There are 7 ways to get from Fresno to Costa Rica by plane, bus, train, car, shuttle, or bus (Flixbus)
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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 59m$152–603Bus, 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 Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
4d 12h$830–1,562Drive 5,683 km
- Drive from Fresno to San Josécar 5,683 km
2d 22h$763–1,101Bus 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 32m$235–815Bus 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 42m$362–721Fly 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 31m$515–1,430Bus
- 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$402–496
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 fly which costs $150 - $650 and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Fresno to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 11h 59m and costs $150 - $650.
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 5683 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 59m 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 59m and costs $150 - $650. 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 4:11 AM in Fresno and 5:11 AM in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Fresno, CA, USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines 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 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
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 52m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–700
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Meadows Field Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Phoenix, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $440–950
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Fresno Bus Station to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
Bus from San Antonio to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–230
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP)
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +𝟓𝟎𝟑 𝟐𝟐𝟐𝟒 𝟔𝟓𝟒𝟖
- elcondorinternacional@gmail.com
- Website
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50
- Schedules at
- El Condor Internacional
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $65–95
- 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
- $14–28
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $14–28
- Titanium
- $16–28
- 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
- +1 213 368 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
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