There are 6 ways to get from Grand Canyon to Costa Rica by bus, plane, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Flagstaff, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge to Flagstaff Pulliam Airportbus
- Fly from Flagstaff (FLG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FLG - SJO
13h 1m$204–726Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Take the bus from Las Vegas Strip to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
5d 2h$496–597Drive 5,092.1 km
- Drive from Grand Canyon to San Josécar 5,092.1 km
2d 16h$683–987Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Grand Canyon Village to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PHX - SJO
12h 59m$477–1,028Shuttle to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Fly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAS - SJO
14h$282–503Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take a shuttle bus from Grand Canyon Village to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Fly from Phoenix (PHX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PHX - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
16h 37m$892–1,677
Flagstaff (FLG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Canyon to Costa Rica is to shuttle and fly which costs $280 - $550 and takes 14h.
The fastest way to get from Grand Canyon to Costa Rica is to shuttle and fly which takes 12h 59m and costs $470 - $1,100.
The distance between Grand Canyon and Costa Rica is 4102 km. The road distance is 5092.1 km.
The best way to get from Grand Canyon to Costa Rica without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 5 days 2h and costs $490 - $600.
It takes approximately 13h 1m to get from Grand Canyon to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Grand Canyon. It is currently 12:51 AM in Grand Canyon and 1:51 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Canyon to Costa Rica is 5092 km. It takes approximately 2 days 16h to drive from Grand Canyon to Costa Rica.
There are 764+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Grand Canyon, AZ, USA and Costa Rica?
There is no direct connection from Grand Canyon to Costa Rica. However, you can take the bus to Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, walk to Flagstaff (FLG) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, then take the bus to El Erizo. Alternatively, you can take a shuttle from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Terminal Tica Bus via Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas Strip, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua, and Managua in around 5d 2h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,700
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,700
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Flagstaff to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,900
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–2,000
- Phone
- +1 928-350-8466
- Website
- arizonashuttle.com
Bus from Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge to Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://groometransportation.com/phoenix-airport/?&sd_client_id=d8dca231-4b1d-4fa2-b53c-9a6a93b47ffd
Shuttle from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- https://nationalparkexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Las Vegas Strip to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
Shuttle from Grand Canyon Village to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $277
- Website
- https://airportshuttleofphoenix.com
- 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/
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