There are 7 ways to get from Fresno to Costa Rica by plane, bus (Flixbus), car, bus, shuttle, or train
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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 39m$151–601Bus
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
4d 20h$402–491Drive 5,680.8 km
- Drive from Fresno to San Josécar 5,680.8 km
2d 21h$762–1,101Bus to Meadows Field Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Fresno to Bakersfieldbus
- Fly from Meadows Field Airport (BFL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BFL - SJO
15h 17m$222–760Bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- 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 40m$341–664Fly 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 2m$545–1,580Bus, Caltrain, Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroybus
- Take the train from Gilroy Caltrain Northbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SFO - SJO
14h 18m$456–1,006
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Fresno to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $150 - $600 and takes 11h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Fresno to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 11h 39m and costs $150 - $600.
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 NicaBus 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 4659 km. The road distance is 5680.8 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 - $500.
It takes approximately 11h 39m to get from Fresno to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Fresno to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Fresno Bus Station.
The best way to get from Fresno to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 11h 39m and costs $150 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $400 - $500 and takes 4 days 20h.
Fresno to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Fresno. It is currently 1:06 PM in Fresno and 2:06 PM in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Fresno, CA, USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, Inc. fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Fresno Bus Station to Terminal NicaBus via Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, and Managua in around 4d 20h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco International Airport, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–470
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–850
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Phoenix, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from Gilroy Caltrain Northbound to San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound
- One-way Adult
- $7–9
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Fresno to Bakersfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $13–25
- Titanium
- $14–26
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $13–26
- Titanium
- $15–26
- 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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from Fresno, CA to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $35–65
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