus
    3. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane plane SJO - SJC
    15h 34m
    $307–1,027

  2. Shuttle to Limón International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain

    cheapest
    1. Take a shuttle bus from Manzanillo to Limon Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane LIO - SFO
    3. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    15h 26m
    $223–760

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Estación de Buses Cahuita to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus bus
    5d 4h
    $426–521

  4. Drive  3,753.1 mi

    1. Drive from Cahuita to San Josecar car 3,753.1 mi
    3d 1h
    $968–1,398

  5. Shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Cahuita to San Joséshuttle bus
    2. Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus bus
    3. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane SJO - SFO
    4. Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain train
    14h 15m
    $249–745

  6. Shuttle to Limón International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Manzanillo to Limon Airportshuttle bus
    2. Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane plane LIO - SJC
    24h 9m
    $291–1,042

Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration11h 41mAverage Duration
Ticket$233Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,193 mi
  • Duration: 15h 34m

What companies run services between Cahuita, Costa Rica and San Jose, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from Estación de Buses Cahuita to Santa Clara & Market via Terminal Atlántico Norte, Terminal NicaBus, Managua, Los Angeles, Olympic / Union, Vignes / Cesar E Chavez, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, and King & Tully in around 5d 4h.

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