There are 9 ways to get from Costa Rica to New Orleans by plane, bus (Flixbus), car, shuttle, train, or bus
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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane SJO - MSY
8h 20m$152–655Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Antoniobus
- Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
3d 10h$343–564Drive 2,567.1 mi
- Drive from San José to New Orleanscar 2,567.1 mi
2d 6h$554–801Fly Limón International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane LIO - MSY
9h 35m$182–766Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans 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 Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane LIR - MSY
12h 21m$505–1,482Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT)plane SJO - GPT
- Take the train from Gulfport, MS to New Orleans, LA - Union Passenger Terminaltrain
12h 22m$238–918Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane SJO - LFT
- Take the bus from Lafayette to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
11h 46m$180–745Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- 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 New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
3d 22h$490–906Bus, train via Ciudad Tecún Umán
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus Sjo
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Ciudad Tecún Umánbus
- 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 New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
3d 22h$469–833
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to New Orleans is to fly which costs $150 - $700 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to New Orleans is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Costa Rica and New Orleans is 1458 miles. The road distance is 2582.1 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Costa Rica to New Orleans, including transfers.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to New Orleans is to fly which takes 8h 20m and costs $150 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $340 - $600 and takes 3 days 10h.
New Orleans is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 1:12 PM in Costa Rica and 2:12 PM in New Orleans.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to New Orleans is 2582 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 6h to drive from Costa Rica to New Orleans.
There are 1115+ hotels available in New Orleans.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and New Orleans, LA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to New Orleans Bus Station via Terminal San Carlos - CCA, San Salvador, Tapachula, Politécnico, Paradero Politécnico, Poniente 112, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, San Antonio, and San Antonio Bus Station in around 3d 10h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Limón International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Limón International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Limón International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Gulfport, MS to New Orleans, LA - Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Antonio Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
Bus from San Salvador to Ciudad Tecún Umán
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- 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
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–70
- First Class
- $50–60
- 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
- $130–220
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Lafayette to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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/
- 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
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–100
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.mx
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