There are 9 ways to get from Costa Rica to Sacramento by plane, bus, shuttle, car, subway, train, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SJO - SMF
11h 17m$203–1,406Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take a shuttle bus from San Salvador to Antigua Guatemala
- Take a shuttle bus from Antigua Guatemala to Comitán
- Take the bus from Comitán to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia to Sacramentobus
4d 13h$635–880Drive 3,709.6 mi
- Drive from San José to Sacramentocar 3,709.6 mi
3d$801–1,157Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, BART, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SJO - SFO
- Take the subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmondsubway
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
12h 49m$456–968Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Sacramento 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 Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane LIR - SMF
14h 27m$626–1,883Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SJO - OAK
- Take the train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
14h 10m$412–870Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane SJO - SJC
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
15h 9m$274–995Bus
- 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
5d 1h$428–559Bus, train
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Marcosbus
- Take the train from San Marcos Amtrak to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Sacramentotrain
5d 10h$971–1,851
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Sacramento is to fly which costs $200 - $1,500 and takes 11h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Sacramento is to fly which takes 11h 17m and costs $200 - $1,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Sacramento station. However, there are services departing from Terminal NicaBus and arriving at Sacramento Bus Station via Managua, Olympic / Union and Los Angeles Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 1h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Sacramento is 3072 miles. The road distance is 3731.3 miles.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Sacramento without a car is to bus and shuttle which takes 4 days 13h and costs $600 - $900.
It takes approximately 11h 17m to get from Costa Rica to Sacramento, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Sacramento bus services, operated by Nica Bus, depart from Terminal NicaBus station.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Sacramento is to fly which takes 11h 17m and costs $200 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $420 - $600 and takes 5 days 1h.
Costa Rica to Sacramento bus services, operated by Nica Bus, arrive at Managua station.
Sacramento is 1h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 6:45 PM in Costa Rica and 5:45 PM in Sacramento.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Sacramento, CA, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal NicaBus to Sacramento Bus Station via Managua, Los Angeles, Olympic / Union, Vignes / Cesar E Chavez, and Los Angeles Union Station in around 5d 1h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 9m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–900
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from San Francisco International Airport to Richmond
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland Coliseum/Airport Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Marcos Amtrak to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $450–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–360
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- Transporte del SOL
- Phone
- +503 7223 2638
- bookings@infinitours.co
- Website
- Infini Tours
Shuttle from San Salvador to Antigua Guatemala
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $250
- Website
- Infini Tours
Shuttle from Antigua Guatemala to Comitán
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75
- Website
- Guatemala Transportation
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Comitán to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- Autovías
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Autovías
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- ETN Turistar
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- ETN Turistar
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Morelia to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Terminal NicaBus to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
- 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
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from San Salvador to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Marcos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
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