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There are 7 ways to get from Dayton to Costa Rica by car, plane, taxi, bus, train, or shuttle

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  1. Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    best
    1. Drive from Dayton to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar car
    2. Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane LEX - SJO
    10h
    $153–633

  2. Fly Dayton to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane DAY - SJO
    10h
    $132–602

  3. Taxi, bus, train

    1. Take the taxi from Dayton to Oxfordtaxi taxi
    2. Take the bus from Oxford to Indianapolisbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus bus
    4. Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain train
    5. Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houstonbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus bus
    7. Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus bus
    5d 6h
    $888–1,490

  4. Drive  5,325 km

    1. Drive from Dayton to San Josécar car 5,325 km
    2d 19h
    $854–1,233

  5. Bus to Covington, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Take the bus from Meijer - Middletown to Government Square Area Dbus bus
    2. Fly from Covington (CVG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane CVG - SJO
    11h 57m
    $282–1,022

  6. Fly Dayton to Liberia International Airport, shuttle

    1. Fly from Dayton (DAY) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane plane DAY - LIR
    2. Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverdeshuttle bus
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenasshuttle bus
    13h 51m
    $516–1,581

  7. Drive, bus

    1. Drive from Dayton to Heritage Club Dr & Main Stcar car
    2. Take the bus from Columbus to Atlanta Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Managua to San Josébus bus
    6d 5h

Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration7h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket$130Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 3,341.4 km
  • Duration: 10h

What companies run services between Dayton, OH, USA and Costa Rica?

Delta, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Dayton (DAY) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.

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