There are 7 ways to get from Cahuita to San Jose by shuttle, bus, plane, car, train, or subway
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Shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Cahuita to San José
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SJO - SJC
14h 50m$317–1,027Shuttle to Limón International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Manzanillo to Limon Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LIO - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
22h 54m$223–760Bus
- Take the bus from Estación de Buses Cahuita to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- 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 4h$426–521Drive 3,753.1 mi
- Drive from Cahuita to San Josecar 3,753.1 mi
3d 1h$810–1,170Shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Cahuita to San José
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- 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 15m$509–1,045Shuttle to Limón International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Manzanillo to Limon Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LIO - SJC
24h 9m$291–1,042Shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take a shuttle bus from Cahuita to San José
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SJO - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
15h 42m$312–986
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cahuita to San Jose is to shuttle and fly and Caltrain which costs $220 - $800 and takes 22h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Cahuita to San Jose is to shuttle and bus and fly and Caltrain which takes 14h 15m and costs $500 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Cahuita to San Jose. However, there are services departing from Estación de Buses Cahuita 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 4h.
The distance between Cahuita and San Jose is 3212 miles. The road distance is 3775.1 miles.
The best way to get from Cahuita to San Jose without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 4h and costs $420 - $550.
It takes approximately 14h 50m to get from Cahuita to San Jose, including transfers.
Cahuita to San Jose bus services, operated by Autotransportes MEPE, depart from Estación de Buses Cahuita station.
Cahuita to San Jose bus services, operated by Autotransportes MEPE, arrive at Terminal Atlántico Norte station.
San Jose is 1h behind Cahuita. It is currently 10:04 PM in Cahuita and 9:04 PM in San Jose.
Yes, the driving distance between Cahuita to San Jose is 3775 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 1h to drive from Cahuita to San Jose.
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.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Limón International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Limón International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 14m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
Flights from Limón International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 14m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–800
- 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
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
Shuttle from Cahuita to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- Jungle Tom Safaris Shuttle
Shuttle from Cahuita to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- Jungle Tom Safaris Shuttle
Shuttle from Cahuita to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- Jungle Tom Safaris Shuttle
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Estación de Buses Cahuita to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Website
- Autotransportes MEPE
- 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
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Manzanillo to Limon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Manzanillo to Limon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
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