There are 9 ways to get from San Jose to San Vito by train, plane, taxi, bus, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Caltrain, fly to Golfito, taxi
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Golfito (GLF)plane SFO - GLF
- Take the taxi from Golfito (GLF) to San Vitotaxi
15h 8m$256–710Caltrain, fly to Quepos La Managua Airport, drive
cheapest- 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
- Drive from Quepos-Airport-XQP to San Vitocar
14h 23m$180–655Train, bus, shuttle, drive
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Drive from Uvita to San Vitocar
5d 5h$1,080–1,332Drive 6,099.9 km
- Drive from San Jose to San Vitocar 6,099.9 km
3d 3h$818–1,182Caltrain, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, bus, shuttle
- 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 the bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14bus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Golfito
17h 59m$963–1,497Caltrain, 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 Golfito
18h 21m$920–1,849Caltrain, fly to Puerto Jiménez Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Puerto Jiménez Airport (PJM)plane SFO - PJM
- Take the bus from Puerto Jiménez to Ciudad Neilybus
15h 26m$214–788Caltrain, fly to Drake Bay, drive, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Drake Bay (DRK)plane SFO - DRK
- Drive from Drake Bay (DRK) to Ciudad Cortéscar
- Take the bus from Ciudad Cortés to San Vitobus
19h 16m$180–654Caltrain, fly to Tocumen International Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane SFO - PTY
- Take the bus from Terminal de Albrook to Fronterabus
22h 31m$224–717
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Golfito (GLF) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to San Vito is to Caltrain and fly and drive which costs $180 - $700 and takes 14h 23m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to San Vito is to Caltrain and fly and drive which takes 14h 23m and costs $180 - $700.
The distance between San Jose and San Vito is 5194 km. The road distance is 6099.9 km.
It takes approximately 15h 8m to get from San Jose to San Vito, including transfers.
San Vito is 1h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 23:22 in San Jose and 00:22 in San Vito.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to San Vito is 6100 km. It takes approximately 3 days 3h to drive from San Jose to San Vito.
There are 45+ hotels available in San Vito.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and San Vito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from San Jose to San Vito. However, you can take the train to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound, walk to Millbrae, take the subway to San Francisco International Airport, walk to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) airport, fly to Golfito (GLF), then take the taxi to San Vito. Alternatively, you can take a train from San Jose to San Vito via Los Angeles, Union Station - Metro B & D Lines, Westlake / MacArthur Park Station, Westlake Ave & Wilshire Blvd, Union Ave & James M Wood Blvd, Los Angeles, San Salvador, Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador, Terminal Tica Bus San José, San José, and Uvita in around 5d 5h.
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Golfito via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Golfito via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Drake Bay via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Puerto Jiménez Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Drake Bay via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Golfito via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Golfito via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Puerto Jiménez Airport via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Drake Bay via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Drake Bay via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–900
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Drake Bay via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 46m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- 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
- $250–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- 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
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Los Angeles, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 11m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- 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
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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d 15h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $290–380
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $477
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from San José to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $519
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Golfito
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $603
- Website
- RIDE CR
- Phone
- +506 2442 6900
- contraloriadeservicios@grupotuasa.com
- Website
- grupotuasa.com
Bus from 50 m este Del Aeropuerto to Terminal San José Av. 2, C12 Y 14
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- grupotuasa.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Bus from Puerto Jiménez to Ciudad Neily
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- yoviajocr.com
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Ciudad Cortés to San Vito
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–13
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $11–13
Bus from Terminal de Albrook to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–22
- Schedules at
- Transporte Panama Chiriqui Frontera S.A (Panachif)
Bus from Terminal de Albrook to Frontera
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–57
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $35–55
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Estimated price
- $110–140
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