There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Flagstaff by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Flagstaff
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Flagstaff (FLG)plane SJO - FLG
14h 20m$184–769Fly Limón International Airport to Flagstaff
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Flagstaff (FLG)plane LIO - FLG
14h 31m$183–729Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Flagstafftrain
5d 3h$438–539Drive 3,085.7 mi
- Drive from San José to Flagstaffcar 3,085.7 mi
2d 14h$666–962Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Phoenix, shuttle
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Phoenix (PHX)plane SJO - PHX
- Take a shuttle bus from Sky Harbor International Airport to Flagstaff Amtrak
13h 9m$385–936Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Flagstaff
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Flagstaff (FLG)plane LIR - FLG
17h 15m$589–1,918Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Flagstaff
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Flagstaff (FLG)plane XQP - FLG
16h 7m$310–917Bus, train via Mexico City
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - 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 Marcosbus
- Take the train from San Marcos Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Flagstafftrain
5d 7h$638–1,104
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Flagstaff (FLG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Flagstaff is to fly which costs $180 - $750 and takes 14h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Flagstaff is to fly and shuttle which takes 13h 9m and costs $380 - $950.
The distance between Costa Rica and Flagstaff is 2473 miles. The road distance is 3103.7 miles.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Flagstaff without a car is to bus and train which takes 5 days 3h and costs $430 - $550.
It takes approximately 14h 20m to get from Costa Rica to Flagstaff, including transfers.
Flagstaff is 1h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 7:39 PM in Costa Rica and 6:39 PM in Flagstaff.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Flagstaff is 3104 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 14h to drive from Costa Rica to Flagstaff.
There are 405+ hotels available in Flagstaff.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Flagstaff, AZ, USA?
American Airlines, Aeroméxico, and Southwest Airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Flagstaff (FLG) 3 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Flagstaff via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Flagstaff via Mexico City, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Flagstaff via Houston Hobby Apt, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Limón International Airport to Flagstaff via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Flagstaff via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston Hobby Apt, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Phoenix via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Flagstaff via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Flagstaff via Los Angeles, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Flagstaff via Denver, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Flagstaff via Fort Lauderdale, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 44m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Flagstaff via Houston, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Flagstaff via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Flagstaff via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Flagstaff via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston Hobby Apt, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Phoenix via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Phoenix via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Phoenix via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Phoenix via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Flagstaff
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Marcos Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $240–450
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
Shuttle from Sky Harbor International Airport to Flagstaff Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $184
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.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/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
- 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
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- 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 Marcos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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