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 18m$192–803Bus 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 18m$144–409Bus, train
- Take the bus from Fresno Bus Station to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Marcos Amtraktrain
- Take the bus from San Marcos 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 16h$697–1,380Drive 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
14h 3m$727–2,402Bus via Morelia
- Take the bus from Fresno to Moreliabus
- Take the bus from Morelia 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 Guatemana Aguilar Batresbus
- Take the bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabusbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
4d 16h$339–576Bus
- 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 Tica Busbus
4d 20h$397–491
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 - $410 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Fresno to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 11h 18m and costs $190 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Fresno to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Fresno and arriving at Terminal Atlántico Norte via Morelia, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tapachula, Guatemala Aguilar Batres and Terminal San Carlos - CCA. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 16h.
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 via Morelia which takes 4 days 16h and costs $330 - $600.
It takes approximately 11h 18m to get from Fresno to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Fresno to Costa Rica bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, depart from Fresno station.
The best way to get from Fresno to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 11h 18m and costs $190 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus via Morelia, which costs $330 - $600 and takes 4 days 16h.
Fresno to Costa Rica bus services, operated by ACN Autobuses, arrive at Morelia station.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Fresno. It is currently 9:40 AM in Fresno and 10:40 AM in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Fresno, CA, USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Fresno to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Morelia, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tapachula, Guatemala Aguilar Batres, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 4d 16h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–310
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- 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
- $100–330
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $340–800
- 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
- $26–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- 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 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- 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 Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- 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 Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
Bus from Tapachula to Guatemana Aguilar Batres
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $21–30
Bus from Guatemala Aguilar Batres to Terminal San Carlos - Ticabus
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–28
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $19–28
- 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/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Fresno to Morelia
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- 800 622 22 22
- buzondeatencion@gho.mx
- Website
- autovias.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://www.autovias.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 477 710 0060
- Website
- primeraplus.com.mx
Bus from Morelia to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- Book at
- primeraplus.com.mx
- 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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