There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Baltimore by plane, car, subway, train, or shuttle
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SJO - BWI
7h 47m$213–904Drive 3,630 mi
- Drive from San José to Baltimorecar 3,630 mi
3d 1h$784–1,132Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SJO - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain
9h 5m$277–1,094Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SJO - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Stationtrain
10h 23m$317–1,909Fly Limón International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane LIO - BWI
9h 19m$273–1,115Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane LIR - BWI
10h 30m$576–1,681
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Baltimore is to fly and subway and train which costs $270 - $1,100 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Baltimore is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs $210 - $950.
The distance between Costa Rica and Baltimore is 2093 miles. The road distance is 3651.1 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Costa Rica to Baltimore, including transfers.
Baltimore is 2h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 5:38 PM in Costa Rica and 7:38 PM in Baltimore.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Baltimore is 3651 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 1h to drive from Costa Rica to Baltimore.
There are 382+ hotels available in Baltimore.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Baltimore, MD, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–25
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Washington Union Station to Baltimore Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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