There are 7 ways to get from Liberia to San Jose by plane, train, bus, car, subway, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- 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
10h 39m$341–1,090Bus, train
- Take the bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
5d 2h$581–788Drive 3,537.1 mi
- Drive from Liberia to San Josecar 3,537.1 mi
2d 20h$764–1,103Fly Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane LIR - SJC
11h 47m$459–1,572Fly Liberia International Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane LIR - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
12h 3m$454–1,581Shuttle, shuttle to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia 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
13h 58m$816–1,555Fly Liberia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane LIR - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
15h 30m$474–1,532
Liberia International Airport (LIR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Liberia to San Jose is to bus and train which costs $550 - $800 and takes 5 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Liberia to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 10h 39m and costs $340 - $1,100.
The distance between Liberia and San Jose is 3009 miles. The road distance is 3557.7 miles.
The best way to get from Liberia to San Jose without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 2h and costs $550 - $800.
It takes approximately 10h 39m to get from Liberia to San Jose, including transfers.
San Jose is 1h behind Liberia. It is currently 7:32 AM in Liberia and 6:32 AM in San Jose.
Yes, the driving distance between Liberia to San Jose is 3558 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Liberia to San Jose.
There are 429+ hotels available in San Jose.
What companies run services between Liberia, Costa Rica and San Jose, CA, USA?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
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
- $170–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- Tica 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
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $180
- Schedules at
- Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
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