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There are 7 ways to get from Gaithersburg to Costa Rica by bus, plane, train, car, subway, or shuttle

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  1. Bus to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

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    1. Take the bus from Gaithersburg Park & Ride to BWI SOUTHWEST AIRLINES eb UPPER LEVELbus bus
    2. Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane BWI - SJO
    8h 20m
    $283–434

  2. Subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway subway
    2. Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane IAD - SJO
    8h 35m
    $165–446

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Washington Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain train
    2. Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston Uptown/Upper Kirbybus bus
    3. Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus bus
    5d 12h
    $608–1,287

  4. Drive 5,813.4 km

    1. Drive from Gaithersburg to San Josécar car 5,813.4 km
    3d
    $780–1,127

  5. Fly Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport

    1. Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane DCA - SJO
    9h 19m
    $245–1,112

  6. Bus to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the bus from Gaithersburg Park & Ride to BWI SOUTHWEST AIRLINES eb UPPER LEVELbus bus
    2. Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane plane BWI - LIR
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverdeshuttle bus
    4. Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenasshuttle bus
    11h 33m
    $588–2,003

  7. Train, bus via Lakeland

    1. Take the train from Rockville Amtrak to Lakeland Amtrak Stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Plant City, FL to Houstonbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Houston to Katybus bus
    4. Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus bus
    6d 8h
    $832–1,619

Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar29Weekly Planes
Duration7h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket$139Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Gaithersburg, MD, USA and Costa Rica?

Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 3 hours.

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