There are 6 ways to get from Oakland to Limón by plane, train, bus, car, 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 San Francisco International Airport to Limón International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane SFO - LIO
13h 17m$141–563Train, bus
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Mepe - Limónbus
5d 13h$626–858Drive 6,026 km
- Drive from Oakland to Limóncar 6,026 km
3d 1h$966–1,395Fly Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Limón International Airport (LIO)plane OAK - LIO
16h 1m$165–656Fly San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SFO - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
14h 22m$1,001–1,968Fly San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SFO - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Limón
14h 8m$1,151–1,563
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Limón International Airport (LIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Oakland to Limón is to fly which costs $140 - $600 and takes 13h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Oakland to Limón is to fly which takes 13h 17m and costs $140 - $600.
The distance between Oakland and Limón is 5028 km. The road distance is 6026 km.
The best way to get from Oakland to Limón without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 13h and costs $600 - $900.
It takes approximately 13h 17m to get from Oakland to Limón, including transfers.
Limón is 2h ahead of Oakland. It is currently 5:09 AM in Oakland and 7:09 AM in Limón.
Yes, the driving distance between Oakland to Limón is 6026 km. It takes approximately 3 days 1h to drive from Oakland to Limón.
There are 39+ hotels available in Limón.
What companies run services between Oakland, CA, USA and Limón, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, SANSA, and three other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Limón International Airport (LIO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Limón International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Mexico City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Guadalajara, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Limón International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $30–50
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Mepe - Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–13
- Website
- Autotransportes MEPE
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Limón
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $685
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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