There are 5 ways to get from San Jose to Kotor by train, plane, shuttle, car ferry, or bus
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Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tivat Airport
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tivat Airport (TIV)plane SFO - TIV
17h 55m€363–1,029Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Podgorica Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Podgorica Airport (TGD)plane SFO - TGD
- Take a shuttle bus from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
19h 1mCaltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Dubrovnik Airport, car ferry
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane SFO - DBV
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotorcarferry
22h 7m€462–1,028Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)plane SFO - TIA
- Take the bus from Tirana Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanicabus
22h 21m€371–804Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport, car ferry
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Dubrovnik Airport (DBV)plane SJC - DBV
- Take the car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotorcarferry
25h 6m€520–963
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tivat Airport (TIV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Kotor is to Caltrain and fly and bus which costs €370 - €850 and takes 22h 21m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Kotor is to Caltrain and fly which takes 17h 55m and costs €360 - €1100.
The distance between San Jose and Kotor is 10349 km.
It takes approximately 17h 55m to get from San Jose to Kotor, including transfers.
Kotor is 9h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 5:14 PM in San Jose and 2:14 AM in Kotor.
There are 8624+ hotels available in Kotor.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Kotor, Montenegro?
There is no direct connection from San Jose to Kotor. However, you can take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Tivat Airport (TIV), then take the taxi to Kotor. Alternatively, you can take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Podgorica Airport (TGD), walk to Podgorica Airport, then take the shuttle to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tivat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tivat Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €440–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Portland, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €440–1,300
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,100
- Website
- interjet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Minneapolis, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tivat Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Podgorica Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–950
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Dubrovnik Airport via Minneapolis, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 46m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- 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
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- €6–9
- Phone
- +382 69 737 787
- [email protected]
- Website
- gomontenegro.me
Shuttle from Podgorica Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- gomontenegro.me
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana Airport to Kotor, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €37
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
- Adullt
- €55
Car ferry from Dubrovnik to Kotor
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
- Adullt
- €55
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