There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to New York by plane, car, train, or shuttle
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 John F. Kennedy International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane SJO - JFK
8h 15m$195–571Drive 3,822.6 mi
- Drive from San José to New Yorkcar 3,822.6 mi
3d 4h$825–1,192Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SJO - EWR
8h 18m$221–1,130Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane SJO - LGA
9h 59m$204–855Fly Limón International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane LIO - JFK
9h 41m$235–932Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP)plane SJO - ISP
- Take the train from Central Islip to New York Penn Stationtrain
11h 19m$286–1,233Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy 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 John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane LIR - JFK
10h 43m$668–1,898Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty 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 Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane LIR - EWR
10h 52m$604–1,807
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to New York is to fly which costs $190 - $600 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to New York is to fly which takes 8h 15m and costs $190 - $600.
The distance between Costa Rica and New York is 2244 miles. The road distance is 3844.9 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 15m to get from Costa Rica to New York, including transfers.
New York is 2h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 10:44 PM in Costa Rica and 12:44 AM in New York.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to New York is 3845 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 4h to drive from Costa Rica to New York.
There are 4617+ hotels available in New York.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and New York, NY, USA?
JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Liberia International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Limón International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Limón International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Limón International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
- Website
- flyporter.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Laguardia Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,900
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Central Islip to New York Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $12–18
- Peak
- $20–28
- 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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