There are 7 ways to get from San Jose to Bacalar by plane, bus, car, subway, or train
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Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)plane SJC - CTM
16h 14m$3,918–14,388Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)plane SFO - CTM
11h 33m$3,748–13,685Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose to Terminal Tlaquepaquebus
- Take the bus from Central ACN to Córdobabus
- Take the bus from Córdoba to Chetumalbus
3d$6,957–10,389Drive 4,773.1 km
- Drive from San Jose to Bacalarcar 4,773.1 km
2d 6h$9,217–13,313BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM)plane OAK - CTM
10h 35m$5,422–15,541Train, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Station Diridon to Lathrop/Manteca Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Manteca to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chetumalbus
3d 14h$4,709–9,713Train, bus via Los Angeles
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chetumalbus
3d 20h$7,714–12,669
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Bacalar is to Caltrain and fly which costs $3700 - $14000 and takes 11h 33m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Bacalar is to BART and fly which takes 10h 35m and costs $5000 - $16000.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Bacalar. However, there are services departing from San Jose and arriving at Bacalar via Central ACN, Córdoba and Chetumal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 0h.
The distance between San Jose and Bacalar is 3924 km. The road distance is 4773.1 km.
The best way to get from San Jose to Bacalar without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 0h and costs $6500 - $11000.
It takes approximately 16h 14m to get from San Jose to Bacalar, including transfers.
San Jose to Bacalar bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Bacalar is to fly which takes 16h 14m and costs $3900 - $15000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $6500 - $11000 and takes 3 days 0h.
San Jose to Bacalar bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Tlaquepaque station.
Bacalar is 2h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 6:15 AM in San Jose and 8:15 AM in Bacalar.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Bacalar, Estado de Quintana Roo, Mexico?
Frontier Airlines, Volaris, and five other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Chetumal International Airport (CTM) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Jose to Bacalar via Terminal Tlaquepaque, Central ACN, Córdoba, and Chetumal in around 3d.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–14,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $5,000–15,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,200–12,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,000–17,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Guadalajara, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–14,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–15,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Los Angeles, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,600–14,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
- Website
- mexicana.gob.mx
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Guadalajara, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–14,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Leon/Guanajuato, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 29m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $4,800–14,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Chetumal International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,200–13,000
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $130–160
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from San Jose Station Diridon to Lathrop/Manteca Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–280
- Website
- https://acerail.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,100–6,000
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $4,100–6,000
- Titanium
- $4,600–4,900
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Central ACN to Córdoba
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,300
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Manteca to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,900–4,200
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Córdoba to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–2,900
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Chetumal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,700
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- [email protected]
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $650–1,100
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $700–1,100
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 8h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,300–4,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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