There are 4 ways to get from Costa Rica to Philadelphia by plane, car, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SJO - PHL
9h 46m$234–555Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane SJO - JFK
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
9h 35m$197–1,171Drive 3,728.2 mi
- Drive from San José to Philadelphiacar 3,728.2 mi
3d 3h$805–1,163Fly to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane SJO - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Stationtrain
9h 44m$222–1,352
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Philadelphia is to fly which costs $230 - $600 and takes 9h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Philadelphia is to fly and train which takes 9h 35m and costs $190 - $1,200.
The distance between Costa Rica and Philadelphia is 2160 miles. The road distance is 3749.9 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 46m to get from Costa Rica to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Philadelphia is 2h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 7:19 AM in Costa Rica and 9:19 AM in Philadelphia.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Philadelphia is 3750 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 3h to drive from Costa Rica to Philadelphia.
There are 593+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and four other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- 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 Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
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