There are 7 ways to get from Costa Rica to Reno by plane, bus (Greyhound), car, shuttle, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, or train
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Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)SJO - RNO
11h 34m$231–442Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)LIO - RNO
11h 32m$230–912Bus via Tepic
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Station
- Take the bus from Ciudad de México Politécnico to Tepic
- Take the bus from Tepic to Sacramento
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
4d 7h$313–532Drive 3,650.2 mi
- Drive from San José to Reno3,650.2 mi
3d 1h$788–1,138Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO)LIR - RNO
14h 11m$686–2,201Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
5d 4h$448–719Bus, train
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Managua - CCA
- Take the bus from Managua to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Sacramento
- Take the train from Sacramento to Reno
5d 16h$509–981
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Reno is to fly which costs $230 - $450 and takes 11h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Reno is to fly which takes 11h 32m and costs $230 - $950.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Reno. However, there are services departing from Terminal NicaBus and arriving at Reno Amtrak via Managua, Olympic / Union, Los Angeles Union Station and Sacramento Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 4h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Reno is 3008 miles. The road distance is 3671.5 miles.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Reno without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 4h and costs $440 - $750.
It takes approximately 11h 34m to get from Costa Rica to Reno, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Reno bus services, operated by Nica Bus, depart from Terminal NicaBus station.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Reno is to fly which takes 11h 34m and costs $230 - $450. Alternatively, you can bus via Tepic, which costs $310 - $550 and takes 4 days 7h.
Costa Rica to Reno bus services, operated by Nica Bus, arrive at Managua station.
Reno is 2h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 5:07 PM in Costa Rica and 3:07 PM in Reno.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Reno, NV, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Reno Amtrak via Terminal San Benito - CCA, San Salvador, Tapachula, Ciudad de México Politécnico, Tepic, Tepic, and Sacramento Bus Station in around 4d 7h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Limón International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Reno/Tahoe International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Sacramento to Reno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $55–75
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal Managua - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $28–50
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +52 55 5526 2961
- jramirezm@grupoado.com.mx
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to Mexico City Politécnico Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Ciudad de México Politécnico to Tepic
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tepic to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Reno Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.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/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- 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
- 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
- $50–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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