There are 9 ways to get from Carbondale to Costa Rica by bus, plane, train, car, taxi, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Carbondale to St. Louisbus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane STL - SJO
11h 55m$219–700Drive to Barkley Regional Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Drive from Carbondale to Barkley Regional Airport (PAH)car
- Fly from Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PAH - SJO
9h 36m$183–720Train, bus
- Take the train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
4d 20h$487–983Drive 4,793.1 km
- Drive from Carbondale to San Josécar 4,793.1 km
2d 14h$643–929Taxi to Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the taxi from Carbondale to Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport (CGI)taxi
- Fly from Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport (CGI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CGI - SJO
24h 55m$272–795Bus to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Carbondale to St. Louisbus
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane STL - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
15h 5m$562–1,727Drive to Barkley Regional Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Drive from Carbondale to Barkley Regional Airport (PAH)car
- Fly from Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PAH - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
12h 37m$536–1,597Bus via Atlanta
- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
5d$432–827Bus
- Take the bus from Marathon Gas Station - Marion to Dallas Jeffersonbus
- Take the bus from Dallas to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 12h$484–835
Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carbondale to Costa Rica is to drive and fly which costs $180 - $750 and takes 9h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Carbondale to Costa Rica is to drive and fly which takes 9h 36m and costs $180 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Carbondale station to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Carbondale Intermodal Station and arriving at Terminal Tica Bus San José via Atlanta Bus Station, Magnolia Transit Center, Texas Medical Center Transit Center, Houston and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 0h.
The distance between Carbondale and Costa Rica is 3435 km. The road distance is 4793.1 km.
The best way to get from Carbondale to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 4 days 20h and costs $480 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 11h 55m to get from Carbondale to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Carbondale to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Carbondale Intermodal Station.
Carbondale to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Carbondale. It is currently 5:07 PM in Carbondale and 4:07 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Carbondale to Costa Rica is 4793 km. It takes approximately 2 days 14h to drive from Carbondale to Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Carbondale, IL, USA and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Terminal Tica Bus San José via Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, Magnolia Transit Center, Texas Medical Center Transit Center, Bellaire Blvd @ Corporate Dr, Houston, San Salvador, and Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador in around 5d.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Pensacola, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 18m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Barkley Regional Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Barkley Regional Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Barkley Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–25
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- 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
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
- 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
- $60–90
- 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
- $60–90
- 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
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–230
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from Marathon Gas Station - Marion to Dallas Jefferson
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $110–240
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Dallas to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–85
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $30–50
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