San Jose to Sámara - 8 ways to travel via plane, shuttle, Caltrain, and BART
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There are 8 ways to get from San Jose to Sámara by plane, shuttle, train, subway, bus, or car

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    1. Fly from San Jose (SJC) to Liberia (LIR)planeSJC - LIR
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Sámarashuttle
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    Fly San Jose to Liberia, shuttle

    13h 8m
    $306–1,872
    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
    2. Fly from San Francisco (SFO) to Liberia (LIR)planeSFO - LIR
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Sámarashuttle

    Caltrain to San Francisco, fly to Liberia, shuttle

    12h 29m
    $320–1,188
    1. Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
    2. Fly from Oakland (OAK) to Liberia (LIR)planeOAK - LIR
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Sámarashuttle

    BART to Oakland, fly to Liberia, shuttle

    14h 24m
    $428–1,284
    1. Fly from San Jose (SJC) to San Jose (SJO)planeSJC - SJO
    2. Take the bus from Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to La Fortunabus
    3. Take the bus from La Fortuna to Sámarabus

    Fly San Jose to San Jose, Bus

    14h 56m
    $511–1,552
    1. Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
    2. Fly from San Francisco (SFO) to San Jose (SJO)planeSFO - SJO
    3. Take the bus from Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría to La Fortunabus
    4. Take the bus from La Fortuna to Sámarabus

    Caltrain to San Francisco, fly to San Jose, Bus

    15h 22m
    $485–1,218
    1. Take a shuttle bus from San Jose International Airport to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garageshuttle
    2. Fly from Monterey (MRY) to Liberia (LIR)planeMRY - LIR
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Sámarashuttle

    Shuttle to Monterey, fly to Liberia, shuttle

    16h 59m
    $478–1,819
    1. Take the bus from San Jose Downtown to Los Angeles Downtownbus
    2. Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
    3. Take the bus from Managua to San Josébus
    4. Take the bus from San Jose to Sámarabus

    Bus

    4d 16h
    $418–563
    1. Drive from San Jose to Sámaracar3,741.6 mi

    Drive 3,741.6 mi

    2d 21h
    $808–1,167

San Jose (SJC) to Liberia (LIR) flights

Calendar21Weekly Planes
Duration10h 30mAverage Duration
Ticket$218Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Sámara, Costa Rica?

You can take a bus from San Jose Downtown to Sámara via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua, San José, and San Jose in around 4d 16h.

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