There are 6 ways to get from San Jose to Ecuador by train, plane, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane SFO - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
14h 36m$201–695Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Eloy Alfaro International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Eloy Alfaro International Airport (MEC)plane SFO - MEC
17h 44m$191–683Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SFO - GYE
13h 38m$199–686Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane SJC - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
13h 40m$248–878Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE)plane SJC - GYE
14h 35m$216–818BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to Mariscal Sucre International Airport, car
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO)plane OAK - UIO
- Drive from Quito Airport to Quitocar
14h 32m$234–837
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Mariscal Sucre International Airport (UIO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Ecuador is to Caltrain and fly which costs $190 - $700 and takes 17h 44m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Ecuador is to Caltrain and fly which takes 13h 38m and costs $190 - $700.
The distance between San Jose and Ecuador is 6254 km.
It takes approximately 14h 36m to get from San Jose to Ecuador, including transfers.
There are 448+ hotels available in Ecuador.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Ecuador?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., Copa Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport (GYE) 4 times a week.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Guatemala City, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Jose Cabo, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Las Vegas, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Diego, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via San Salvador, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Eloy Alfaro International Airport via Houston, Mariscal Sucre International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Mariscal Sucre International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to José Joaquín De Olmedo International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
- Phone
- +593 98 414 6312
- fantasytravelecuador@gmail.com
- Website
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
Car from Quito Airport to Quito
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $25
- Schedules at
- Fantasy Travel Ecuador
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