There are 6 ways to get from San Jose to Colima by plane, bus, car, subway, 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.
Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)SJC - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colima
9h 35m$3,315–11,745Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly, bus
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)SFO - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colima
10h 57m$1,949–7,550Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose to Terminal ZapopanSan José
- Take the bus from Tren Ligero to Colima
45h 49m$4,207–6,642Drive 3,109.9 km
- Drive from San Jose to Colima3,109.9 km
34h 24m$6,344–9,163BART to Oakland International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL)OAK - GDL
- Take the bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colima
10h 30m$2,610–9,890Train, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Station to Lathrop/Manteca Station
- Take the bus from Manteca to Guadalajara
- Take the bus from Tren Ligero to Colima
2d 6h$2,440–4,209
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport (GDL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Colima is to train and bus which costs $2400 - $4300 and takes 2 days 6h.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Colima is to fly and bus which takes 9h 35m and costs $3300 - $12000.
The distance between San Jose and Colima is 2796 km. The road distance is 3109.9 km.
The best way to get from San Jose to Colima without a car is to bus which takes 45h 49m and costs $4200 - $7000.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from San Jose to Colima, including transfers.
Colima is 2h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 1:27 PM in San Jose and 3:27 PM in Colima.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Colima is 3110 km. It takes approximately 34h 24m to drive from San Jose to Colima.
There are 64+ hotels available in Colima.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Colima, Mexico?
You can take a bus from San Jose to Colima via Terminal Zapopan, Felipe Ruvalcaba, Terminal Sur De Autobuses, and Tren Ligero in around 45h 49m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–11,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–11,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,900–11,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,200–9,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $2,300–9,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–6,500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,500
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–8,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–6,500
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Miguel Hidalgo Y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–7,500
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $130–170
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from San Jose Station to Lathrop/Manteca Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $280–350
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Guadalajara Airport to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $370–700
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
Bus from Tren Ligero to Colima
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $350–650
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose to Terminal Zapopan
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3,700–5,862
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $3,700–5,500
- Titanium
- $4,200–4,400
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Manteca to Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1,800–3,200
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
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