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How to get fromSan José to Santa Rosaby bus, plane, car, train, subway, or bus (Greyhound)

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There are 7 ways to get from San José to Santa Rosa by bus, plane, car, train, subway, or bus (Greyhound)

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  1. Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Sonoma County Airport

    best
    1. Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus bus
    2. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane plane SJO - STS
    13h 20m
    $198–757

  2. Drive to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Drive from San José to Quepos-Airport-XQPcar car
    2. Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane XQP - SFO
    3. Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus bus
    4. Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    23h 38m
    $196–708

  3. Bus via Tepic

    1. Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus bus
    2. Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tapachula to Politécnicobus bus
    4. Take the bus from Ciudad de México Politécnico to Tepicbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Tepic to Santa Rosabus bus
    4d 5h
    $302–477

  4. Drive  3,748.5 mi

    1. Drive from San José to Santa Rosacar car 3,748.5 mi
    3d 1h
    $809–1,169

  5. Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus bus
    2. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane plane SJO - SFO
    3. Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus bus
    4. Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    13h 47m
    $455–991

  6. Bus to Juan Santamaría International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, train

    1. Take the bus from Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14 to 50 m este Del Aeropuertobus bus
    2. Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane plane SJO - SJC
    3. Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway subway
    4. Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain train
    16h 51m
    $259–981

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Francisco Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall-Bay N1bus bus
    5d 3h
    $448–563

Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) flights

Calendar10Weekly Planes
Duration10h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket$182Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,156.2 mi
  • Duration: 13h 20m

What companies run services between San José, Costa Rica and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?

You can take a bus from San José to Santa Rosa via San Salvador, San Salvador, Tapachula, Politécnico, Politécnico, Autobuses del Norte, Ciudad de México Politécnico, Tepic, and Tepic in around 4d 5h.

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