There are 8 ways to get from Allentown to Costa Rica by plane, bus (Flixbus), car, bus, train, or shuttle
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Fly Lehigh Valley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ABE - SJO
10h 5m$192–555Bus, train to Trenton Mercer Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Stationbus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Trentontrain
- Fly from Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TTN - SJO
12h 45m$182–665Bus
- Take the bus from Allentown to New York City Chinatownbus
- Take the bus from New York to Atlantabus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 8h$541–901Drive 6,027.9 km
- Drive from Allentown to San Josécar 6,027.9 km
3d 2h$809–1,168Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Allentown to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EWR - SJO
9h 34m$219–1,152Bus to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- 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
10h 52m$234–596Bus to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Allentown to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane JFK - SJO
10h 27m$196–607Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Allentown to Newark Penn Stationbus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane EWR - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
12h 40m$762–1,329
Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Allentown to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $650 and takes 10h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Allentown to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 9h 34m and costs $210 - $1,200.
The distance between Allentown and Costa Rica is 3534 km. The road distance is 6027.9 km.
The best way to get from Allentown to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 8h and costs $500 - $900.
It takes approximately 10h 5m to get from Allentown to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Allentown to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 10h 5m and costs $190 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $900 and takes 5 days 8h.
Costa Rica is 2h behind Allentown. It is currently 8:38 PM in Allentown and 6:38 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Allentown to Costa Rica is 6028 km. It takes approximately 3 days 2h to drive from Allentown to Costa Rica.
There are 747+ 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. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Allentown to Terminal Atlántico Norte via New York City Chinatown, New York, Atlanta, Atlanta, Houston - Telephone Rd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 5d 8h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Trenton Mercer Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Trenton Mercer Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Trenton Mercer Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Lehigh Valley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to New York City Chinatown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Allentown to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from New York to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $100–150
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- 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
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Allentown to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- customerservice@martzbus.com
- Website
- martzbus.com
Bus from Allentown Transportation Center to Philadelphia 30th St Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://martzbus.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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