There are 8 ways to get from San Jose to Quebrada Ganado by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, shuttle, or subway
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SJC - SJO
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte, San José to Frente Al Super La Esquinabus
14h 49m$418–1,112BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
cheapest- 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
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte, San José to Frente Al Super La Esquinabus
16h 10m$225–821Bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte, San José to Frente Al Super La Esquinabus
5d 1h$427–549Drive 5,840.3 km
- Drive from San Jose to Quebrada Ganadocar 5,840.3 km
2d 23h$784–1,132Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte, San José to Frente Al Super La Esquinabus
14h 30m$432–779Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle, bus
- 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 Puntarenas
- Take the bus from Puntarenas to Quebrada Ganadobus
15h 43m$792–2,506Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane SFO - XQP
- Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to Quebrada Ganadocar
12h 42m$227–786Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane SFO - FON
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Jacó
17h 7m$578–1,186
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Quebrada Ganado is to Caltrain and fly and drive which costs $220 - $800 and takes 12h 42m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Quebrada Ganado is to Caltrain and fly and drive which takes 12h 42m and costs $220 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose station to Quebrada Ganado. However, there are services departing from San Jose Diridon Station and arriving at Frente Al Super La Esquina via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua and Terminal Atlántico Norte, San José. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 1h.
The distance between San Jose and Quebrada Ganado is 4961 km. The road distance is 5840.3 km.
The best way to get from San Jose to Quebrada Ganado without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 1h and costs $420 - $550.
It takes approximately 14h 49m to get from San Jose to Quebrada Ganado, including transfers.
San Jose to Quebrada Ganado bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Jose Diridon Station.
San Jose to Quebrada Ganado bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Quebrada Ganado is 1h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 3:43 PM in San Jose and 4:43 PM in Quebrada Ganado.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Quebrada Ganado is 5840 km. It takes approximately 2 days 23h to drive from San Jose to Quebrada Ganado.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Quebrada Ganado, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Frente Al Super La Esquina via Los Angeles Union Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua, Terminal NicaBus, and Terminal Atlántico Norte, San José in around 5d 1h.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
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
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
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 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–750
- 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
- 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
- +506 2290 2922
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesjacoruta655.com
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte, San José to Frente Al Super La Esquina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- transportesjacoruta655.com
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte, San José to Frente Al Super La Esquina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- transportesjacoruta655.com
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte, San José to Frente Al Super La Esquina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- transportesjacoruta655.com
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte, San José to Frente Al Super La Esquina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Schedules at
- transportesjacoruta655.com
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $343
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900 / 2640 0811
- [email protected]
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +506 2777 0263
- [email protected]
- Website
- tqpcr.com
Bus from Puntarenas to Quebrada Ganado
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–7
- Schedules at
- tqpcr.com
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