There are 5 ways to get from Atlanta to Arenal Volcano by plane, shuttle, bus, taxi, or car
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Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)ATL - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to La Fortuna
8h 17m$302–1,812Fly to La Fortuna Arenal Airport
cheapest- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON)ATL - FON
16h 59m$148–502Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvador
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Cañas
- Take the taxi from Cañas to Arenal Volcano
4d 15h$490–812Drive 4,746.8 km
- Drive from Atlanta to Arenal Volcano4,746.8 km
2d 12h$637–920Fly to Liberia International Airport, bus, shuttle
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)ATL - LIR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Take a shuttle bus from Cañas to La Fortuna
10h 23m$440–1,304
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to Arenal Volcano is to fly which costs $140 - $500 and takes 16h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to Arenal Volcano is to fly and shuttle which takes 8h 17m and costs $300 - $1,900.
The distance between Atlanta and Arenal Volcano is 2768 km. The road distance is 4746.8 km.
It takes approximately 8h 17m to get from Atlanta to Arenal Volcano, including transfers.
Arenal Volcano is 1h behind Atlanta. It is currently 10:13 AM in Atlanta and 9:13 AM in Arenal Volcano.
Yes, the driving distance between Atlanta to Arenal Volcano is 4747 km. It takes approximately 2 days 12h to drive from Atlanta to Arenal Volcano.
There are 625+ hotels available in Arenal Volcano.
What companies run services between Atlanta, GA, USA and Arenal Volcano, Provincia de Alajuela, Costa Rica?
Delta, SANSA, and JetBlue Airways fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to La Fortuna Arenal Airport (FON) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–420
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Roxana
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Fort Lauderdale, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to La Fortuna Arenal Airport via Liberia International Airport, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–420
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–390
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $168
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Cañas to La Fortuna
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $156
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- 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 Benito - CCA to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $45–65
- Phone
- +506 2663 1752
- reinadelcamposa@hotmail.com
- Website
- reinadelcampo.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- reinadelcampo.com
- Phone
- +506 2222 0610
- info@grupocaribeños.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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