There are 9 ways to get from Costa Rica to Arizona by plane, bus, train, taxi, car, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Phoenix
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SJO - PHX
10h 37m$183–754Bus, train, taxi
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Antoniobus
- Take the train from San Antonio Station to Maricopa Amtraktrain
- Take the taxi from Maricopa Amtrak to Phoenixtaxi
4d$505–894Drive 2,941.5 mi
- Drive from San José to Phoenixcar 2,941.5 mi
2d 12h$635–917Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tucson
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tucson (TUS)plane SJO - TUS
12h 11m$391–1,702Fly Limón International Airport to Phoenix
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LIO - PHX
12h 1m$212–864Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Phoenix
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Phoenix (PHX)plane LIR - PHX
13h 40m$678–2,303Fly Limón International Airport to Tucson
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Tucson (TUS)plane LIO - TUS
11h 39m$350–1,512Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Tucson
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Tucson (TUS)plane LIR - TUS
14h 59m$926–3,501Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Stationbus
4d 23h$420–551
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Phoenix (PHX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Arizona is to fly which costs $180 - $800 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Arizona is to fly which takes 10h 37m and costs $180 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Arizona. However, there are services departing from Terminal NicaBus and arriving at Buckeye Rd & Central Av via Managua, Olympic / Union, Los Angeles Union Station and 24th St Sky Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 23h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Arizona is 2418 miles. The road distance is 2958.6 miles.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Arizona without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 23h and costs $420 - $550.
It takes approximately 10h 37m to get from Costa Rica to Arizona, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Arizona bus services, operated by Nica Bus, depart from Terminal NicaBus station.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Arizona is to fly which takes 10h 37m and costs $180 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $420 - $550 and takes 4 days 23h.
Costa Rica to Arizona bus services, operated by Nica Bus, arrive at Managua station.
Arizona is 1h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 9:51 AM in Costa Rica and 8:51 AM in Arizona.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Arizona, USA?
Aeroméxico, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Phoenix (PHX) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal NicaBus to Buckeye Rd & Central Av via Managua, Los Angeles, Olympic / Union, Vignes / Cesar E Chavez, Los Angeles Union Station, Phoenix, Bus Station (E Buckeye Rd), and 24th St Sky Train Station in around 4d 23h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Phoenix via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tucson via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tucson via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Phoenix via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Tucson via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tucson via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–3,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tucson via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tucson via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–4,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Phoenix via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Phoenix via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Phoenix via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Tucson via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tucson via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tucson via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Phoenix via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tucson via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Phoenix via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Phoenix via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Phoenix via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,900
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Phoenix via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Phoenix via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 19m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Tucson via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Antonio Station to Maricopa Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $55–75
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $340–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Phoenix Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Estimated price
- $80–100
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