There are 6 ways to get from San José to Coronado by bus, plane, train, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport
best- 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 Tijuana International Airport (TIJ)plane SJO - TIJ
11h 52m$194–508Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus
- 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 Diegotrain
- Take the ferry from Broadway Pier to Coronado Ferry Landingferry
4d 20h$409–533Drive 3,247.8 mi
- Drive from San José to Coronadocar 3,247.8 mi
2d 15h$701–1,013Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- 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 Diego International Airport (SAN)plane SJO - SAN
13h 15m$225–862Bus to Liberia International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane LIR - SAN
15h 24m$389–1,290Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- 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 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane SJO - LAX
- Take the bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diegobus
14h 24m$410–780
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San José to Coronado is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $550 and takes 11h 52m.
The fastest way to get from San José to Coronado is to bus and fly which takes 11h 52m and costs $190 - $550.
The distance between San José and Coronado is 2695 miles. The road distance is 3266.8 miles.
The best way to get from San José to Coronado without a car is to bus and train and ferry which takes 4 days 20h and costs $400 - $550.
It takes approximately 11h 52m to get from San José to Coronado, including transfers.
Coronado is 1h behind San José. It is currently 1:20 AM in San José and 12:20 AM in Coronado.
Yes, the driving distance between San José to Coronado is 3267 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 15h to drive from San José to Coronado.
There are 2232+ hotels available in Coronado.
What companies run services between San José, Costa Rica and Coronado, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from San José to Coronado. However, you can take the bus to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, walk to San-Jose-Airport-SJO airport, fly to Tijuana International Airport (TIJ), then drive to Coronado. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Coronado Ferry Landing via Liberia, Liberia, Terminal Tica Bus Managua, Managua, Los Angeles, Olympic / Union, Cesar E Chavez / Alameda, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Broadway Pier in around 4d 20h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via San Salvador, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Diego International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tijuana International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- +506 4404 0505
- [email protected]
- Website
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
Bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Liberia to Terminal Tica Bus Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- 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
- (858) 430-8440
- [email protected]
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- [email protected]
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop to San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
- Phone
- +1 619-557-4555
- Website
- sdmts.com
Ferry from Broadway Pier to Coronado Ferry Landing
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Per Person
- $9
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