There are 9 ways to get from Colima to San Jose by bus, plane, train, car, or subway
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Bus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Take the bus from Colima to Guadalajara Airport
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)GDL - SJC
9h 13m$184–641Bus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, Caltrain
cheapest- Take the bus from Colima to Guadalajara Airport
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)GDL - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
10h 28m$100–368Bus
- Take the bus from Colima to Santa Ana
- Take the bus from Magdalena to Nogales
- Take the bus from Nogales to San Jose
37h 54m$237–373Bus, train via Santa Ana
- Take the bus from Colima to Santa Ana
- Take the bus from Santa Ana to Nogales
- Take the bus from 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogales to 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Jose
40h 2m$314–767Drive 1,934.3 mi
- Drive from Colima to San Jose1,934.3 mi
34h 26m$353–510Bus to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART
- Take the bus from Colima to Guadalajara Airport
- Fly from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)GDL - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
10h 1m$138–540Bus to Playa De Oro International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the bus from Colima to Manzanillo
- Fly from Playa De Oro International Airport (ZLO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)ZLO - SJC
11h 1m$210–816Bus, bus to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Take the bus from Colima to Manzanillo
- Take the bus from Manzanillo to Puerto Vallarta
- Fly from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport (PVR) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)PVR - SJC
12h 18m$375–599Bus, train
- Take the bus from Colima to Tren Ligero
- Take the bus from Guadalajara to Manteca
- Take the train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to San Jose Station
47h 25m$135–235
Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colima to San Jose is to bus and fly and Caltrain which costs $100 - $370 and takes 10h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Colima to San Jose is to bus and fly which takes 9h 13m and costs $180 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Colima to San Jose. However, there are services departing from Colima and arriving at San Jose via Santa Ana, Magdalena and Nogales. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 54m.
The distance between Colima and San Jose is 1749 miles. The road distance is 1945.6 miles.
The best way to get from Colima to San Jose without a car is to bus which takes 37h 54m and costs $230 - $380.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Colima to San Jose, including transfers.
Colima to San Jose bus services, operated by Autobuses Elite, depart from Colima station.
Colima to San Jose bus services, operated by Autobuses Elite, arrive at Santa Ana station.
San Jose is 2h behind Colima. It is currently 5:20 PM in Colima and 3:20 PM in San Jose.
Yes, the driving distance between Colima to San Jose is 1946 miles. It takes approximately 34h 26m to drive from Colima to San Jose.
What companies run services between Colima, Mexico and San Jose, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Colima to San Jose via Santa Ana, Magdalena, and Nogales in around 37h 54m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–490
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–310
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Mexico City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Playa De Oro International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Mexico City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–310
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Lathrop/Manteca Station to San Jose Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–20
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Colima to Guadalajara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Colima to Manzanillo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Colima to Tren Ligero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- autobuseselite.com.mx
Bus from Colima to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Schedules at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Book at
- autobuseselite.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Magdalena to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–19
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $5–19
- Titanium
- $6–19
Bus from Nogales to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $100–150
- Titanium
- $116–118
- Phone
- +52 800 624 6618
- clientes@albatrosautobuses.mx
- Website
- albatrosautobuses.mx
Bus from Santa Ana to Nogales
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- albatrosautobuses.mx
- Book at
- albatrosautobuses.mx
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 219 N Arroyo Blvd - Nogales to 4207 S 6th Ave - Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 33 3600 0598
- contacto@autocamionesdelpacifico.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Manzanillo to Puerto Vallarta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Guadalajara to Manteca
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
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