There are 9 ways to get from Costa Rica to Lakeland by plane, train, bus, car, or taxi
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Orlando, train
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Orlando (MCO)SJO - MCO
- Take the train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Station
8h 41m$87–293Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Take the bus from Houston to Tornado Bus Co - Plant City, FL
6d 22h$831–2,040Drive 3,176.3 mi
- Drive from San José to Lakeland3,176.3 mi
2d 17h$686–991Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tampa, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Tampa (TPA)SJO - TPA
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartow
12h 2m$157–418Fly Limón International Airport to Orlando, train
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Orlando (MCO)LIO - MCO
- Take the train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Station
8h 44m$116–443Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL)SJO - FLL
- Take the train from Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station to Lakeland
10h 56m$117–597Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miami International Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Miami International Airport (MIA)SJO - MIA
- Take the train from Hollywood Amtrak Station to Lakeland
11h 19m$124–518Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Orlando, train
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQP
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Orlando (MCO)XQP - MCO
- Take the train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Station
9h 15m$222–565Bus, train via Chicago
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Managua - CCA
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Lakeland Amtrak Station
8d 9h$709–2,432
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Orlando (MCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Lakeland is to fly and train which costs $85 - $300 and takes 8h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Lakeland is to fly and train which takes 8h 41m and costs $85 - $300.
The distance between Costa Rica and Lakeland is 1358 miles. The road distance is 3194.9 miles.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Lakeland without a car is to bus and train which takes 6 days 22h and costs $800 - $2,100.
It takes approximately 8h 41m to get from Costa Rica to Lakeland, including transfers.
Lakeland is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 2:56 PM in Costa Rica and 3:56 PM in Lakeland.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Lakeland is 3195 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 17h to drive from Costa Rica to Lakeland.
There are 248+ hotels available in Lakeland.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Lakeland, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to Lakeland. However, you can take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Orlando (MCO), walk to Jeff Fuqua Blvd S And Quick Turnaround Rd, take the line 42 bus to Office Ct And Sand Lake Sunrail, walk to Sand Lake Road, take the train to Kissimmee, then take the train to Lakeland Amtrak Station. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal NicaBus to Lakeland via Managua, Los Angeles, Broadway / 7th, Alameda / Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Houston, Houston, and Tornado Bus Co - Plant City, FL in around 6d 22h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Orlando via Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tampa via Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Limón International Airport to Orlando via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Orlando via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tampa via Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Limón International Airport to Orlando via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–390
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Orlando via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Orlando via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tampa via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–230
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tampa via Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–320
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Orlando via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Orlando via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miami International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tampa via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Orlando via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tampa via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–250
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Miami International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Kissimmee Amtrak Station to Lakeland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fort Lauderdale Amtrak Station to Lakeland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Hollywood Amtrak Station to Lakeland
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Lakeland Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $150–430
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $220–480
- Business - advance purchase
- $310–1,200
- Business Class
- $420–1,100
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Houston to Tornado Bus Co - Plant City, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–300
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $150–300
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Bartow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Managua - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $28–50
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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