There are 6 ways to get from Eugene to Costa Rica by plane, train, bus, car, 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 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 36m$161–607Bus to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Eugene Amtrak Bus Platform to Redmond Airportbus
- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane RDM - SJO
16h 42m$154–606Train, 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$961–1,350Drive 6,553.4 km
- Drive from Eugene to San Josécar 6,553.4 km
3d 9h$879–1,270Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Eugene to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PDX - SJO
15h 21m$231–758Fly 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 49m$545–1,586
Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Eugene to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $160 - $650 and takes 12h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Eugene to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 12h 36m and costs $160 - $650.
The distance between Eugene and Costa Rica is 5346 km. The road distance is 6553.4 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 $950 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 12h 36m to get from Eugene to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Eugene. It is currently 3:51 AM in Eugene and 4:51 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Eugene to Costa Rica is 6553 km. It takes approximately 3 days 9h to drive from Eugene to Costa Rica.
There are 708+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Eugene, OR, USA and Costa Rica?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. and United Airlines fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 4m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–1,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Eugene to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $550–950
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Eugene to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
- 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
- $330–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- Nica Bus
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- Nica Bus
- Phone
- +1 541-366-5110
- info@pacificcrestbuslines.net
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
Bus from Eugene Amtrak Bus Platform to Redmond Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–60
- Website
- Pacific Crest Bus Lines
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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