There are 8 ways to get from Arkansas to Costa Rica by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport
best- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIT - SJO
6h 43m$228–972Fly from Fort Smith Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FSM - SJO
8h 44m$128–561Train, bus via Mexico City
- Take the train from Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Politécnico to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sjo
3d 17h$333–620Drive 4,265.6 km
- Drive from Little Rock to San Josécar 4,265.6 km
2d 8h$572–827Fly from Texarkana Regional Airport
- Fly from Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TXK - SJO
9h 19m$131–564Fly from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
- Fly from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XNA - SJO
7h 12m$180–698Train, bus
- Take the train from Union Station to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sjo
3d 20h$372–724Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
4d 23h$336–712
Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arkansas to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $120 - $600 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Arkansas to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs $220 - $1,000.
The distance between Arkansas and Costa Rica is 2883 km. The road distance is 4265.6 km.
The best way to get from Arkansas to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 23h and costs $330 - $750.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Arkansas to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Arkansas to Costa Rica is 4266 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Arkansas to Costa Rica.
There are 775+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Arkansas, USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Texarkana Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $60–160
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $80–200
- Business - advance purchase
- $110–450
- Business Class
- $180–460
Train from Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Politécnico to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–65
- First Class
- $45–60
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $55–75
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
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