There are 9 ways to get from San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park by subway, plane, shuttle, taxi, bus, or car
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BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SFO - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
14h$384–990BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)plane SFO - FON
13h 44m$229–777Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from San Ramon to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwichtaxi
- Take the bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Cañasbus
- Take the taxi from Cañas to Arenal Volcano National Parktaxi
4d 21h$682–852Drive 5,793.6 km
- Drive from San Ramon to Informacion de Parque Nacional Volcan Arenalcar 5,793.6 km
2d 22h$777–1,123BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- 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 the taxi from Monteverde to El Arenaltaxi
14h 6m$529–2,777Fly Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane OAK - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
15h 15m$357–934BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the subway from MacArthur to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SJC - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
16h 40m$643–1,090BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Take the subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane SFO - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
19h 34m$1,035–1,440Fly Oakland International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane OAK - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take the taxi from Monteverde to El Arenaltaxi
15h 39m$622–2,271
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park is to BART and fly which costs $220 - $800 and takes 13h 44m.
The fastest way to get from San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park is to BART and fly which takes 13h 44m and costs $220 - $800.
The distance between San Ramon and Arenal Volcano National Park is 5111 km. The road distance is 5793.6 km.
The best way to get from San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 4 days 21h and costs $650 - $850.
It takes approximately 14h to get from San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park, including transfers.
Arenal Volcano National Park is 2h ahead of San Ramon. It is currently 6:18 PM in San Ramon and 8:18 PM in Arenal Volcano National Park.
Yes, the driving distance between San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park is 5794 km. It takes approximately 2 days 22h to drive from San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park.
There are 631+ hotels available in Arenal Volcano National Park.
What companies run services between San Ramon, CA, USA and Arenal Volcano National Park, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from San Ramon to Arenal Volcano National Park. However, you can take the bus to Walnut Creek BART, walk to Walnut Creek, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, take the bus to El Erizo, walk to Alajuela, take the shuttle to La Fortuna, walk to Terminal de Buses La Fortuna, take the bus to El Castillo, then walk to El Arenal. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich, take the bus to Chinatown Station, walk to Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, take the line 28 bus to Olympic / Union, take the bus to Managua, walk to Terminal Managua - CCA, take the bus to Peñas Blancas, take the bus to Cañas, then take the taxi to Arenal Volcano National Park.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
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
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Managua Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Walnut Creek to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–15
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from MacArthur to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- 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 Peñas Blancas to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $271
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +1 714-839-3500
- admin@lowfarebus.com
- Website
- xedohoang.com
Bus from San Jose - Huong Lan Sandwich to Chinatown Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/hoangexpress/
- Website
- https://xedohoang.com/en
- 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
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–40
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $11–40
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–35
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $10–35
- 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/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Estimated price
- $100–170
Taxi Monteverde Central 7
- Phone
- +506 2645 7777
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Monteverde
- Phone
- +506 2645 7272
- Website
- facebook.com
Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 6192 3389
Taxi Monteverde Central 7
- Phone
- +506 2645 7777
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Monteverde
- Phone
- +506 2645 7272
- Website
- facebook.com
Jorge's Taxis and Shuttles
- Phone
- +506 6192 3389
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