There are 10 ways to get from Brazil to Costa Rica by bus, plane, train, car, taxi, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Indianapolis, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Terre Haute Greyhound Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane IND - SJO
11h 48m$208–740Bus, train via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Terre Haute Greyhound Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
4d 6h$494–961Drive 5,099.2 km
- Drive from Brazil to San Josécar 5,099.2 km
2d 17h$684–988Taxi, bus to Evansville, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the taxi from Brazil to Bloomington, INtaxi
- Take the bus from Bloomington, IN to Evansville, INbus
- Fly from Evansville (EVV) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EVV - SJO
14h$332–917Taxi, bus to Louisville International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the taxi from Brazil to Indianapolistaxi
- Take the bus from Indianapolis to El Mercadito Grocery - Clarksville, INbus
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SDF - SJO
14h 46m$324–996Bus to Indianapolis, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Terre Haute Greyhound Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane IND - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
15h 32m$643–1,989Bus, train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Terre Haute Greyhound Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ORD - SJO
15h 54m$235–792Bus, train to Purdue University Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Terre Haute Greyhound Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Purdue University Airport (LAF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAF - SJO
14h 51m$220–718Bus
- Take the bus from Terre Haute Greyhound Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St to West Bellfort Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 1h$439–796Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terre Haute Greyhound Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from St. Louis to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
5d 11h$464–798
Indianapolis (IND) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brazil to Costa Rica is to bus and train and fly which costs $230 - $800 and takes 15h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Brazil to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 11h 48m and costs $200 - $750.
The distance between Brazil and Costa Rica is 3480 km. The road distance is 5099.2 km.
The best way to get from Brazil to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 1h and costs $430 - $800.
It takes approximately 11h 48m to get from Brazil to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Brazil. It is currently 11:08 AM in Brazil and 10:08 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Brazil to Costa Rica is 5099 km. It takes approximately 2 days 17h to drive from Brazil to Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Brazil, IN, USA and Costa Rica?
You can take a vehicle from Brazil to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Terre Haute Greyhound Station, St Louis Bus Station, Memphis Bus Station, Downtown Houston, St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St, West Bellfort Park & Ride, Houston, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 5d 1h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Evansville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Evansville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Evansville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Indianapolis to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Evansville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Indianapolis to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Purdue University Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Indianapolis to Liberia International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–320
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Louis to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $85–240
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $120–290
- Business - advance purchase
- $170–700
- Business Class
- $260–650
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Indianapolis to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Terre Haute Greyhound Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Terre Haute Greyhound Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- 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/
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Bloomington, IN to Evansville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Indianapolis to El Mercadito Grocery - Clarksville, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–140
- 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
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 713-635-4000
- Website
- ridemetro.org
Bus from St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St to West Bellfort Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.ridemetro.org
- 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
Bus from Houston to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Estimated price
- $110–150
First Choice Cab
- Phone
- +1-812-251-8294
First Choice Cab
- Phone
- +1-812-251-8294
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