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 20m$284–655Fly 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 18m$278–1,007Bus
- 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$488–739Drive 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
12h 25m$344–1,315Shuttle, 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
15h 24m$929–3,204Taxi 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 16m$481–1,554Bus, 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$638–1,039
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 $280 - $700 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Portland is to fly which takes 12h 20m and costs $280 - $700.
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 $480 - $750.
It takes approximately 12h 20m 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 20m and costs $280 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $480 - $750 and takes 5 days 14h.
Costa Rica to Portland bus services, operated by Nica Bus, arrive at Managua station.
Portland is 2h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 5:18 AM in Costa Rica and 3:18 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 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 21m
- 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
- 12h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Portland International Airport via Liberia International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 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
- $230–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, 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
- $230–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Portland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Portland International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Portland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- 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
- $27–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- 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 Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- 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
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–160
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