There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Salt Lake City by plane, bus, car, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane SJO - SLC
11h 40m$503–1,505Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane LIO - SLC
11h 35m$392–1,615Bus
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Benito - CCAbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Ciudad Juárezbus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Redwood Rd @ 758 Sbus
3d 22h$484–793Drive 3,419 mi
- Drive from San José to Salt Lake Citycar 3,419 mi
2d 21h$738–1,066Shuttle, 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 Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane LIR - SLC
14h 17m$1,028–3,704Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)plane XQP - SLC
12h 45m$524–1,848
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Salt Lake City is to bus which costs $480 - $800 and takes 3 days 22h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Salt Lake City is to fly which takes 11h 35m and costs $390 - $1,700.
The distance between Costa Rica and Salt Lake City is 2745 miles. The road distance is 3439 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 40m to get from Costa Rica to Salt Lake City, including transfers.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Salt Lake City is to fly which takes 11h 40m and costs $500 - $1,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $480 - $800 and takes 3 days 22h.
Salt Lake City is 1h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 11:45 AM in Costa Rica and 10:45 AM in Salt Lake City.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Salt Lake City is 3439 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 21h to drive from Costa Rica to Salt Lake City.
There are 593+ hotels available in Salt Lake City.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Salt Lake City, UT, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Redwood Rd @ 758 S via Terminal San Benito - CCA, San Salvador, Tapachula, Puebla CAPU, Ciudad Juárez, Minatitlán Sur, Presidencia, and El Paso in around 3d 22h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Limón International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Limón International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–3,400
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,800
Flights from Limón International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Limón International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–3,300
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Salt Lake City International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–3,800
- 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
- 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 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Tapachula to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–65
- First Class
- $45–55
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- servicioalcliente@geb.mx
- Website
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
Bus from Puebla CAPU to Ciudad Juárez
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–340
- Schedules at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Book at
- chihuahuenses.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to Redwood Rd @ 758 S
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.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/
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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