There are 5 ways to get from San Rafael to Heredia by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound), car, or shuttle
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Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SFO - SJO
10h 13m$303–1,334Bus to Oakland International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane OAK - SJO
11h 56m$192–804Bus
- Take the bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
5d 3h$450–581Drive 5,952.5 km
- Drive from San Rafael to Herediacar 5,952.5 km
3d$799–1,153Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- 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 Heredia
13h 45m$752–2,717
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Rafael to Heredia is to bus and fly which costs $300 - $1,400 and takes 10h 13m.
The fastest way to get from San Rafael to Heredia is to bus and fly which takes 10h 13m and costs $300 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from San Rafael to Heredia. However, there are services departing from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A and arriving at Heredia via San Francisco Bus Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua and Terminal TUASA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 3h.
The distance between San Rafael and Heredia is 4952 km. The road distance is 5952.5 km.
The best way to get from San Rafael to Heredia without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 3h and costs $450 - $600.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from San Rafael to Heredia, including transfers.
San Rafael to Heredia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
San Rafael to Heredia bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Heredia is 1h ahead of San Rafael. It is currently 12:42 PM in San Rafael and 1:42 PM in Heredia.
Yes, the driving distance between San Rafael to Heredia is 5952 km. It takes approximately 3 days 0h to drive from San Rafael to Heredia.
What companies run services between San Rafael, CA, USA and Heredia, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Heredia via San Francisco Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua, Terminal NicaBus, and Terminal TUASA in around 5d 3h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from San Francisco Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Heredia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $315
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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