There are 7 ways to get from San José to Fortuna by bus, plane, train, or car
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Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Arcata-Eureka 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 Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV)plane SJO - ACV
16h 17m$274–1,106Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Fortuna Amtrak Bus Stopbus
5d 12h$603–889Drive 3,947.5 mi
- Drive from San José to Fortunacar 3,947.5 mi
3d 4h$852–1,231Bus to Liberia International Airport, fly to Arcata-Eureka Airport
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV)plane LIR - ACV
18h 22m$457–1,584Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to San Francisco 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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SJO - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Fortuna Amtrak Bus Stopbus
19h 5m$523–1,034Drive to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Arcata-Eureka Airport
- Drive from San José to Quepos-Airport-XQPcar
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV)plane XQP - ACV
29h 5m$296–1,123Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Oakland 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 Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SJO - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the bus from Petaluma to Fortuna Amtrak Bus Stopbus
20h 42m$476–957
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San José to Fortuna is to bus and fly which costs $270 - $1,200 and takes 16h 17m.
The fastest way to get from San José to Fortuna is to bus and fly which takes 16h 17m and costs $270 - $1,200.
The distance between San José and Fortuna is 3349 miles. The road distance is 3970.5 miles.
The best way to get from San José to Fortuna without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 12h and costs $600 - $900.
It takes approximately 16h 17m to get from San José to Fortuna, including transfers.
Fortuna is 1h behind San José. It is currently 1:37 AM in San José and 12:37 AM in Fortuna.
Yes, the driving distance between San José to Fortuna is 3971 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 4h to drive from San José to Fortuna.
There are 47+ hotels available in Fortuna.
What companies run services between San José, Costa Rica and Fortuna, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from San José to Fortuna. However, you can take the bus to 50 m este Del Aeropuerto, walk to San-Jose-Airport-SJO airport, fly to Arcata-Eureka Airport (ACV), walk to Arcata/Eureka Airport, take the bus to 4th St & H St, then take the bus to N St & 11th St - SB Stop. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal NicaBus to Fortuna Amtrak Bus Stop via Managua, Los Angeles, Olympic / Union, Cesar E Chavez / Alameda, Los Angeles, Martinez, and Martinez in around 5d 12h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Arcata-Eureka Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Arcata-Eureka Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
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 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 11m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Arcata-Eureka Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–900
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–320
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- +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 Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Martinez to Fortuna Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Petaluma to Fortuna Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Petaluma to Fortuna Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- Marin Airporter
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- Marin Airporter
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
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