There are 9 ways to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Quepos by plane, bus, shuttle, or car
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Fly San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane SFO - XQP
8h 13m$206–753Fly Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane OAK - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
16h 41m$539–1,280Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Take the bus from Gilroy, CA McDonalds to Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CAbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Queposbus
5d 3h$537–701Drive 5,977.3 km
- Drive from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Queposcar 5,977.3 km
3d 1h$802–1,158Fly San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SFO - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
11h 39m$645–1,484Fly 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 Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
12h 40m$954–1,842Fly San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, Bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane SFO - FON
- Take the bus from Arenal Volcano National Park to Queposbus
13h 11m$549–1,100Fly San Francisco International Airport to Cobano, shuttle
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cobano (ACO)plane SFO - ACO
- Take a shuttle bus from Montezuma to Manuel Antonio
16h 35m$600–1,165Fly San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport, shuttle, Bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SFO - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Take the bus from La Fortuna to Queposbus
17h 46m$1,524–1,795
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Quepos is to fly which costs $200 - $800 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Quepos is to fly which takes 8h 13m and costs $200 - $800.
The distance between San Francisco Airport (SFO) and Quepos is 4949 km. The road distance is 5977.3 km.
The best way to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Quepos without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 5 days 3h and costs $500 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Quepos, including transfers.
Quepos is 1h ahead of San Francisco Airport (SFO). It is currently 4:14 PM in San Francisco Airport (SFO) and 5:14 PM in Quepos.
Yes, the driving distance between San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Quepos is 5977 km. It takes approximately 3 days 1h to drive from San Francisco Airport (SFO) to Quepos.
There are 431+ hotels available in Quepos.
What companies run services between San Francisco Airport (SFO), USA and Quepos, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, SANSA, and four other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cobano via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cobano via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cobano via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cobano via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cobano via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cobano via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $187
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $187
- 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 Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $459
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $187
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Montezuma to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $406
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zuma Tours
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Zuma Tours
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Zuma Tours
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Prunedale Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $50–65
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Gilroy, CA McDonalds to Chinatown Metro Station - Los Angeles, CA
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44–48
- Schedules at
- xedohoang.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $290–380
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $12–17
- 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
Bus from Arenal Volcano National Park to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $325
- Schedules at
- Willie's Tours Costa Rica Shuttles
Bus from La Fortuna to Quepos
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $325
- Schedules at
- Willie's Tours Costa Rica Shuttles
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- [email protected]
- Website
- EasyRide CR
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- EasyRide CR
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