There are 8 ways to get from Cincinnati to Costa Rica by car, plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, or train
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 Blue Grass Airport, fly
best- Drive from Cincinnati to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LEX - SJO
8h 25m$137–575Bus via Sandy Springs
- Take the bus from Covington Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 1h$484–845Drive 5,241.3 km
- Drive from Cincinnati to San Josécar 5,241.3 km
2d 18h$703–1,016Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly
- Drive from Cincinnati to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SDF - SJO
8h 54m$170–730Fly from Covington
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CVG - SJO
9h 37m$462–1,204Bus to Indianapolis, fly
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolisbus
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane IND - SJO
12h 5m$158–737Bus
- Take the bus from Covington Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 4h$376–791Bus, train
- Take the bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
5d 19h$462–847
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cincinnati to Costa Rica is to drive and fly which costs $130 - $600 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Cincinnati to Costa Rica is to drive and fly which takes 8h 25m and costs $130 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Cincinnati to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Covington Bus Stop and arriving at Terminal Atlántico Norte via Atlanta Bus Station, Magnolia Transit Center, Texas Medical Center Transit Center, Houston and Terminal San Carlos - CCA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 4h.
The distance between Cincinnati and Costa Rica is 3262 km. The road distance is 5241.3 km.
The best way to get from Cincinnati to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via Sandy Springs which takes 5 days 1h and costs $480 - $850.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Cincinnati to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Cincinnati to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Covington Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Cincinnati to Costa Rica is to bus via Sandy Springs which takes 5 days 1h and costs $480 - $850. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $460 - $1,200 and takes 9h 37m.
Cincinnati to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Cincinnati. It is currently 8:17 PM in Cincinnati and 7:17 PM in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Cincinnati, OH, USA and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Covington Bus Stop to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Atlanta Bus Station, Garnett Station, Doraville Station, Atlanta, Houston - Telephone Rd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 5d 1h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Covington (CVG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Indianapolis to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Covington Bus Stop to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.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
Bus from Houston to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- 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
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Cincinnati to Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $15–85
Bus from Cincinnati to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
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Yes, the driving distance between Cincinnati to Costa Rica is 5241 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Cincinnati to Costa Rica.
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