There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Santa Rosa by plane, bus, car, train, shuttle, 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)plane SJO - STS
12h 16m$267–1,007Bus via Tepic
- Take the bus from San José to San Salvadorbus
- 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$287–497Drive 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 San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane SJO - SFO
- Take the bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
12h 11m$374–641Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane SJO - OAK
- Take the bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafaelbus
- Take the train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
13h 53m$347–1,264Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Sonoma County 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 Sonoma County Airport (STS)plane LIR - STS
16h 20m$620–1,834Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport, bus, train
- 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 Larkspur - dropoffbus
- Take the train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtowntrain
14h 56m$807–2,718Bus
- 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 Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mallbus
5d 3h$443–573
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 bus via Tepic which costs $280 - $500 and takes 4 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Santa Rosa is to fly and bus and train which takes 12h 11m and costs $370 - $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 Fremont St & Mission St. 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 $440 - $600.
It takes approximately 12h 16m 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 12h 16m and costs $260 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus via Tepic, which costs $280 - $500 and takes 4 days 5h.
Costa Rica to Santa Rosa bus services, operated by Nica Bus, arrive at Managua station.
Santa Rosa is 1h behind Costa Rica. It is currently 9:54 PM in Costa Rica and 8:54 PM in Santa Rosa.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Santa Rosa, CA, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., American Airlines, and Delta fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Sonoma County Airport (STS) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San José to Santa Rosa via San Salvador, 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
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Sonoma County Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,200
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Oakland International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Larkspur to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART San Rafael to SMART Santa Rosa Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $1–7
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San José to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.com
- 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
- $45–70
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–70
- 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
- $50–75
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Tepic to Santa Rosa
- Ave. Duration
- 38h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–240
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from San Francisco Airport to Larkspur - dropoff
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $32
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- $32
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from Oakland International Airport to San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- $25–55
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Puntarenas to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Liberia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- 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
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 415-921-5858
- bridgecomments@goldengate.org
- Website
- goldengate.org
Bus from Fremont St & Mission St to Santa Rosa Transit Mall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.goldengate.org/
- Adult
- $10–14
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