There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Washington by plane, car, train, subway, or bus
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SJO - DCA
8h 33m$341–1,502Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane SJO - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platformsubway
7h 46m$123–560Drive 3,600.3 mi
- Drive from San José to Washingtoncar 3,600.3 mi
3d$777–1,123Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane SJO - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
7h 40m$143–1,154Fly Limón International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane LIO - DCA
8h 44m$310–1,312Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane SJO - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
12h 13m$242–942
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Washington is to fly and subway which costs $120 - $600 and takes 7h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Washington is to fly and train which takes 7h 40m and costs $140 - $1,200.
The distance between Costa Rica and Washington is 2057 miles. The road distance is 3621.3 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Costa Rica to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 4:21 PM in Costa Rica and 5:21 PM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Washington is 3621 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 0h to drive from Costa Rica to Washington.
There are 1348+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Washington, DC, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 3 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Limón International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Limón International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Limón International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Limón International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Richmond International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $4–200
- Business Class
- $45–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–8
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- standard fare 5 a.m - 9:30 p.m.
- $5–8
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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