There are 5 ways to get from Alajuela to San Rafael by plane, bus, car, 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, bus
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SJO - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
8h 21m$308–1,368Fly to Sonoma County Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SJO - STS
- Take the bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafaelbus
12h 36m$251–971Drive 3,691.8 mi
- Drive from Alajuela to San Rafaelcar 3,691.8 mi
3d$797–1,151Fly to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SJO - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
10h 10m$428–1,173Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SJO - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Nortesubway
11h 52m$278–678
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Alajuela to San Rafael is to fly and bus which costs $300 - $1,400 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Alajuela to San Rafael is to fly and bus which takes 8h 21m and costs $300 - $1,400.
The distance between Alajuela and San Rafael is 3089 miles. The road distance is 3713.3 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Alajuela to San Rafael, including transfers.
San Rafael is 1h behind Alajuela. It is currently 11:32 PM in Alajuela and 10:32 PM in San Rafael.
Yes, the driving distance between Alajuela to San Rafael is 3713 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 0h to drive from Alajuela to San Rafael.
There are 482+ hotels available in San Rafael.
What companies run services between Alajuela, Costa Rica and San Rafael, CA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Alajuela to San Rafael. However, you can fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco Airport, then take the bus to Larkspur - dropoff. Alternatively, you can drive from Alajuela to San Rafael in around 3d.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to El Cerrito Del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
Bus from Sonoma Co Airport Terminal to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
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