There are 7 ways to get from Tibás to San Jose by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SJO - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
11h 9m$436–934Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SJO - SJC
12h 9m$232–871Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus
4d 23h$415–504Drive 3,665.2 mi
- Drive from Tibás to San Josecar 3,665.2 mi
2d 23h$791–1,143Fly to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane SJO - MRY
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
16h 8m$273–919Fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SJO - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
12h 16m$376–718Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Marcosbus
- Take the train from San Marcos Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
5d 6h$1,383–2,204
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tibás to San Jose is to bus which costs $410 - $550 and takes 4 days 23h.
The fastest way to get from Tibás to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which takes 11h 9m and costs $430 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Tibás to San Jose. However, there are services departing from Terminal NicaBus and arriving at Santa Clara & Market via Managua, Olympic / Union, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station and King & Tully. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 23h.
The distance between Tibás and San Jose is 3103 miles. The road distance is 3686.6 miles.
The best way to get from Tibás to San Jose without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 23h and costs $410 - $550.
It takes approximately 11h 9m to get from Tibás to San Jose, including transfers.
Tibás to San Jose bus services, operated by Nica Bus, depart from Terminal NicaBus station.
The best way to get from Tibás to San Jose is to bus which takes 4 days 23h and costs $410 - $550. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $230 - $900 and takes 12h 9m.
Tibás to San Jose bus services, operated by Nica Bus, arrive at Managua station.
San Jose is 1h behind Tibás. It is currently 9:48 AM in Tibás and 8:48 AM in San Jose.
What companies run services between Tibás, Costa Rica and San Jose, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Terminal NicaBus to Santa Clara & Market via Managua, Los Angeles, Olympic / Union, Vignes / Cesar E Chavez, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich, and King & Tully in around 4d 23h. Alternatively, American Airlines, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 18m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Guatemala City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Salvador, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador, Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Marcos Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $800–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- [email protected]
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hoang Bus
Bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Book at
- GoToBus - Hoang Express
- Website
- Hoang Bus
- Adult One-way
- $45–60
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $65–95
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- [email protected]
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- [email protected]
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Marcos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
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