There are 5 ways to get from David to San Jose by plane, train, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or bus
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 David (DAV) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane DAV - SFO
- Take the train from Millbrae Caltrain Southbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Southboundtrain
13h 36m$227–874Bus
- Take the bus from David Panama to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Stationbus
5d 8h$449–597Drive 3,828.4 mi
- Drive from David to San Josecar 3,828.4 mi
3d 5h$843–1,218Fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Fly from David (DAV) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane DAV - SJC
12h 43m$506–2,007Bus, train
- Take the bus from David to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Josetrain
5d 15h$492–714
David (DAV) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from David to San Jose is to fly and Caltrain which costs $220 - $900 and takes 13h 36m.
The fastest way to get from David to San Jose is to fly which takes 12h 43m and costs $500 - $2,100.
No, there is no direct bus from David to San Jose station. However, there are services departing from David Panama and arriving at San Jose Diridon Station via Terminal NicaBus, Managua, Olympic / Union and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 8h.
The distance between David and San Jose is 3263 miles. The road distance is 3850.8 miles.
The best way to get from David to San Jose without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 8h and costs $440 - $600.
It takes approximately 13h 36m to get from David to San Jose, including transfers.
David to San Jose bus services, operated by Tica Bus, depart from David Panama station.
The best way to get from David to San Jose is to bus which takes 5 days 8h and costs $440 - $600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $500 - $2,100 and takes 12h 43m.
David to San Jose bus services, operated by Tica Bus, arrive at Terminal Tica Bus station.
San Jose is 3h behind David. It is currently 3:44 PM in David and 12:44 PM in San Jose.
What companies run services between David, Panama and San Jose, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from David Panama to San Jose Diridon Station via Terminal Tica Bus, Terminal NicaBus, Managua, Los Angeles, Olympic / Union, Vignes / Cesar E Chavez, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 5d 8h. Alternatively, Copa Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from David (DAV) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) twice daily.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from David to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from David to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from David to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from David to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from David to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from David to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from David to San Francisco International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from David to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from David to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Panama City, San Jose Cabo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 24m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from David Panama to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $340–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to San Jose Diridon Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from David to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–48
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–45
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Yes, the driving distance between David to San Jose is 3851 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 5h to drive from David to San Jose.
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