There are 4 ways to get from San Jose to Baltra Island by train, plane, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Cristobal Airport (GPS)plane SFO - GPS
17h 36m$366–1,320Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Cristobal Airport (GPS)plane SJC - GPS
36h 1m$442–1,602Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to San Cristobal Airport (GPS)plane SMF - GPS
24h 8m$475–1,592BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to San Cristobal Airport (GPS)plane OAK - GPS
22h 17m$559–1,412
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to San Cristobal Airport (GPS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Baltra Island is to Caltrain and fly which costs $360 - $1,400 and takes 17h 36m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Baltra Island is to Caltrain and fly which takes 17h 36m and costs $360 - $1,400.
The distance between San Jose and Baltra Island is 5420 km.
It takes approximately 17h 36m to get from San Jose to Baltra Island, including transfers.
Baltra Island is 1h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 10:42 AM in San Jose and 11:42 AM in Baltra Island.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Baltra Island, Ecuador?
Delta, LATAM Chile, and Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A. fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to San Cristobal Airport (GPS) 6 times a week.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Cristobal Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Cristobal Airport via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to San Cristobal Airport via Panama City, Guayaquil
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 14m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Cristobal Airport via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to San Cristobal Airport via Houston, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to San Cristobal Airport via San Salvador, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to San Cristobal Airport via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 6m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to San Cristobal Airport via Atlanta, Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
- 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
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
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