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
13h 28m$831–3,109Fly 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 48m$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 6hDrive 6,962.4 km
- Drive from Bellingham to San Josécar 6,962.4 km
3d 11h$934–1,349Fly Abbotsford International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YXX - SJO
14h 20m$256–1,110Shuttle 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
14h 10m$352–1,466Bus 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 59m$256–734Shuttle 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 9m$687–2,265Bus 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$421–1,433
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 $250 - $750 and takes 14h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica is to fly and shuttle which takes 13h 28m and costs $800 - $3,200.
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 .
It takes approximately 13h 28m to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h ahead of Bellingham. It is currently 2:38 AM in Bellingham and 4:38 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 747+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Bellingham, WA, USA and Costa Rica?
Flair Airlines, Air Transat, and six other airlines fly from Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Puerto Vallarta, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,700
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Calgary, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,800
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Oakland, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,100
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
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
- $160–260
- 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/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- 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
- 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
- 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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