There are 6 ways to get from San Jose to Popoyo by train, plane, shuttle, bus, taxi, car, or subway
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Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SFO - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Managua Airport to Mukul Beach Golf & Spa
14h 21m$777–1,136Train, bus, taxi
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the taxi from San Marcos to Popoyotaxi
4d 20h$528–754Drive 5,546.1 km
- Drive from San Jose to Popoyocar 5,546.1 km
2d 19h$684–988Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, bus, 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 the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Rivas to Entrance Guasacate
16h 49mFly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SJC - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Managua Airport to Mukul Beach Golf & Spa
15h 56m$574–1,018BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane OAK - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Managua Airport to Mukul Beach Golf & Spa
15h 12m$600–1,078
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Managua Airport (MGA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Popoyo is to train and bus and taxi which costs $500 - $800 and takes 4 days 20h.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Popoyo is to Caltrain and fly and shuttle which takes 14h 21m and costs $750 - $1,200.
The distance between San Jose and Popoyo is 4772 km. The road distance is 5546.1 km.
The best way to get from San Jose to Popoyo without a car is to train and bus and taxi which takes 4 days 20h and costs $500 - $800.
It takes approximately 14h 21m to get from San Jose to Popoyo, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Popoyo is 5546 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from San Jose to Popoyo.
There are 248+ hotels available in Popoyo.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Popoyo, Nicaragua?
There is no direct connection from San Jose to Popoyo. 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 Managua Airport (MGA), walk to Managua Airport, take the shuttle to Mukul Beach Golf & Spa, then take the taxi to Popoyo. Alternatively, you can take the train to Los Angeles, walk to Union Station - Metro B & D Lines, take the subway to Westlake / MacArthur Park Station, walk to Westlake Ave & Wilshire Blvd, take the bus to Union Ave & James M Wood Blvd, walk to Los Angeles, take the bus to Managua, walk to Managua, take the bus to San Marcos, then take the taxi to Popoyo.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Managua Airport via Las Vegas, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Managua Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Managua Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Managua Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Managua Airport via Los Angeles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Sunday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Managua Airport via Las Vegas, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Managua Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Managua Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- 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
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 Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- 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
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- [email protected]
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Managua Airport to Mukul Beach Golf & Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $189
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Managua Airport to Mukul Beach Golf & Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $189
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Managua Airport to Mukul Beach Golf & Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $189
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- +506 2666 0517
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotranbasa.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- grupotranbasa.com
Shuttle from Rivas to Entrance Guasacate
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Estimated price
- $55–70
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