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 26m$394–505Bus
- 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 16h$518–759Drive 4,182.9 mi
- Drive from San José to Portlandcar 4,182.9 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
14h 51m$394–1,516Shuttle, 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 50m$777–2,482Taxi 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
13h 55m$467–1,462Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG)plane SJO - EUG
- Take the train from Eugene to Portlandtrain
16h 9m$496–1,822Bus, 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$718–1,189
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 $390 - $550 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Portland is to fly which takes 12h 26m and costs $390 - $550.
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 16h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Portland is 3376 miles. The road distance is 4207.4 miles.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Portland without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 16h and costs $500 - $800.
It takes approximately 12h 26m 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 26m and costs $390 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $800 and takes 5 days 16h.
Costa Rica to Portland bus services, operated by Nica Bus, arrive at Managua station.
Portland is 1h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 1:33 AM in Costa Rica and 12:33 AM in Portland.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Portland, OR, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Portland International Airport (PDX) every 4 hours. 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 16h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 58m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 24m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 43m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 41m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
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
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $340–750
- 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
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Portland Curbside Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $130–160
Coopemargarita
- Phone
- +506 2238 3838
- Website
- facebook.com
Coopeheredia
- Phone
- +506 2262 6262
- Website
- coopeheredia.com
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