There are 8 ways to get from San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park by subway, plane, shuttle, taxi, bus, or car
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BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SFO - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
12h 43m$718–923BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane SFO - FON
14h 20m$269–883Taxi, bus, drive
- Take the taxi from San Ramon to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichtaxi
- Take the bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua Mercado Mayoreo to San Carlosbus
- Drive from San Carlos to Arenal Volcano National Parkcar
4d 20h$539–658Drive 5,799.1 km
- Drive from San Ramon to Entrance Rio Fortuna Waterfallcar 5,799.1 km
2d 22h$778–1,124Fly Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane OAK - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
13h 55m$512–1,116Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SJC - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
14h 23m$715–1,420BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- 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 the taxi from Monteverde to El Arenaltaxi
14h 29m$699–2,438BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SFO - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to El Arenal
19h 52m$1,088–1,392
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park is to BART and fly which costs $260 - $900 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park is to BART and fly and shuttle which takes 12h 43m and costs $700 - $950.
The distance between San Ramon and Arenal Volcano National Park is 5101 km. The road distance is 5799.1 km.
It takes approximately 12h 43m to get from San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park, including transfers.
Arenal Volcano National Park is 1h ahead of San Ramon. It is currently 4:14 PM in San Ramon and 5:14 PM in Arenal Volcano National Park.
Yes, the driving distance between San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park is 5799 km. It takes approximately 2 days 22h to drive from San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park.
There are 663+ hotels available in Arenal Volcano National Park.
What companies run services between San Ramon, CA, USA and Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park. However, you can take the line 21 bus to Walnut Creek BART, walk to Walnut Creek, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, take the bus to El Erizo, walk to Alajuela, take the shuttle to La Fortuna, then take the taxi to Arenal Volcano National Park. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, take the bus to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, walk to Chinatown Station, take the vehicle to Pico Station, walk to Pico / Flower, take the line 30 bus to Union / Olympic, walk to Los Angeles, take the bus to Managua, walk to Plaza Inter, take the line 101 bus to Mercado Mayoreo, take the bus to San Carlos, then drive to Arenal Volcano National Park.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- 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
- $410–600
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
- $320–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- 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
- flysansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- 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
- aa.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- southwest.com
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
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
- $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
- $210–800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $258
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich to Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- 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
Bus from Managua Mercado Mayoreo to San Carlos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6
- 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
- +1 586 310 8389
- [email protected]
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to El Arenal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $325
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Estimated price
- $120–170
Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 6192 3389
Taxi Monteverde
- Phone
- +506 2645 7272
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Monteverde Central 7
- Phone
- +506 2645 7777
- Website
- facebook.com
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