There are 5 ways to get from Allentown to Costa Rica by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Allentown to Newarkbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EWR - SJO
8h 48m$564–968Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ABE - SJO
10h 9m$141–652Bus, train
- Take the bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Stationbus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
5d 15h$682–1,516Drive 6,012.6 km
- Drive from Allentown to San Josécar 6,012.6 km
3d 2h$807–1,165Bus to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Stationbus
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PHL - SJO
11h 15m$212–845
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Allentown to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $140 - $650 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Allentown to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 8h 48m and costs $550 - $1,000.
The distance between Allentown and Costa Rica is 3693 km. The road distance is 6012.6 km.
The best way to get from Allentown to Costa Rica without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 15h and costs $650 - $1,600.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Allentown to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h behind Allentown. It is currently 7:05 PM in Allentown and 5:05 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Allentown to Costa Rica is 6013 km. It takes approximately 3 days 2h to drive from Allentown to Costa Rica.
There are 750+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Allentown, Lehigh County, PA, USA and Costa Rica?
Delta, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–900
- Website
- Amtrak
- Website
- Yes Blue Transportation
Bus from Allentown to Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–33
- Schedules at
- Yes Blue Transportation
- Phone
- +1 610-868-6001
- webmaster@transbridgelines.com
- Website
- transbridgelines.com
Bus from Allentown to Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $63–69
- Schedules at
- transbridgelines.com
- Adult
- $63–69
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- customerservice@martzbus.com
- Website
- Martz Bus
Bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Martz Bus
Bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Martz Bus
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- 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
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