There are 3 ways to get from Charlottesville to Costa Rica by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CHO - SJO
7h 21m$154–591Train, bus
- Take the train from Charlottesville 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 San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 11h$464–1,366Drive 5,618.4 km
- Drive from Charlottesville to San Josécar 5,618.4 km
2d 22h$754–1,089
Charlottesville (CHO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlottesville to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $150 - $600 and takes 7h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Charlottesville to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs $150 - $600.
The distance between Charlottesville and Costa Rica is 3201 km. The road distance is 5618.4 km.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Charlottesville to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Charlottesville. It is currently 3:26 PM in Charlottesville and 2:26 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlottesville to Costa Rica is 5618 km. It takes approximately 2 days 22h to drive from Charlottesville to Costa Rica.
There are 772+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Charlottesville, VA, USA and Costa Rica?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Charlottesville (CHO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlottesville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Charlottesville to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlottesville to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $55–75
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