There are 5 ways to get from Soná to San José by bus, shuttle, car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, shuttle via Platanillo
best- Take the bus from San Bartolo to Davidbus
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take the bus from Paso Canoas to Dominicalbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to San José
10h 41mTaxi, bus
cheapest- Take the taxi from Soná to Santiago de Veraguastaxi
- Take the bus from Santiago de Veraguas to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus Terminal Albrook – Terminal San José
12h 47m$69–94Drive 507.1 km
- Drive from Soná to San Josécar 507.1 km
9h 4m$70–101Bus, fly
- Take the bus from Soná to Gran Terminal Nacional de Transportebus
- Fly from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PTY - SJO
- Take the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
8h 40mBus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Soná to Santiagobus
- Take the bus from Santiago to Davidbus
- Take the bus from David to Fronterabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Paso Canoas to San José
14h 49m
Tocumen International Airport (PTY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Soná to San José is to taxi and bus which costs $65 - $95 and takes 12h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Soná to San José is to drive which takes 9h 4m and costs $65 - $100.
The distance between Soná and San José is 536 km. The road distance is 507.1 km.
The best way to get from Soná to San José without a car is to bus and shuttle via Platanillo which takes 10h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 41m to get from Soná to San José, including transfers.
San José is 1h behind Soná. It is currently 4:14 AM in Soná and 3:14 AM in San José.
Yes, the driving distance between Soná to San José is 507 km. It takes approximately 9h 4m to drive from Soná to San José.
There are 755+ hotels available in San José.
What companies run services between Soná, Panama and San José, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Soná to San José. However, you can take the taxi to San Bartolo, take the bus to David, take the bus to Frontera, take the bus to Dominical, walk to Dominical, then take the shuttle to San José. Alternatively, you can drive from Soná to San José in around 9h 4m.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–280
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tocumen International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–360
- Phone
- +507 775-2974
- [email protected]
- Website
- Terminales Panama David
Bus from San Bartolo to David
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Terminales Panama David
Bus from Santiago to David
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Terminales Panama David
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from David to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–13
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panamá Chiriqui Frontera
Bus from Paso Canoas to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $11–16
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- [email protected]
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $414
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zuma Tours
Shuttle from Dominical to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Zuma Tours
Bus from Soná to Gran Terminal Nacional de Transporte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
Bus from Soná to Santiago
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
Shuttle from Paso Canoas to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $500
- Website
- Caribe Shuttle
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Santiago de Veraguas to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $29–35
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