There are 6 ways to get from Cocles to San Jose by shuttle, plane, bus, train, or car
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Shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Take a shuttle bus from Cahuita to San José
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SJO - SJC
14h 13m$496–1,189Shuttle 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
13h 36m$232–758Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cocles to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Managua - CCAbus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
5d 12h$503–749Drive 3,765.2 mi
- Drive from Cocles to San Josecar 3,765.2 mi
3d 2h$829–1,198Shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Cahuita to San José
- 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
13h 46m$508–857Shuttle 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
18h 4m$320–1,140
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cocles to San Jose is to shuttle and fly and Caltrain which costs $230 - $800 and takes 13h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cocles to San Jose is to shuttle and fly and Caltrain which takes 13h 36m and costs $230 - $800.
The distance between Cocles and San Jose is 3179 miles. The road distance is 3787.1 miles.
The best way to get from Cocles to San Jose without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 12h and costs $500 - $750.
It takes approximately 14h 13m to get from Cocles to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 1h behind Cocles. It is currently 3:03 PM in Cocles and 2:03 PM in San Jose.
Yes, the driving distance between Cocles to San Jose is 3787 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 2h to drive from Cocles to San Jose.
There are 406+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Cocles, Costa Rica and San Jose, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Cocles to San Jose. However, you can take the taxi to Puerto Viejo de Talamanca, take the shuttle to Cahuita, take the shuttle to San José, walk to Terminal TUASA, take the bus to Aeropuerto, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC), walk to SJC Airport Terminal A, then take the line 60 bus to Metro Station. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cocles to San Jose via Terminal Atlántico Norte, Terminal Managua - CCA, Managua, Los Angeles, Olympic / Union, Cesar E Chavez / Alameda, and Los Angeles in around 5d 12h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- 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 Limón International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- southwest.com
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
- $240–950
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
- $250–950
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
Flights from Limón International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,600
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 Limón International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- 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
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +506 2221 7878 / 2221 7373
- [email protected]
- Website
- jungletomsafaris.com
Shuttle from Cahuita to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- https://www.jungletomsafaris.com/
Shuttle from Cahuita to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $72
- Website
- https://www.jungletomsafaris.com/
- Phone
- +506 2758 0618 / 2758 1572 / 4070-6373
- [email protected]
- Website
- mepecr.com
Bus from Cocles to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- https://www.mepecr.com/Ingles/index.html
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Managua - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–50
- 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
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Manzanillo to Limon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
Shuttle from Manzanillo to Limon Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $35
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
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