There are 9 ways to get from Arkansas to Costa Rica by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LIT - SJO
6h 40m$158–622Fly Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FSM - SJO
6h 51m$148–611Train, 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 Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
3d 15h$461–829Drive 4,265 km
- Drive from Little Rock to San Josécar 4,265 km
2d 8h$572–827Fly Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XNA - SJO
7h$221–849Fly Texarkana Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TXK - SJO
9h 19m$151–614Fly Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane LIT - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
9h 42m$571–1,699Train, 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 Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
3d 18h$515–938Train, 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 Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Mga
5d 4h$359–657
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 $150 - $650 and takes 9h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Arkansas to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 6h 40m and costs $150 - $650.
The distance between Arkansas and Costa Rica is 2883 km. The road distance is 4265 km.
The best way to get from Arkansas to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 4h and costs $350 - $700.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Arkansas to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Arkansas. It is currently 4:44 AM in Arkansas and 3:44 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Arkansas to Costa Rica is 4265 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Arkansas to Costa Rica.
There are 752+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Arkansas, USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines 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 Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Texarkana Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
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 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–390
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- 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
- $140–230
- 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
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–70
- First Class
- $50–60
- 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/
- 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
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–50
- 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/
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- 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
- $30–70
- 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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