There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Philadelphia by plane, car, or train
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Fly to Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane SJO - PHL
9h 35m$244–605Fly 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 52m$215–1,421Drive 3,728.1 mi
- Drive from San José to Philadelphiacar 3,728.1 mi
3d 3h$805–1,163Fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SJO - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Stationtrain
9h 17m$295–1,144Fly 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 49m$243–1,152Fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SJO - DCA
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
11h 10m$360–1,494Fly to Trenton Mercer Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN)plane SJO - TTN
- Take the train from West Trenton to Jefferson Stationtrain
12h 41m$256–707
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 $240 - $650 and takes 9h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Philadelphia is to fly and train which takes 9h 17m and costs $290 - $1,200.
The distance between Costa Rica and Philadelphia is 2160 miles. The road distance is 3749.9 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 35m to get from Costa Rica to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Philadelphia is 2h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 1:10 PM in Costa Rica and 3:10 PM 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 1106+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
Southwest 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 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Trenton Mercer Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
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 27m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Newark Liberty International Airport to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- 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 BWI Thurgood Marshall to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $24–460
- First Class
- $140–650
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1 215-580-7800
- Website
- septa.org
Train from West Trenton to Jefferson Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.septa.org
- Schedules at
- https://wwww.septa.org/info/world-cup-soccer-septa/
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