There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to St. Louis by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or taxi
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Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane SJO - STL
9h 42m$294–2,105Fly from Limón International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane LIO - STL
9h 39m$243–1,015Bus, train
- 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 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 St. Louistrain
4d 3h$473–1,322Drive 3,014.2 mi
- Drive from San José to St. Louiscar 3,014.2 mi
2d 13h$651–940Shuttle, 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 Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane LIR - STL
12h 17m$729–2,604Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQPtaxi
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane XQP - STL
10h 44m$355–1,147
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to St. Louis is to fly which costs $240 - $1,100 and takes 9h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to St. Louis is to fly which takes 9h 39m and costs $240 - $1,100.
The distance between Costa Rica and St. Louis is 2051 miles. The road distance is 3031.8 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 42m to get from Costa Rica to St. Louis, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to St. Louis is 3032 miles. It takes approximately 2 days 13h to drive from Costa Rica to St. Louis.
There are 353+ hotels available in St. Louis.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and St. Louis, MO, USA?
Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,300
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Marcos Amtrak to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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 Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- 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 Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to San Marcos
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- 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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