There are 7 ways to get from San Rafael to Zarcero by bus, plane, taxi, car, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound)
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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
12h 24m$308–1,340Bus 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
14h 7m$197–810Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from San Rafael to Monument Plaza - Concordtaxi
- Take the bus from Monument Plaza - Concord to Cross Border Express, San Diegobus
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Oaxacabus
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
- Take the taxi from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Zarcerotaxi
4d 3h$637–852Drive 5,915.1 km
- Drive from San Rafael to Zarcerocar 5,915.1 km
3d$794–1,146Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, bus, 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 the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañasbus
- Take a shuttle bus from Cañas to La Fortuna
- Take a shuttle bus from La Fortuna to Zarcero
15h 32m$801–2,564Bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport, taxi
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane SFO - FON
- Take the taxi from La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) to Zarcerotaxi
16h 17m$302–872Bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Zarcerobus
5d 5h$452–586
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Rafael to Zarcero is to bus and fly which costs $300 - $1,400 and takes 12h 24m.
The fastest way to get from San Rafael to Zarcero is to bus and fly which takes 12h 24m and costs $300 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from San Rafael to Zarcero. However, there are services departing from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A and arriving at Zarcero via San Francisco Bus Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua and Terminal Atlántico Norte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 5h.
The distance between San Rafael and Zarcero is 4992 km. The road distance is 5915.1 km.
The best way to get from San Rafael to Zarcero without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 5h and costs $450 - $600.
It takes approximately 12h 24m to get from San Rafael to Zarcero, including transfers.
San Rafael to Zarcero bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Francisco Bus Station.
San Rafael to Zarcero bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Zarcero is 1h ahead of San Rafael. It is currently 12:12 AM in San Rafael and 1:12 AM in Zarcero.
Yes, the driving distance between San Rafael to Zarcero is 5915 km. It takes approximately 3 days 0h to drive from San Rafael to Zarcero.
What companies run services between San Rafael, CA, USA and Zarcero, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from San Rafael Transit Center-Platform A to Zarcero via San Francisco Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua, Terminal NicaBus, and Terminal Atlántico Norte in around 5d 5h.
- 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
- flysansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Las Vegas, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Guatemala City, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–800
- 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
Bus from Monument Plaza - Concord to Cross Border Express, San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- crossborderxpress.com
- miky.cano91@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tijuana to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $140
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- 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
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
- 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
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Cañas to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $240
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from La Fortuna to Zarcero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $187
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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/
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Zarcero
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4
- Phone
- +506 8356 1555
- contraloriadeservicios.buses@gmail.com
- Website
- yoviajocr.com
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Zarcero
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Estimated price
- $110–160
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 415.333.3333
- Website
- yellowcabsf.com
SF Green Cab
- Phone
- +1 415-626-4733
- Website
- greencabsf.com
Coastside TAxi
- Phone
- +1 650-333-3505
- Website
- coastsidetaxi.com
Vallejo City Taxi Cab
- Phone
- +1 707-643-3333
Taxis Desamparados
- Phone
- +506 4080 3815
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxis Coopeirazú
- Phone
- +506 2254 3211
- Website
- coopeirazu.com
Coopetranstura
- Phone
- +506 2440 4444
- Website
- officialairportsjotaxi.com
Coopetico
- Phone
- +506 2224 7979
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopetaxi
- Phone
- +506 2235 9966
- Website
- facebook.com
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