There are 5 ways to get from Eugene to Costa Rica by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
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Fly Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EUG - SJO
12h 23m$402–1,508Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Eugene to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PDX - SJO
14h 55m$290–1,031Train, bus
- Take the train from Eugene to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
5d 19h$694–1,098Drive 6,551 km
- Drive from Eugene to San Josécar 6,551 km
3d 9h$879–1,269Fly Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane EUG - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
14h 34m$975–3,085
Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Eugene to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $290 - $1,100 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Eugene to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 12h 23m and costs $400 - $1,600.
The distance between Eugene and Costa Rica is 5347 km. The road distance is 6551 km.
The best way to get from Eugene to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 19h and costs $650 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from Eugene to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Eugene. It is currently 4:51 AM in Eugene and 5:51 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Eugene to Costa Rica is 6551 km. It takes approximately 3 days 9h to drive from Eugene to Costa Rica.
There are 771+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Eugene, OR, USA and Costa Rica?
Alaska Airlines, Inc., United Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–2,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Eugene to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $310–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Eugene to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $340–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
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