There are 6 ways to get from Fresno to Costa Rica by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound, 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 Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FAT - SJO
11h 34m$262–1,103Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAX - SJO
13h 8m$148–470Bus, train
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
4d 14h$487–950Drive 5,679.1 km
- Drive from Fresno to San Josécar 5,679.1 km
2d 21h$762–1,100Fly Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane FAT - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
15h 3m$877–3,102Bus
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
4d 20h$405–546
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fresno to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $140 - $470 and takes 13h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Fresno to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 11h 34m and costs $260 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Fresno station to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Fresno Bus Station and arriving at Terminal Tica Bus via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles and Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 20h.
The distance between Fresno and Costa Rica is 4660 km. The road distance is 5679.1 km.
The best way to get from Fresno to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 20h and costs $400 - $550.
It takes approximately 11h 34m to get from Fresno to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Fresno to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Fresno Bus Station.
The best way to get from Fresno to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 11h 34m and costs $260 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $400 - $550 and takes 4 days 20h.
Fresno to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Costa Rica is 2h ahead of Fresno. It is currently 6:16 PM in Fresno and 8:16 PM in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Fresno, CA, USA and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Fresno Bus Station to Terminal Tica Bus via Los Angeles Union Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua, and Managua in around 4d 20h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,800
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–350
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,700
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–310
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–360
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Antonio to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–210
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $55–75
- 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/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
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