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How to get fromSanta Fe to San Joséby bus, shuttle, car, or plane

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There are 6 ways to get from Santa Fe to San José by bus, shuttle, car, or plane

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  1. Bus, shuttle

    best
    1. Take the bus from Santa Fé to Santiagobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Santiago to Fronterabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Dominicalbus bus
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to San Joséshuttle bus
    11h 3m
    $62–452

  2. Bus via Paso Canoas

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Santa Fé to Santiagobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Santiago to Fronterabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paso Canoas to San Josébus bus
    13h 33m
    $37–41

  3. Drive 569.9 km

    1. Drive from Santa Fe to San Josécar car 569.9 km
    10h 16m
    $78–113

  4. Bus, bus to Golfito, fly

    1. Take the bus from Santa Fé to Santiagobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Santiago to Fronterabus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Golfitobus bus
    4. Fly from Golfito (GLF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane GLF - SJO
    5. Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus bus
    10h 42m
    $201–272

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Santa Fé to Santiagobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Santiago de Veraguas to Terminal Tica Busbus bus Panamá / ...
    14h 4m
    $48–68

  6. Bus, bus to Tocumen International Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Santa Fé to Santiagobus bus
    2. Take the bus from La Mata to Paraíso, Panamá Provincebus bus
    3. Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane PTY - SJO
    4. Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus bus
    12h 14m

Golfito (GLF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar84Weekly Planes
Duration1h 20mAverage Duration
Ticket$188Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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  • Distance: 590.5 km
  • Duration: 11h 3m

What companies run services between Santa Fe, Veraguas, Panama and San José, Costa Rica?

You can take a bus from Santa Fé to San José via Santiago, Frontera, and Paso Canoas in around 13h 33m.

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