There are 8 ways to get from San Jose to Veracruz by plane, bus, car, subway, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Veracruz International Airport (VER)plane SJC - VER
8h 20m$3,623–11,143Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Veracruz International Airport (VER)plane SFO - VER
10h 20m$2,553–9,440Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose to Terminal Tlaquepaquebus
- Take the bus from Central ACN to Córdobabus
- Take the bus from Córdoba to José Cardelbus
2d 9h$5,512–7,929Drive 3,761.3 km
- Drive from San Jose to Veracruzcar 3,761.3 km
43h 48m$7,263–10,491BART to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Veracruz International Airport (VER)plane OAK - VER
10h 43m$3,927–12,296Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Veracruz International Airport (VER)plane SMF - VER
12h 38m$3,774–13,715Bus via Tijuana
- Take the bus from San Jose to Tijuana Central, B.C.bus
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Veracruzbus
2d 16hTrain, bus
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Pueblabus
- Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Veracruzbus
3d 4h$6,324–10,579
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Veracruz International Airport (VER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Veracruz is to Caltrain and fly which costs $2500 - $9500 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Veracruz is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $3600 - $12000.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose to Veracruz. However, there are services departing from San Jose and arriving at Veracruz via Central ACN, Córdoba and José Cardel. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between San Jose and Veracruz is 3226 km. The road distance is 3761.3 km.
The best way to get from San Jose to Veracruz without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs $5500 - $8000.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from San Jose to Veracruz, including transfers.
San Jose to Veracruz bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Veracruz is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $3600 - $12000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $5500 - $8000 and takes 2 days 9h.
San Jose to Veracruz bus services, operated by Tufesa Mexico, arrive at Terminal Tlaquepaque station.
Veracruz is 1h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 2:45 PM in San Jose and 3:45 PM in Veracruz.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Veracruz, Mexico?
Volaris and Viva Aerobus fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Veracruz International Airport (VER) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Jose to Veracruz via Terminal Tlaquepaque, Central ACN, Córdoba, and José Cardel in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–12,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–12,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $3,900–12,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $3,500–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,700–12,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–12,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–10,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Veracruz International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,500–10,000
- 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
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
- $130–160
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $130–160
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
- $700–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,300–4,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- [email protected]
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Terminal Tlaquepaque
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4,100–6,000
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $4,100–6,000
- Titanium
- $4,600–4,900
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- [email protected]
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Central ACN to Córdoba
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $950–1,300
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Córdoba to José Cardel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $320–480
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,200
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla CAPU to Veracruz
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Website
- example.com
Bus from San Jose to Tijuana Central, B.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Website
- example.com
Bus from San Jose to Tijuana Central, B.C.
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- example.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–8,000
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Tijuana to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 44h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $3,200–6,500
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Puebla
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $3,400–5,000
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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