There are 4 ways to get from Cedar Rapids to Costa Rica by car, plane, 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.
Drive to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO)car
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ALO - SJO
9h 12m$172–717Drive 5,121.5 km
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to San Josécar 5,121.5 km
2d 16h$687–992Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CID - SJO
9h 46m$232–954Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CID - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
13h 5m$776–2,680
Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cedar Rapids to Costa Rica is to drive and fly which costs $170 - $750 and takes 9h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cedar Rapids to Costa Rica is to drive and fly which takes 9h 12m and costs $170 - $750.
The distance between Cedar Rapids and Costa Rica is 3804 km. The road distance is 5121.5 km.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Cedar Rapids to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Cedar Rapids. It is currently 4:58 AM in Cedar Rapids and 3:58 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Cedar Rapids to Costa Rica is 5121 km. It takes approximately 2 days 16h to drive from Cedar Rapids to Costa Rica.
There are 790+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Cedar Rapids, IA, USA and Costa Rica?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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