There are 7 ways to get from Cleveland to Costa Rica by plane, bus (Greyhound), car, bus, shuttle, or train
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Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CLE - SJO
9h 26m$154–854Bus to Akron, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akronbus
- Fly from Akron (CAK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CAK - SJO
11h 17m$124–536Bus via San Salvador
- Take the bus from Cleveland to Toledobus
- Take the bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center 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 10h$499–1,010Drive 5,637 km
- Drive from Cleveland to San Josécar 5,637 km
2d 23h$756–1,092Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CLE - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
12h 49m$736–2,382Train to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PIT - SJO
13h 53m$208–833Bus
- Take the bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
6d 6h$534–970
Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $120 - $550 and takes 11h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 26m and costs $150 - $900.
The distance between Cleveland and Costa Rica is 3524 km. The road distance is 5637 km.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via San Salvador which takes 5 days 10h and costs $490 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 9h 26m to get from Cleveland to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Cleveland to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 26m and costs $150 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus via San Salvador, which costs $490 - $1,100 and takes 5 days 10h.
Costa Rica is 2h behind Cleveland. It is currently 11:00 AM in Cleveland and 9:00 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Cleveland to Costa Rica is 5637 km. It takes approximately 2 days 23h to drive from Cleveland to Costa Rica.
There are 797+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Cleveland, OH, USA and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cleveland to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Toledo Bus Stop, Montgomery Intermodal Center, Houston Bus Station, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 5d 10h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Akron to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Akron to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Akron to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–850
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–900
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $3–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Toledo Bus Stop to Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–260
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Cleveland Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–250
- 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
- $130–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1 502-368-5644 x 135
- Website
- ridewithmiller.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- https://ridewithmiller.com
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Cleveland, OH to Robert K Pfaff Transit Center - Akron
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
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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