There are 4 ways to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica by plane, train, 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.
Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County
best- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SNA - SJO
8h 46m$349–559Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAX - SJO
10h 38m$109–342Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Centertrain
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Oaxacabus
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
3d 16h$389–541Drive 5,323.5 km
- Drive from Huntington Beach to San Josécar 5,323.5 km
2d 18h$714–1,032
John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $100 - $350 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 8h 46m and costs $340 - $600.
The distance between Huntington Beach and Costa Rica is 4345 km. The road distance is 5323.5 km.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h ahead of Huntington Beach. It is currently 9:46 PM in Huntington Beach and 11:46 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Huntington Beach to Costa Rica is 5323 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica.
There are 746+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Huntington Beach, CA, USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–270
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–270
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- 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
- $100–310
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–31
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- miky.cano91@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tijuana to Oaxaca
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $145
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- 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/
- 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
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