There are 9 ways to get from Costa Rica to Santa Rosa by plane, bus, car, shuttle, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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 San Francisco International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SJO - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus
12h 5m$202–1,467Fly Limón International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LIO - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus
12h 2m$171–677Bus via Tepic
- Take the bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCAbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to Politécnicobus
- Take the bus from Ciudad de México Politécnico to Tepicbus
- Take the bus from Tepic to Santa Rosabus
4d 5h$324–495Drive 3,732.2 mi
- Drive from San José to Santa Rosacar 3,732.2 mi
3d 1h$806–1,164Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane SJO - STS
13h 35m$223–907Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SJO - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosabus
14h 32m$322–1,267Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Fly from Liberia International Airport (LIR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LIR - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosabus
14h 40m$587–2,566Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sacramento International Airport (SMF)plane SJO - SMF
- Take the train from Sacramento to Martineztrain
- Take the bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stopbus
16h 6mBus
- 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 San Francisco Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus
5d 3h$433–644
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus which costs $170 - $700 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus which takes 12h 2m and costs $170 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from Costa Rica to Santa Rosa. However, there are services departing from Terminal NicaBus and arriving at Santa Rosa Transit Mall via Managua, Olympic / Union, Los Angeles Union Station and Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 3h.
The distance between Costa Rica and Santa Rosa is 3132 miles. The road distance is 3754 miles.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Santa Rosa without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 3h and costs $430 - $650.
It takes approximately 12h 5m to get from Costa Rica to Santa Rosa, including transfers.
Costa Rica to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Nica Bus, depart from Terminal NicaBus station.
The best way to get from Costa Rica to Santa Rosa is to bus via Tepic which takes 4 days 5h and costs $320 - $500. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $220 - $950 and takes 13h 35m.
Costa Rica to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Nica Bus, arrive at Managua station.
Santa Rosa is 2h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 5:38 PM in Costa Rica and 3:38 PM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Santa Rosa via Terminal San Carlos - CCA, San Salvador, Tapachula, Politécnico, Politécnico, Autobuses del Norte, Ciudad de México Politécnico, Tepic, and Tepic in around 4d 5h. Alternatively, Alaska Airlines, Inc. and American Airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Limón International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sacramento International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Sacramento to Martinez
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
Bus from Oakland International Airport to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–65
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–65
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Terminal San Carlos - CCA
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
- 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
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $50–70
- First Class
- $50–60
- 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
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tepic to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Martinez to Santa Rosa Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- 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 San Francisco Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–15
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Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Santa Rosa is 3754 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 1h to drive from Costa Rica to Santa Rosa.
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