There are 8 ways to get from San Jose to Ciudad Obregón by plane, bus, train, car, or subway
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ciudad Obregón International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN)plane SJC - CEN
12h 36m$4,537–13,162Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Station Diridon to Lathrop/Manteca Stationtrain Ace
- Take the bus from Manteca to Ciudad Obregónbus
34h 7m$1,517–2,171Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose to Ciudad Obregónbus San José
27h 35m$2,700–4,658Train, bus via Tucson
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Tucson to Ciudad Obregónbus
32h 10m$6,092–12,224Drive 1,850.7 km
- Drive from San Jose to Ciudad Obregóncar 1,850.7 km
21h 2m$3,552–5,130BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Ciudad Obregón International Airport
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN)plane OAK - CEN
11h 12m$4,941–14,315Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Hermosillo International Airport (HMO)plane SJC - HMO
- Take the bus from Hermosillo to Ciudad Obregónbus
11h 28m$2,422–8,812Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Hermosillo International Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hermosillo International Airport (HMO)plane SFO - HMO
- Take the bus from Hermosillo to Ciudad Obregónbus
12h 44m$2,453–8,109
San Jose to Ciudad Obregón by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Ciudad Obregón is to train and bus which costs $1500 - $2200 and takes 34h 7m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Ciudad Obregón is to BART and fly which takes 11h 12m and costs $4900 - $15000.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from San Jose and arriving at Ciudad Obregón. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 27h 35m.
The distance between San Jose and Ciudad Obregón is 1603 km. The road distance is 1850.7 km.
The best way to get from San Jose to Ciudad Obregón without a car is to bus which takes 27h 35m and costs $2700 - $4700.
It takes approximately 12h 36m to get from San Jose to Ciudad Obregón, including transfers.
San Jose to Ciudad Obregón bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Ciudad Obregón is to fly which takes 12h 36m and costs $4500 - $14000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $2700 - $4700 and takes 27h 35m.
San Jose to Ciudad Obregón bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Ciudad Obregón station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Ciudad Obregón is 1851 km. It takes approximately 21h 2m to drive from San Jose to Ciudad Obregón.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Ciudad Obregón, Mexico?
Volaris and Southwest Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Ciudad Obregón International Airport (CEN) twice daily. Alternatively, Tufesa Mexico operates a bus from San Jose to Ciudad Obregón once daily. Tickets cost $2,700–4,658 and the journey takes 27h 35m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ciudad Obregón International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,400–13,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Ciudad Obregón International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $4,400–13,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ciudad Obregón International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,700–14,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $4,300–13,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,800–11,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Ciudad Obregón International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $5,500–15,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hermosillo International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $4,900–20,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,200–4,700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Tucson Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $2,700–6,000
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $130–160
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $130–160
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- Ace
Train from San Jose Station Diridon to Lathrop/Manteca Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $210–280
- Website
- Ace
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Ciudad Obregón
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,700–4,658
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $2,700–3,900
- Titanium
- $3,060–3,110
Bus from Tucson to Ciudad Obregón
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $850–1,200
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $850–1,200
- Titanium
- $950–1,200
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Hermosillo to Ciudad Obregón
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Hermosillo to Ciudad Obregón
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $750–1,100
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Manteca to Ciudad Obregón
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,300–1,900
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
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