There are 6 ways to get from Cedar Rapids to Costa Rica by plane, car, bus, or shuttle
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Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)CID - SJO
9h 48m$142–604Drive 5,117.5 km
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to San José5,117.5 km
2d 16h$687–992Drive to Dubuque Regional Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Drive from Cedar Rapids to Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ)
- Fly from Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)DBQ - SJO
12h 24m$182–719Bus to Waterloo Municipal Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Cedar Rapids Airport to Waterloo
- Fly from Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)ALO - SJO
17h 32m$186–680Fly The Eastern Iowa Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)CID - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
13h 55m$588–1,902Bus, bus to Quad City International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)MLI - SJO
13h 39m
The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cedar Rapids to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $140 - $650 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Cedar Rapids to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 48m and costs $140 - $650.
The distance between Cedar Rapids and Costa Rica is 3641 km. The road distance is 5117.5 km.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Cedar Rapids to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cedar Rapids to Costa Rica is 5117 km. It takes approximately 2 days 16h to drive from Cedar Rapids to Costa Rica.
There are 794+ 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) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Dubuque Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Dubuque Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Dubuque Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Waterloo Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Quad City International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Dubuque Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Liberia International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Phone
- +1 (319) 753-2864
- info@burlingtontrailways.com
- Website
- burlingtontrailways.com
Bus from Cedar Rapids Airport to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $27–40
- Flexible Fares
- $35–55
Bus from Iowa City to Moline
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://burlingtontrailways.com
- Saver Fares
- $26–40
- Flexible Fares
- $35–50
- 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/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380express.com
Bus from GTC Bay 9 to Court St Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.380express.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.380express.com/schedule/
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