There are 4 ways to get from Boston to Costa Rica by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BOS - SJO
8h 19m$311–790Train, bus
- Take the train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
5d 19h$736–2,139Drive 6,483.6 km
- Drive from Boston to San Josécar 6,483.6 km
3d 8h$870–1,256Fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane BOS - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
9h 16m$544–1,516
Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Boston to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $310 - $800 and takes 8h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Boston to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 8h 19m and costs $310 - $800.
The distance between Boston and Costa Rica is 3825 km. The road distance is 6483.6 km.
The best way to get from Boston to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 19h and costs $700 - $2,200.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Boston to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h behind Boston. It is currently 11:46 AM in Boston and 9:46 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Boston to Costa Rica is 6484 km. It takes approximately 3 days 8h to drive from Boston to Costa Rica.
There are 752+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Boston, MA, USA and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–850
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Boston to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
- 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
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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