There are 7 ways to get from San José to Half Moon Bay by bus, plane, or car
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Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to San Francisco 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 San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SJO - SFO
12h 41m$436–824Drive to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Drive from San José to Quepos-Airport-XQPcar
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane XQP - SFO
16h 24m$188–691Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus
5d 1h$495–604Drive 3,701.9 mi
- Drive from San José to Half Moon Baycar 3,701.9 mi
3d$799–1,154Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José 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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SJO - SJC
14h 55m$423–1,119Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Oakland 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 Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SJO - OAK
15h 26m$266–976Bus to Liberia International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the bus from Central Autobusera Inteligente to Liberiabus
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LIR - SFO
13h 58m$310–952
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San José to Half Moon Bay is to drive and fly which costs $180 - $700 and takes 16h 24m.
The fastest way to get from San José to Half Moon Bay is to bus and fly which takes 12h 41m and costs $430 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from San José to Half Moon Bay. However, there are services departing from Terminal NicaBus and arriving at Palo Alto Transit Center via Managua, Olympic / Union, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station and King & Tully. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 1h.
The distance between San José and Half Moon Bay is 3138 miles. The road distance is 3723.5 miles.
The best way to get from San José to Half Moon Bay without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 1h and costs $490 - $650.
It takes approximately 12h 41m to get from San José to Half Moon Bay, including transfers.
San José to Half Moon Bay bus services, operated by Nica Bus, depart from Terminal NicaBus station.
San José to Half Moon Bay bus services, operated by Nica Bus, arrive at Managua station.
Half Moon Bay is 1h behind San José. It is currently 7:46 AM in San José and 6:46 AM in Half Moon Bay.
Yes, the driving distance between San José to Half Moon Bay is 3724 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 0h to drive from San José to Half Moon Bay.
What companies run services between San José, Costa Rica and Half Moon Bay, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Terminal NicaBus to Half Moon Bay via Managua, Los Angeles, Olympic / Union, Vignes / Cesar E Chavez, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, King & Tully, and Palo Alto Transit Center in around 5d 1h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
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 Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- 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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- 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
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- 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
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- 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
- $390–900
- 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
- $330–900
- 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
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hoang Bus
Bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- GoToBus - Hoang Express
- Website
- Hoang Bus
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- 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
- $9–19
- Schedules at
- tiguanacaste.com
- Book at
- tiguanacaste.com
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