There are 7 ways to get from Esparza to San Jose by bus, plane, car, train, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Take the bus from Esparza to Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SJO - SJC
12h 40m$253–967Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
cheapest- Take the bus from Esparza to Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- 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
13h 7m$248–926Bus
- Take the bus from Esparza to Terminal Managua - CCAbus
- 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 1h$404–503Drive 3,615 mi
- Drive from Esparza to San Josecar 3,615 mi
2d 22h$781–1,127Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Esparza to Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- 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
12h 5m$445–985Bus, bus to Liberia International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the bus from Esparza to Terminal de Buses La Cañerabus
- Take the bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LIR - SJC
15h 50m$445–1,722Bus, bus to Liberia International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the bus from Esparza to Terminal de Buses La Cañerabus
- Take the bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberiabus
- 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
13h 34m$297–1,140
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 Esparza to San Jose is to bus which costs $400 - $550 and takes 5 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Esparza to San Jose is to bus and fly and Caltrain which takes 12h 5m and costs $440 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Esparza to San Jose. However, there are services departing from Esparza and arriving at Santa Clara & Market via Managua, Olympic / Union, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station and King & Tully. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 1h.
The distance between Esparza and San Jose is 3078 miles. The road distance is 3636.1 miles.
The best way to get from Esparza to San Jose without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 1h and costs $400 - $550.
It takes approximately 12h 40m to get from Esparza to San Jose, including transfers.
Esparza to San Jose bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), depart from Esparza station.
Esparza to San Jose bus services, operated by Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter), arrive at Terminal Managua - CCA station.
San Jose is 1h behind Esparza. It is currently 1:37 AM in Esparza and 12:37 AM in San Jose.
Yes, the driving distance between Esparza to San Jose is 3636 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 22h to drive from Esparza to San Jose.
What companies run services between Esparza, Costa Rica and San Jose, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Esparza to Santa Clara & Market via Terminal Managua - CCA, 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 1h.
- 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 Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- 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, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- 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 Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- 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 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
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- 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
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, 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
- Phone
- +506 2222 3854
- Website
- aresep.go.cr
Bus from Esparza to Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- busescaribenoscr.com
Bus from Esparza to Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- busescaribenoscr.com
Bus from Esparza to Terminal de Buses La Cañera
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- busescaribenoscr.com
Bus from Esparza to Terminal de Buses La Cañera
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- busescaribenoscr.com
Bus from Esparza to Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Schedules at
- busescaribenoscr.com
Bus from Esparza to Terminal Managua - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–40
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $26–40
- 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 2663 1752
- [email protected]
- Website
- Reina del Campo
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- Reina del Campo
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- Reina del Campo
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
Bus from Cañas to Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
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