There are 7 ways to get from San Jose to Punta Cana by plane, train, shuttle, or bus
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane SJC - PUJ
13h 19m$242–928Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Punta Cana International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane SFO - PUJ
12h 54m$436–1,295Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Las Américas International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ)plane SJC - SDQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Santo Domingo Airport to Punta Cana
16h 35m$392–1,082Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Las Américas International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Las Américas International Airport (SDQ)plane SFO - SDQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Santo Domingo Airport to Punta Cana
14h 11m$376–1,000Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to La Romana International Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to La Romana International Airport (LRM)plane SFO - LRM
- Take the bus from Sitrabapu Terminal La Romana to Punta Cana Airportbus
18h 47m$395–1,358Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Punta Cana International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ)plane SMF - PUJ
16h 23m$427–1,370Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Cibao International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cibao International Airport (STI)plane SFO - STI
- Take a shuttle bus from Santiago de los Caballeros to Punta Cana Airport
17h 39m$921–2,530
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Punta Cana is to train and fly which costs $420 - $1,400 and takes 16h 23m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Punta Cana is to Caltrain and fly which takes 12h 54m and costs $430 - $1,300.
The distance between San Jose and Punta Cana is 5587 km.
It takes approximately 13h 19m to get from San Jose to Punta Cana, including transfers.
Punta Cana is 3h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 6:23 AM in San Jose and 9:23 AM in Punta Cana.
There are 1349+ hotels available in Punta Cana.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Punta Cana, Dominican Republic?
Delta, Southwest Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) twice daily.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Dallas, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cibao International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cibao International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cibao International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Romana International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cibao International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cibao International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cibao International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cibao International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Punta Cana International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–650
- Website
- arajet.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Las Américas International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Romana International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Romana International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cibao International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
- 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
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
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
- +1 877-255-8178
- Website
- welcomepickups.com
Shuttle from Santo Domingo Airport to Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- https://www.welcomepickups.com/santo-domingo/airport-taxi/
Shuttle from Santo Domingo Airport to Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- https://www.welcomepickups.com/santo-domingo/airport-taxi/
- Phone
- +1 809 682 9670
- [email protected]
- Website
- expresobavaro.com
Bus from Sitrabapu Terminal La Romana to Punta Cana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- expresobavaro.com
- Expreso Bavaro
- $7
- Phone
- (407) 420-7646
- [email protected]
- Website
- dominicanairporttransfers.com
Shuttle from Santiago de los Caballeros to Punta Cana Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $285
- Website
- https://dominicanairporttransfers.com/
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