There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Washington by plane, subway, car, train, or shuttle
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 Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
best- 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 43m$273–490Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- 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
8h 3m$223–1,454Drive 3,593.3 mi
- Drive from San José to Washingtoncar 3,593.3 mi
3d$776–1,121Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane SJO - DCA
8h 50m$281–1,202Fly Limón International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane LIO - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
9h 36m$273–1,665Shuttle, shuttle to Liberia International Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, 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 Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane LIR - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
10h 47m$566–2,231
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Washington is to fly and subway which costs $270 - $490 and takes 7h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Washington is to fly and subway which takes 7h 43m and costs $270 - $490.
The distance between Costa Rica and Washington is 2084 miles. The road distance is 3614.3 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Costa Rica to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 2h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 5:09 AM in Costa Rica and 7:09 AM in Washington.
Yes, the driving distance between Costa Rica to Washington is 3614 miles. It takes approximately 3 days 0h to drive from Costa Rica to Washington.
There are 1637+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Washington, DC, USA?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Limón International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Liberia International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- 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
- 46 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- 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
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
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 DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 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
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 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
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 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
- 1 800 715 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/
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