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There are 12 ways to get from Chico to Costa Rica by train, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, subway, shuttle, or bus

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  1. Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

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    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
    2. Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeSMF - SJO
    14h 48m
    $171–551

  2. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
    3. Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
    4. Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
    5d 2h
    $442–716

  3. Drive 6,079.3 km

    1. Drive from Chico to San Josécar6,079.3 km
    3d 1h
    $816–1,178

  4. Train to Redding Municipal Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Redding Amtraktrain
    2. Fly from Redding Municipal Airport (RDD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeRDD - SJO
    14h 26m
    $193–816

  5. Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
    3. Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    4. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeSFO - SJO
    14h 37m
    $245–691

  6. Train, train to Oakland International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtraktrain
    3. Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeOAK - SJO
    15h 53m
    $217–782

  7. Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
    2. Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)planeSMF - LIR
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverdeshuttle
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenasshuttle
    16h 37m
    $746–2,550

  8. Bus, bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Chico Bus Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
    2. Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrakbus
    3. Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeRNO - SJO
    16h 50m
    $274–626

  9. Train, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
    3. Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
    4. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)planeSFO - LIR
    5. Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverdeshuttle
    6. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenasshuttle
    17h 39m
    $720–2,190

  10. Train, shuttle to Sonoma County Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
    2. Take the train from Sacramento to Richmondtrain
    3. Take a shuttle bus from San Francisco Pier 27 to Santa Rosa Airportshuttle
    4. Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)planeSTS - SJO
    20h 7m
    $251–844

  11. Train, bus via San Antonio

    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
    2. Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain
    3. Take the bus from San Antonio to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
    4. Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
    5. Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
    6. Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
    5d 2h
    $537–1,112

  12. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Chico Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
    2. Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
    3. Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
    5d 8h
    $469–666

Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar38Weekly Planes
Duration10h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket$213Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Chico, CA, USA and Costa Rica?

You can take a bus from Chico Bus Station to Terminal Tica Bus via Sacramento Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua, and Managua in around 5d 2h.

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