There are 7 ways to get from Cleveland to Nicoya by plane, shuttle, car, bus, or train
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Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
best- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CLE - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Nicoya
12h 28m$446–1,026Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nosara Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Nosara Airport (NOB)plane CLE - NOB
- Take the bus from Nosara to Nicoyabus
13h 2m$176–758Drive 5,510.2 km
- Drive from Cleveland to Nicoyacar 5,510.2 km
2d 21h$739–1,068Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Liberia International Airport, bus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane CLE - LIR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Nicoyabus
13h 19m$416–1,808Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tamarindo Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Tamarindo Airport (TNO)plane CLE - TNO
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Nicoya
12h 33m$364–976Fly Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane CLE - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Managua Airport to San Juan del Sur
- Take a shuttle bus from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- Take a shuttle bus from Peñas Blancas to Tamarindo
- Take a shuttle bus from Tamarindo to Nicoya
16h 25mTrain to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Cleveland Amtrak to Pittsburgh Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PIT - LIR
- Take the bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Nicoyabus
17h 46m$410–1,650
Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cleveland to Nicoya is to fly and bus which costs $170 - $800 and takes 13h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Cleveland to Nicoya is to fly and shuttle which takes 12h 28m and costs $440 - $1,100.
The distance between Cleveland and Nicoya is 3733 km. The road distance is 5510.2 km.
It takes approximately 12h 28m to get from Cleveland to Nicoya, including transfers.
Nicoya is 1h behind Cleveland. It is currently 10:22 PM in Cleveland and 9:22 PM in Nicoya.
Yes, the driving distance between Cleveland to Nicoya is 5510 km. It takes approximately 2 days 21h to drive from Cleveland to Nicoya.
There are 49+ hotels available in Nicoya.
What companies run services between Cleveland, OH, USA and Nicoya, Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Cleveland to Nicoya. However, you can take the subway to Airport Station, walk to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, take the bus to Terminal TUASA, walk to San José, then take the shuttle to Nicoya. Alternatively, you can drive from Cleveland to Nicoya in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Cancun, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Charlotte, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Baltimore, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nosara Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nosara Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Tamarindo Airport via Atlanta, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nosara Airport via Miami, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nosara Airport via Atlanta, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nosara Airport via Charlotte, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nosara Airport via Miami, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nosara Airport via Baltimore, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Nosara Airport via Orlando, Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Friday
- 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 and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Managua Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
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
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $272
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Tamarindo to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $163
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Peñas Blancas to Tamarindo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $197
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2665 7520
- tlpampaoficial@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Terminal de Buses Municipal de Liberia to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +506 2685 5352
- traroc19@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Nosara to Nicoya
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1 267 248 0844
- info@iskratravel.com
- Website
- iskratravel.com
Shuttle from Managua Airport to San Juan del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80
- Website
- https://iskratravel.com/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Managua Airport to San Juan del Sur
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $179
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
- Phone
- +506 6050 6500
- reservations@interbusonline.com
- Website
- interbusonline.com
Shuttle from San Juan del Sur to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- interbusonline.com
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