There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Portland by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, shuttle, taxi, 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 Portland International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane SJO - PDX
12h 7m$314–555Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG)plane SJO - EUG
- Take the train from Eugene to Portlandtrain
15h 35m$291–1,062Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stopbus
5d 14h$508–739Drive 4,182.5 mi
- Drive from San José to Portlandcar 4,182.5 mi
3d 9h$903–1,304Fly Limón International Airport to Portland International Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane LIO - PDX
15h 20m$374–1,516Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Portland 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 Portland International Airport (PDX)plane LIR - PDX
14h 36m$1,039–3,704Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Portland International Airport
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Portland International Airport (PDX)plane XQP - PDX
12h 36m$493–1,656Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angelesbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Portlandtrain
5d 22h$668–1,089
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Portland International Airport (PDX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Portland is to fly which costs $310 - $600 and takes 12h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Portland is to fly which takes 12h 7m and costs $310 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Portland. However, there are services departing from Terminal NicaBus and arriving at Portland Curbside Bus Stop via Managua, Olympic / Union, Los Angeles Union Station and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 14h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Portland is 3376 miles. The road distance is 4206.9 miles.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Portland without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 14h and costs $500 - $750.
It takes approximately 12h 7m to get from Costa Rica to Portland, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Portland bus services, operated by Nica Bus, depart from Terminal NicaBus station.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Portland is to fly which takes 12h 7m and costs $310 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $750 and takes 5 days 14h.
Costa Rica to Portland bus services, operated by Nica Bus, arrive at Managua station.
Portland is 1h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 3:47 AM in Costa Rica and 2:47 AM in Portland.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Portland, OR, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Portland International Airport (PDX) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal NicaBus to Portland Curbside Bus Stop via Managua, Los Angeles, Olympic / Union, Vignes / Cesar E Chavez, Los Angeles Union Station, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 5d 14h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 37m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–3,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Eugene to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $290–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $340–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
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