There are 9 ways to get from Potrero to Jacó by bus, plane, shuttle, car, taxi, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to San Diego International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Take the bus from Hwy 94 & Potrero Post Office - Park & Ride to El Cajon Transit Center
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)SAN - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
14h 42m$454–880Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tecate to México Politécnico
- Take the bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San José
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Jaco Maxi Pali
4d$254–307Drive 5,107.2 km
- Drive from Potrero to Jacó5,107.2 km
2d 15h$685–990Fly Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)TIJ - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
14h 14m$316–829Bus to General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Tecate to Mexicali
- Fly from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport (MXL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)MXL - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
16h 14m$648–6,796Bus, bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Hwy 94 & Potrero Post Office - Park & Ride to El Cajon Transit Center
- Take the bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LAX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
15h 51m$350–650Bus to San Diego International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Hwy 94 & Potrero Post Office - Park & Ride to El Cajon Transit Center
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)SAN - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Jacó
17h 12m$838–2,314Taxi, train, bus
- Take the taxi from Potrero to El Cajon Station
- Take the train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Salvador
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Orotina Coyolar
4d 4h$555–762Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Tecate to Huixtla
- Take the bus from Huixtla to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San José
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
4d 8h$385–511
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Potrero to Jacó is to bus which costs $250 - $310 and takes 4 days 0h.
The fastest way to get from Potrero to Jacó is to fly and shuttle which takes 14h 14m and costs $310 - $850.
The distance between Potrero and Jacó is 4425 km. The road distance is 5107.2 km.
It takes approximately 14h 42m to get from Potrero to Jacó, including transfers.
Jacó is 2h ahead of Potrero. It is currently 1:34 AM in Potrero and 3:34 AM in Jacó.
Yes, the driving distance between Potrero to Jacó is 5107 km. It takes approximately 2 days 15h to drive from Potrero to Jacó.
There are 719+ hotels available in Jacó.
What companies run services between Potrero, CA, USA and Jacó, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Hwy 94 & Potrero Post Office - Park & Ride to Jaco Maxi Pali via Sr 188 & Tecate Mart, Tecate, Mexico City Politécnico Station, Tapachula, San Salvador, San Salvador, San José, and Terminal Tica Bus in around 4d.
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- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–250
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Tijuana International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–460
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego Old Town Transportation Center to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $32–38
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 619-233-3004
- Website
- sdmts.com
Bus from Hwy 94 & Potrero Post Office - Park & Ride to El Cajon Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- https://www.sdmts.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.sdmts.com/getting-around/departures-and-schedules
- One Way - Adult/Youth
- $2–5
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $164
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $109
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $285
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 6050 6500
- reservations@interbusonline.com
- Website
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $204
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tecate to México Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tecate to Mexicali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $44
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Jaco Maxi Pali
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–17
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San Salvador to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- (858) 430-8440
- contact@gorelaxsan.com
- Website
- gorelaxsan.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.gorelaxsan.com/
- Phone
- (323)-776-5467
- hello@laxlinq.com
- Website
- laxlinq.com
Bus from San Diego to LAX Terminal 3 Shared Rides Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://laxlinq.com/
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.com/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +504 9919-5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Orotina Coyolar
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Tecate to Huixtla
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Huixtla to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
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