There are 7 ways to get from Quepos to San Jose by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Quepos La Managua Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane XQP - SJC
20h 20m$236–918Fly Quepos La Managua Airport to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane XQP - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
23h 15m$178–686Bus
- Take the bus from Quepos 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 3h$433–547Drive 3,692.1 mi
- Drive from Quepos to San Josecar 3,692.1 mi
3d$797–1,151Shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
- Take a shuttle bus from Manuel Antonio to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to San José
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- 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
14h 54m$665–1,581Shuttle, bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Manuel Antonio to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to San José
- Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SJO - SJC
16h 11m$453–1,563Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Quepos to San Josécar
- 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 8h$829–1,750
Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Quepos to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $170 - $700 and takes 23h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Quepos to San Jose is to shuttle and bus and fly and Caltrain which takes 14h 54m and costs $650 - $1,600.
No, there is no direct bus from Quepos to San Jose station. However, there are services departing from Quepos 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 3h.
The distance between Quepos and San Jose is 3065 miles. The road distance is 3713.7 miles.
The best way to get from Quepos to San Jose without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 3h and costs $430 - $550.
It takes approximately 20h 20m to get from Quepos to San Jose, including transfers.
Quepos to San Jose bus services, operated by Tracopa, depart from Quepos station.
The best way to get from Quepos to San Jose is to fly which takes 20h 20m and costs $230 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $430 - $550 and takes 5 days 3h.
Quepos to San Jose bus services, operated by Tracopa, arrive at San José station.
San Jose is 1h behind Quepos. It is currently 2:00 PM in Quepos and 1:00 PM in San Jose.
What companies run services between Quepos, Costa Rica and San Jose, CA, USA?
World Ticket, Southwest Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Quepos 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 3h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- 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
- +506 2221 4214
- [email protected]
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Quepos to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–17
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $14–17
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Yes, the driving distance between Quepos to San Jose is 3714 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 0h to drive from Quepos to San Jose.
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