There are 9 ways to get from Austin to Jacó by plane, shuttle, 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 Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AUS - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
9h 48m$392–764Bus via Mexico City
cheapest- Take the bus from Austin 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
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Jacóbus
3d 1h$293–461Drive 3,503.9 km
- Drive from Austin to Jacócar 3,503.9 km
47h 48m$470–679Bus to San Antonio International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from 534 Red River St Austin to San Antoniobus
- Fly from San Antonio International Airport (SAT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SAT - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
13h 1m$295–847Bus to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to Hyatt Regency Houstonbus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane IAH - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
11h 28m$420–744Bus to William P. Hobby Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to Hyatt Regency Houstonbus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HOU - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
11h 43m$461–1,163Fly Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane AUS - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Jacó
13h 1m$740–1,771Bus
- Take the bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to Hyatt Regency Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus Sac
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus to Jacóbus
4d 5h$382–648Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to Hyatt Regency Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Jacó
4d 7h$550–833
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austin to Jacó is to bus via Mexico City which costs $290 - $470 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Austin to Jacó is to fly and shuttle which takes 9h 48m and costs $390 - $800.
The distance between Austin and Jacó is 2773 km. The road distance is 3503.9 km.
The best way to get from Austin to Jacó without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 5h and costs $380 - $650.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Austin to Jacó, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Austin to Jacó is 3504 km. It takes approximately 47h 48m to drive from Austin to Jacó.
There are 784+ hotels available in Jacó.
What companies run services between Austin, TX, USA and Jacó, Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Austin to Jacó via Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Diana, Politécnico, Tapachula, San Salvador, Terminal San Carlos - CCA, Terminal Atlántico Norte, and Terminal Tica Bus in around 3d 1h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Liberia International Airport via George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Liberia International Airport via William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Antonio International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–330
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $164
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $109
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $285
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 6050 6500
- reservations@interbusonline.com
- Website
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from San José to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $204
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Austin to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- 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 Tica Bus to Jacó
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $7–11
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from 534 Red River St Austin to San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $22–140
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Austin Doubletree University Area to Hyatt Regency Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $127–147
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- low
- $127
- high
- $147
- Phone
- +506 2750 0626
- info@caribeshuttle.com
- Website
- caribeshuttle.com
Shuttle from Liberia to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.caribeshuttle.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
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San Salvador to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
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