There are 6 ways to get from Costa Rica to Washington by plane, subway, car, train, or taxi
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)SJO - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
7h 28m$133–560Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)SJO - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
7h 45m$123–854Drive 3,600.3 mi
- Drive from San José to Washington3,600.3 mi
3d$777–1,123Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)SJO - DCA
8h 30m$301–1,302Fly Limón International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)LIO - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
7h 1m$162–670Taxi to Quepos La Managua Airport, fly to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Take the taxi from San Isidro to Quepos-Airport-XQP
- Fly from Quepos La Managua Airport (XQP) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)XQP - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 1 Platform
8h 41m$264–802
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 $130 - $600 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Washington is to fly and subway which takes 7h 1m and costs $160 - $700.
The distance between Costa Rica and Washington is 2084 miles. The road distance is 3621.3 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 28m to get from Costa Rica to Washington, including transfers.
Washington is 1h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 8:34 AM in Costa Rica and 9:34 AM 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 1701+ hotels available in Washington.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Washington, DC, USA?
JetBlue Airways, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) every 2 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Limón International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Limón International Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Quepos La Managua Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–300
- 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
- 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
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.html
- 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
- $5–65
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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