There are 9 ways to get from Costa Rica to Santa Rosa by plane, bus, car, train, shuttle, subway, ferry, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS)SJO - STS
13h 24m$223–907Fly Limón International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)LIO - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
12h 2m$171–627Bus 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 Politécnico
- Take the bus from Ciudad de México Politécnico to Tepic
- Take the bus from Tepic to Santa Rosa
4d 5h$294–463Drive 3,732.2 mi
- Drive from San José to Santa Rosa3,732.2 mi
3d 1h$806–1,164Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)SJO - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
12h 5m$212–667Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)SJO - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
15h 23m$293–1,164Shuttle, 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)LIR - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Santa Rosa
14h 40m$687–2,166Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, BART, ferry, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)SJO - SJC
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Take the ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
16h 40m$288–1,136Bus
- 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 San Francisco Bus Station
- Take the bus from Salesforce Transit Center-Bus Plaza Bay A to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
5d 3h$428–634
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus which costs $170 - $650 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 - $650.
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 3121 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 $420 - $650.
It takes approximately 13h 24m 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 fly which takes 13h 24m and costs $220 - $950. Alternatively, you can bus via Tepic, which costs $290 - $470 and takes 4 days 5h.
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 4:24 AM in Costa Rica and 2:24 AM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Atlántico Norte to Santa Rosa via Terminal San Benito - CCA, San Salvador, Tapachula, Politécnico, Politécnico, Autobuses del Norte, Ciudad de México Politécnico, Tepic, and Tepic in around 4d 5h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- 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
- $190–600
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Schedules at
- sonomamarintrain.org
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Embarcadero
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- 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
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Tapachula to Politécnico
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–65
- First Class
- $45–60
- 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
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tepic to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- 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 San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $21–55
- 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
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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
- $40–180
- 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
- Phone
- +1 415-455-2000
- contact@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Ferry from San Francisco Ferry Terminal-Gate C to Larkspur Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $6–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.goldengate.org/ferry/schedules-maps/
- Adult
- $14
- Youth 5-18, Seniors 65+, disabled
- $6–7
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