There are 8 ways to get from Connecticut to Costa Rica by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, train, or shuttle
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Fly Bradley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)BDL - SJO
10h 4m$163–705Fly Tweed-New Haven Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)HVN - SJO
10h 17m$113–475Bus
- Take the bus from Bridgeport Bus Stop to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Atlanta Bus Station
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvador
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San José
5d 16h$460–1,116Drive 6,253.4 km
- Drive from Bridgeport to San José6,253.4 km
3d 5h$839–1,212Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Stamford to Grand Central Terminal
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)JFK - SJO
9h 32m$145–637Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Stamford Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)EWR - SJO
9h 58m$177–1,143Fly Westchester County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)HPN - SJO
11h 45m$166–659Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Stamford to Grand Central Terminal
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)JFK - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
12h 45m$670–8,936
Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Connecticut to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $110 - $480 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Connecticut to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 9h 32m and costs $140 - $650.
The distance between Connecticut and Costa Rica is 3752 km. The road distance is 6253.4 km.
It takes approximately 10h 4m to get from Connecticut to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Connecticut to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 10h 4m and costs $160 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $460 - $1,200 and takes 5 days 16h.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Connecticut. It is currently 7:27 PM in Connecticut and 6:27 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Connecticut to Costa Rica is 6253 km. It takes approximately 3 days 5h to drive from Connecticut to Costa Rica.
There are 794+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Connecticut, USA and Costa Rica?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bridgeport Bus Stop to San José via Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York Midtown, Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, San Salvador, and San Salvador in around 5d 16h.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Pedro Sula
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–460
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–490
- Phone
- 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Stamford to Grand Central Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $11–13
- Peak
- $15–18
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Stamford Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Stamford Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $8–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Stamford Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Bridgeport Bus Stop to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–60
- 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
- $85–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–240
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San Salvador to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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