There are 6 ways to get from Puriscal to San Jose by taxi, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Take the taxi from Puriscal to San-Jose-Airport-SJOtaxi
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SJO - SJC
11h 10m$367–1,112Bus
- Take the bus from Salitrales to San Josébus
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
5d 2h$433–546Drive 3,661 mi
- Drive from Puriscal to San Josecar 3,661 mi
3d$944–1,364Taxi, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take the taxi from Puriscal to San-Jose-Airport-SJOtaxi
- 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
9h 51m$569–1,130Taxi, fly to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
- Take the taxi from Puriscal to San-Jose-Airport-SJOtaxi
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane SJO - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
14h 55m$402–1,122Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Puriscal to San Josétaxi
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Marcosbus
- Take the train from San Marcos Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
5d 7h$1,508–2,323
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 Puriscal to San Jose is to bus which costs $430 - $550 and takes 5 days 2h.
The fastest way to get from Puriscal to San Jose is to taxi and fly and Caltrain which takes 9h 51m and costs $550 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct bus from Puriscal to San Jose station. However, there are services departing from Salitrales and arriving at San Jose Diridon Station via Terminal NicaBus, Managua, Olympic / Union and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 2h.
The distance between Puriscal and San Jose is 3071 miles. The road distance is 3682.4 miles.
The best way to get from Puriscal to San Jose without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 2h and costs $430 - $550.
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from Puriscal to San Jose, including transfers.
Puriscal to San Jose bus services, operated by Tracopa, depart from Salitrales station.
Puriscal to San Jose bus services, operated by Tracopa, arrive at San José station.
San Jose is 2h behind Puriscal. It is currently 7:38 AM in Puriscal and 5:38 AM in San Jose.
Yes, the driving distance between Puriscal to San Jose is 3682 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 0h to drive from Puriscal to San Jose.
What companies run services between Puriscal, Costa Rica and San Jose, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Salitrales to San Jose Diridon Station via San José, Terminal NicaBus, Managua, Los Angeles, Olympic / Union, Vignes / Cesar E Chavez, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 5d 2h.
- 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
- $170–650
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 Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
- 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
- $310–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Marcos Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $800–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- [email protected]
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Salitrales to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–12
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $10–12
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- [email protected]
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Marcos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Estimated price
- $130–170
Jaco Beach Taxi
- Phone
- +506 8487 1356
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxis Jacó
- Phone
- +506 8431 9342
- Website
- taxijaco.com
Jaco Beach Taxi
- Phone
- +506 8487 1356
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxis Jacó
- Phone
- +506 8431 9342
- Website
- taxijaco.com
Jaco Beach Taxi
- Phone
- +506 8487 1356
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxis Jacó
- Phone
- +506 8431 9342
- Website
- taxijaco.com
Jaco Beach Taxi
- Phone
- +506 8487 1356
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxis Jacó
- Phone
- +506 8431 9342
- Website
- taxijaco.com
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