There are 6 ways to get from Columbia to Costa Rica by car, plane, taxi, 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 Augusta Regional Airport At Bush Field, fly
best- Drive from Columbia to Augusta Regional Airport At Bush Field (AGS)car
- Fly from Augusta Regional Airport At Bush Field (AGS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AGS - SJO
7h 50m$125–513Fly from Columbia
cheapest- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CAE - SJO
9h 11m$112–494Taxi, bus via San Salvador
- Take the taxi from Columbia to Camdentaxi
- Take the bus from Camden 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
4d 19h$554–931Drive 5,179.2 km
- Drive from Columbia to San Josécar 5,179.2 km
2d 17h$695–1,004Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Columbia Place Mall to Camdentaxi
- Take the bus from Camden 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 Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
5d 10h$456–830Train, bus
- Take the train from Columbia Station to Jacksonvilletrain
- Take the bus from Jacksonville to Wildwood Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the bus from TA Travel Center - Wildwood, FL to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Katybus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
5d 16h
Augusta Regional Airport At Bush Field (AGS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Columbia to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $110 - $500 and takes 9h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Columbia to Costa Rica is to drive and fly which takes 7h 50m and costs $120 - $550.
The distance between Columbia and Costa Rica is 2740 km. The road distance is 5179.2 km.
The best way to get from Columbia to Costa Rica without a car is to taxi and bus via San Salvador which takes 4 days 19h and costs $550 - $950.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Columbia to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Columbia. It is currently 4:01 PM in Columbia and 3:01 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Columbia to Costa Rica is 5179 km. It takes approximately 2 days 17h to drive from Columbia to Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Columbia, SC, USA and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Columbia (CAE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Augusta Regional Airport At Bush Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Augusta Regional Airport At Bush Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Augusta Regional Airport At Bush Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Augusta Regional Airport At Bush Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Columbia to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Columbia Station to Jacksonville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Camden to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $29–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $29–90
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Camden to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- 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/
- 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
- +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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Jacksonville to Wildwood Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from TA Travel Center - Wildwood, FL to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $140–280
Bus from Houston to Katy
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $30–130
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Estimated price
- $75–120
Checker Yellow Cabs
- Phone
- +1 803-799-3311
- Website
- checkeryellowcab.com
Checker Yellow Cabs
- Phone
- +1 803-799-3311
- Website
- checkeryellowcab.com
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