There are 7 ways to get from Grand Canyon to Costa Rica by shuttle, plane, bus, 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.
Shuttle to Phoenix, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- 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
14h 28m$406–826Shuttle to Harry Reid International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- 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
16h 46m$245–705Shuttle, 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 Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 7h$496–612Drive 5,093.9 km
- Drive from Grand Canyon to San Josécar 5,093.9 km
2d 16h$684–987Bus to Flagstaff, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Grand Canyon Maswik Lodge to Flagstaff Pulliam Airportbus
- Fly from Flagstaff (FLG) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane FLG - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
24h 37m$607–1,753Bus to Flagstaff, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- 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
14h 4m$283–724Shuttle 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 7m$780–1,705
Phoenix (PHX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Grand Canyon to Costa Rica is to shuttle and fly which costs $240 - $750 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Canyon to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 14h 4m and costs $280 - $750.
The distance between Grand Canyon and Costa Rica is 4223 km. The road distance is 5093.9 km.
The best way to get from Grand Canyon to Costa Rica without a car is to shuttle and bus which takes 5 days 7h and costs $490 - $650.
It takes approximately 14h 28m to get from Grand Canyon to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Grand Canyon. It is currently 5:45 AM in Grand Canyon and 6:45 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Canyon to Costa Rica is 5094 km. It takes approximately 2 days 16h to drive from Grand Canyon to Costa Rica.
There are 756+ 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 shuttle to Sky Harbor International Airport, walk to Phoenix (PHX) airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO), walk to El Cacique, then take the line 200 bus to 100 m sur De La Agonía. Alternatively, you can take a shuttle from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Treasure Island Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas Strip, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua, and Terminal Managua - CCA in around 5d 7h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Flagstaff to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Flagstaff to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Flagstaff to Liberia International Airport via Phoenix, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Flagstaff to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Salt Lake City, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Flagstaff to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Flagstaff to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 43m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Harry Reid International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–550
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Phoenix to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Flagstaff to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Phoenix to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Shuttle from Grand Canyon Village to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $277
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from Grand Canyon Village to Sky Harbor International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $277
- Website
- Airport Shuttle of Phoenix
Shuttle from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- National Park Express
Shuttle from GC Village Bright Angel Lodge to Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95
- Website
- National Park Express
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Las Vegas Strip to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- 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
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- Cristóbal Colón Autobuses (Línea Dorada y Trans Galgos Inter)
- Road
- $30–50
- 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
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
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
- Groome Transportation - Phoenix, AZ
- 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
- 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
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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