There are 9 ways to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, bus, train, 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 Abbotsford International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YXX - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
14h 18m$891–3,309Fly Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BLI - SJO
14h 28m$202–803Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Seattlebus
- Take the train from Seattle to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
6d 6h$728–1,241Drive 6,962.4 km
- Drive from Bellingham to San Josécar 6,962.4 km
3d 11h$934–1,349Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SEA - SJO
13h 33m$352–1,466Shuttle to Paine Field County Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb
- Fly from Paine Field County Airport (PAE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PAE - SJO
14h 58m$222–849Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Bellingham Airport to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmondbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YVR - SJO
14h 19m$346–734Shuttle to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SEA - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
15h 4m$697–2,265Bus to Vancouver International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Bellingham Airport to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmondbus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane YVR - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
15h 44m$431–983
Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $340 - $750 and takes 14h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica is to shuttle and fly which takes 13h 33m and costs $350 - $1,500.
The distance between Bellingham and Costa Rica is 5678 km. The road distance is 6962.4 km.
The best way to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica without a car is to bus and train which takes 6 days 6h and costs $700 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 14h 18m to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Bellingham. It is currently 11:33 PM in Bellingham and 12:33 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Bellingham to Costa Rica is 6962 km. It takes approximately 3 days 11h to drive from Bellingham to Costa Rica.
There are 753+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Bellingham, WA, USA and Costa Rica?
Allegiant Air, Southwest Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Portland, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,900
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Paine Field County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $340–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
Shuttle from Bellingham, WA-4 points by Sheraton to Paine Field Airport Terminal - Eb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Schedules at
- airporter.com
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- rez@quickcoach.com
- Website
- quickcoach.com
Bus from Bellingham Airport to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Schedules at
- quickcoach.com
- Adult
- $22–27
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