There are 8 ways to get from San Jose to Escazú by plane, bus, car, train, shuttle, subway, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SJC - SJO
10h 26m$212–752Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SFO - SJO
9h 50m$196–620Bus via San Salvador
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
4d 21h$416–558Drive 5,867.5 km
- Drive from San Jose to Escazúcar 5,867.5 km
2d 23h$940–1,358Shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MRY - SJO
15h 46m$243–760Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SFO - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Alajuela
13h 35m$681–1,660BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane OAK - SJO
11h 36m$209–712Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
4d 23h$442–555
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Escazú is to Caltrain and fly which costs $190 - $650 and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Escazú is to Caltrain and fly which takes 9h 50m and costs $190 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Escazú. However, there are services departing from Santa Clara & 6th and arriving at Terminal Tica Bus San José via San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 21h.
The distance between San Jose and Escazú is 4867 km. The road distance is 5867.5 km.
The best way to get from San Jose to Escazú without a car is to bus via San Salvador which takes 4 days 21h and costs $410 - $600.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from San Jose to Escazú, including transfers.
San Jose to Escazú bus services, operated by Hoang Express, depart from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Escazú is to fly which takes 10h 26m and costs $210 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus via San Salvador, which costs $410 - $600 and takes 4 days 21h.
San Jose to Escazú bus services, operated by Hoang Express, arrive at Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station.
Escazú is 2h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 4:51 PM in San Jose and 6:51 PM in Escazú.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Escazú, Costa Rica?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santa Clara & 6th to Escazú via Tully & King, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, San Salvador, Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador, and Terminal Tica Bus San José in around 4d 21h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
- 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
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- 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
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hoang Bus
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- GoToBus - Hoang Express
- Website
- Hoang Bus
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $290–380
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Alajuela
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
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