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
8h 6m$228–922Fly from Texarkana Regional Airport
cheapest- Fly from Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TXK - SJO
9h 9m$141–614Train, 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 Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
3d 16h$488–862Drive 4,269.5 km
- Drive from Little Rock to San Josécar 4,269.5 km
2d 8h$573–827Fly from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
- Fly from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane XNA - SJO
7h 32m$211–799Fly from Fort Smith Municipal Airport
- Fly from Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FSM - SJO
9h 24m$148–611Train, 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$553–987Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
4d 11h$387–744
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 $140 - $650 and takes 9h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Arkansas to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $210 - $800.
The distance between Arkansas and Costa Rica is 2882 km. The road distance is 4269.5 km.
The best way to get from Arkansas to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 11h and costs $380 - $750.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Arkansas to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Arkansas. It is currently 3:51 PM in Arkansas and 2:51 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Arkansas to Costa Rica is 4270 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Arkansas to Costa Rica.
There are 753+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Arkansas, USA and Costa Rica?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- 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 Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Texarkana Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Fort Smith Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Bill And Hillary Clinton National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–420
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–420
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- Ecobus Express
Bus from Mexico City Politécnico Station to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Schedules at
- Ecobus Express
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $65–95
- 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 Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Longview to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
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