There are 10 ways to get from Detroit to Costa Rica by plane, bus (Greyhound), car, bus, shuttle, train, or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Detroit to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DTW - SJO
10h 1m$163–604Bus via San Salvador
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 6h$502–903Drive 5,637.1 km
- Drive from Detroit to San Josécar 5,637.1 km
2d 22h$756–1,092Fly Windsor Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane YQG - SJO
18h 21m$167–708Bus to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CLE - SJO
12h 47m$204–799Fly Detroit to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane DTW - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
11h 45m$548–1,803Train, bus
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 7h$443–996Train, bus via New Orleans
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 9h$484–921Bus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
5d 20h$428–823Bus #2
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Tacos Del Norte - Kankakeebus
- Take the bus from Tacos Del Norte - Kankakee to Tornado Bus Co - Austinbus
- Take the bus from Austin to Katybus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
5d 22h$609–1,190
Detroit (DTW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $160 - $650 and takes 10h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 10h 1m and costs $160 - $650.
The distance between Detroit and Costa Rica is 3622 km. The road distance is 5637.1 km.
The best way to get from Detroit to Costa Rica without a car is to bus via San Salvador which takes 5 days 6h and costs $500 - $950.
It takes approximately 10h 1m to get from Detroit to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Detroit to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 10h 1m and costs $160 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus via San Salvador, which costs $500 - $950 and takes 5 days 6h.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Detroit. It is currently 10:40 AM in Detroit and 9:40 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Detroit to Costa Rica is 5637 km. It takes approximately 2 days 22h to drive from Detroit to Costa Rica.
There are 749+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Costa Rica?
Delta, Spirit Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Detroit Bus Station to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Atlanta Bus Station, Garnett Station, Doraville Station, Atlanta, Houston - Telephone Rd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 5d 6h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Detroit to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Detroit to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Windsor Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Windsor Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Detroit to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Detroit to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–1,000
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Windsor Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Liberia International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Cleveland Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $223
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $171
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Water & Chicago - Circle K to Tacos Del Norte - Kankakee
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–150
Bus from Tacos Del Norte - Kankakee to Tornado Bus Co - Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $160–320
Bus from Austin to Katy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–140
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