There are 5 ways to get from Alajuela to Intel by plane, bus, car, train, or subway
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Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SJO - SJC
10h 3m$385–783Fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SJO - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
9h 9m$198–1,183Bus
- Take the bus from Puente Villa Bonita to Terminal Managua - CCAbus
- Take the bus from Managua to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwichbus
5d 3h$455–588Drive 3,644.8 mi
- Drive from Alajuela to Intelcar 3,644.8 mi
3d$787–1,137Fly 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 Milpitassubway
11h 33m$294–1,113
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alajuela to Intel is to fly and Caltrain which costs $190 - $1,200 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Alajuela to Intel is to fly and Caltrain which takes 9h 9m and costs $190 - $1,200.
The distance between Alajuela and Intel is 3038 miles. The road distance is 3666.1 miles.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Alajuela to Intel, including transfers.
The best way to get from Alajuela to Intel is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs $380 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $450 - $600 and takes 5 days 3h.
Yes, the driving distance between Alajuela to Intel is 3666 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 0h to drive from Alajuela to Intel.
There are 550+ hotels available in Intel.
What companies run services between Alajuela, Costa Rica and Intel, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Puente Villa Bonita to Intel via Managua, San Salvador, San Salvador, Los Angeles, Olympic / Union, Olympic / Hope, 7th Street / Metro Center Station - Metro A & E Lines, Chinatown Station, Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station, and San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich in around 5d 3h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Puente Villa Bonita to Terminal Managua - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–45
Bus from Managua to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $40–60
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from Managua to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from San Salvador to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $290–380
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from Los Angeles, CA - Chinatown Station to San Jose, CA - Huong Lan Sandwich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
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