There are 8 ways to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica by plane, shuttle, 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 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 23m$759–2,386Fly Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BLI - SJO
23h 56m$211–851Train, bus
- Take the train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Seattletrain
- Take the train from Seattle to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
6d 6h$1,172–1,724Drive 6,960.8 km
- Drive from Bellingham to San Josécar 6,960.8 km
3d 11h$1,053–1,521Shuttle 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 30m$313–613Bus 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 54m$421–984Shuttle 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 15m$577–1,642Bus 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 43m$605–1,713
Abbotsford International Airport (YXX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica is to shuttle and fly which costs $310 - $650 and takes 14h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica is to fly and shuttle which takes 13h 23m and costs $750 - $2,400.
The distance between Bellingham and Costa Rica is 5678 km. The road distance is 6960.8 km.
The best way to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 6 days 6h and costs $1,100 - $1,800.
It takes approximately 13h 23m to get from Bellingham to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h ahead of Bellingham. It is currently 9:01 PM in Bellingham and 11:01 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Bellingham to Costa Rica is 6961 km. It takes approximately 3 days 11h to drive from Bellingham to Costa Rica.
There are 727+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Bellingham, WA, USA and Costa Rica?
Allegiant Air, Avianca - Aerovías del Continente Americano S.A., and five other airlines fly from Bellingham International Airport (BLI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Portland, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 52m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 16m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Abbotsford International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bellingham International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Portland, Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Bellingham Amtrak Station to Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Seattle to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- 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
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
- Phone
- +1 866-235-5247
- shuttle@airporter.com
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
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
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
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
- Website
- Bellair Airporter
- Schedules at
- Airporter Schedules
- Phone
- +1 800.665.2122
- reservation@quickcoach.com
- Website
- Quick Shuttle
Bus from Bellingham Airport to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- Quick Shuttle
- Schedules at
- Quick Shuttle Schedule
Bus from Bellingham Airport to River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28
- Website
- Quick Shuttle
- Schedules at
- Quick Shuttle Schedule
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