There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Philadelphia by plane, car, train, bus, or subway
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 38m$141–552Drive 3,735.9 mi
- Drive from San José to Philadelphiacar 3,735.9 mi
3d 3h$807–1,165Fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport, train
- 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 23m$146–1,371Fly to Atlantic City International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Atlantic City International Airport (ACY)plane SJO - ACY
- Take the bus from US-30 at WILLOW AVE to Lindenwold Patcobus
13h 9m$186–757Fly 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 34m$171–712Fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SJO - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
- Take the train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
10h 12m$143–1,214
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 $140 - $550 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Philadelphia is to fly and train which takes 9h 23m and costs $140 - $1,400.
The distance between Costa Rica and Philadelphia is 2160 miles. The road distance is 3757.7 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Costa Rica to Philadelphia, including transfers.
Philadelphia is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 7:58 AM in Costa Rica and 8:58 AM in Philadelphia.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Philadelphia is 3758 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 3h to drive from Costa Rica to Philadelphia.
There are 668+ hotels available in Philadelphia.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Philadelphia, PA, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, 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
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–420
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–420
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Atlantic City International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Atlantic City International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
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
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $18–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
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
- $19–310
- 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
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $10–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $23–180
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–230
- 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
Train from Washington Union Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- 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
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Bus from US-30 at WILLOW AVE to Lindenwold Patco
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–16
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adults
- $5–16
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