There are 9 ways to get from San José to Napa by bus, plane, subway, bus (Amtrak), car, or train
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Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
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
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito Del Norte Station to Redwood Park & Ride, B1bus
13h 22m$434–821Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus
cheapest- 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 Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SJO - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to Petalumabus
18h 35m$175–626Bus
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ciudad de México Politécnico to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Santa Rosabus
- Take the bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Napa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
4d 8h$310–511Drive 3,720.2 mi
- Drive from San José to Napacar 3,720.2 mi
3d$803–1,160Bus 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 El Cerrito Del Norte Station to Redwood Park & Ride, B1bus
14h 41m$258–965Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, 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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SJO - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito Del Norte Station to Redwood Park & Ride, B1bus
15h 45m$423–1,120Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Sacramento International Airport, train
- 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 Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SJO - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Suisun-Fairfieldtrain
15h 52m$216–1,437Drive to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, BART, bus
- Drive from San José to Quepos-Airport-XQPcar
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane XQP - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
- Take the bus from El Cerrito Del Norte Station to Redwood Park & Ride, B1bus
17h 5m$186–688Bus, 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 Napa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
5d 6h$526–782
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San José to Napa is to bus and fly which costs $170 - $650 and takes 18h 35m.
The fastest way to get from San José to Napa is to bus and fly and BART which takes 13h 22m and costs $430 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from San José to Napa. However, there are services departing from San José and arriving at Napa Amtrak Bus Stop via San Salvador, Tapachula, Ciudad de México Politécnico, Tepic and Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 8h.
The distance between San José and Napa is 3182 miles. The road distance is 3741.9 miles.
The best way to get from San José to Napa without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 6h and costs $500 - $800.
It takes approximately 13h 22m to get from San José to Napa, including transfers.
San José to Napa bus services, operated by Transporte del SOL, depart from San José station.
San José to Napa bus services, operated by Transporte del SOL, arrive at San Salvador station.
Napa is 1h behind San José. It is currently 6:21 PM in San José and 5:21 PM in Napa.
Yes, the driving distance between San José to Napa is 3742 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 0h to drive from San José to Napa.
What companies run services between San José, Costa Rica and Napa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from San José to Napa Amtrak Bus Stop via San Salvador, San Salvador, Tapachula, Ciudad de México Politécnico, Tepic, Tepic, and Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop in around 4d 8h.
- 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
- $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 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 Sonoma County Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
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
- 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
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
- 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Liberia, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via San Salvador, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Liberia, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- 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 Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- 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
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–15
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Sacramento to Suisun-Fairfield
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–27
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–330
- 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
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
- +1 707 251 2800
- Website
- Vine Transit
Bus from El Cerrito Del Norte Station to Redwood Park & Ride, B1
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- Vine Transit
Bus from El Cerrito Del Norte Station to Redwood Park & Ride, B1
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- Vine Transit
Bus from El Cerrito Del Norte Station to Redwood Park & Ride, B1
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- Vine Transit
Bus from El Cerrito Del Norte Station to Redwood Park & Ride, B1
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–6
- Website
- Vine Transit
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- [email protected]
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Ciudad de México Politécnico to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tepic to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop to Napa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Martinez to Napa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–13
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to Petaluma
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- Groome Transportation
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- 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
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