There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Quepos by plane, shuttle, 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 Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ORD - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
11h 53m$300–792Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP)plane ORD - XQP
9h 50m$144–619Train, bus, drive
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station 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
- Drive from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Queposcar
4d 10h$682–1,287Drive 5,370.3 km
- Drive from Chicago to Queposcar 5,370.3 km
2d 19h$721–1,041Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MDW - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
13h 19m$330–1,152Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane ORD - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Dominical
- Take a shuttle bus from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
14h 14m$928–4,959Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cobano, shuttle
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Cobano (ACO)plane ORD - ACO
- Take a shuttle bus from Montezuma to Manuel Antonio
16h 5m$762–995
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Quepos is to fly which costs $140 - $650 and takes 9h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Quepos is to fly which takes 9h 50m and costs $140 - $650.
The distance between Chicago and Quepos is 3813 km. The road distance is 5370.3 km.
It takes approximately 11h 53m to get from Chicago to Quepos, including transfers.
Quepos is 1h behind Chicago. It is currently 2:35 PM in Chicago and 1:35 PM in Quepos.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Quepos is 5370 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from Chicago to Quepos.
There are 551+ hotels available in Quepos.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Quepos, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, SANSA, and Southwest Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) 6 times a week.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–650
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
- $270–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cobano via Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cobano via Atlanta, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cobano via San Salvador, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–320
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Quepos La Managua Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $230–750
- Website
- costaricagreenair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Cobano via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $330–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Dominical to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $121
- Website
- https://www.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 Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $299
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Montezuma to Manuel Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $406
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2642 0024
- info@zumatours.net
- Website
- zumatours.net
Shuttle from San José to Dominical
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.zumatours.net/
- 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
- $140–220
- 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
- $95–170
- 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/
- 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
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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