There are 8 ways to get from San Jose to Dominical by plane, shuttle, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, or subway
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Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SJC - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
12h 39m$418–1,074Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SFO - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
12h 13m$231–1,491Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Dominicalbus
5d 4h$432–618Drive 5,956.1 km
- Drive from San Jose to Dominicalcar 5,956.1 km
3d 1h$799–1,154BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane OAK - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
13h 35m$243–1,083Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SFO - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Dominical
14h 13m$709–2,648Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane SJC - XQP
13h 17m$282–938Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane SFO - XQP
13h 7m$245–754
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Dominical is to Caltrain and fly which costs $240 - $800 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Dominical is to Caltrain and fly and shuttle which takes 12h 13m and costs $230 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose station to Dominical. However, there are services departing from San Jose Diridon Station and arriving at Dominical via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua and Terminal Tica Bus. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 4h.
The distance between San Jose and Dominical is 5002 km. The road distance is 5956.1 km.
The best way to get from San Jose to Dominical without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 4h and costs $430 - $650.
It takes approximately 12h 39m to get from San Jose to Dominical, including transfers.
San Jose to Dominical bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Jose Diridon Station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Dominical is to bus which takes 5 days 4h and costs $430 - $650. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $280 - $950 and takes 13h 17m.
San Jose to Dominical bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Dominical is 2h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 2:42 PM in San Jose and 4:42 PM in Dominical.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Dominical, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Dominical via Los Angeles Union Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua, Managua, and Terminal Tica Bus in around 5d 4h. Alternatively, Delta, SANSA, and four other airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) twice daily.
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Denver, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- 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
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $299
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $340–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $15–22
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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