There are 5 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
9h 12m$285–954Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAX - SJO
10h 31m$266–710Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio 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 8h$800–1,532Drive 5,322.9 km
- Drive from Huntington Beach to San Josécar 5,322.9 km
2d 18h$714–1,031Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
4d 17h$382–445
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 $260 - $750 and takes 10h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 12m and costs $280 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Pacific Coast-9Th and arriving at Terminal NicaBus via 7th / Channel, Norwalk Station, Pico / Flower, Los Angeles and Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 days 17h.
The distance between Huntington Beach and Costa Rica is 4345 km. The road distance is 5322.9 km.
The best way to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 4 days 17h and costs $380 - $450.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Huntington Beach to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Buses USA Tours, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 12m and costs $280 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $380 - $450 and takes 4 days 17h.
Huntington Beach to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Buses USA Tours, arrive at Managua station.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Huntington Beach. It is currently 7:03 PM in Huntington Beach and 8:03 PM in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Huntington Beach, CA, USA and Costa Rica?
American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and two other airlines fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pacific Coast-9Th to Terminal NicaBus via 7Th-Channel, 7th / Channel, Norwalk Station, Figueroa / Pico, Pico / Flower, Union / Olympic, Los Angeles, and Managua in around 4d 17h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Ana to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $410–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Antonio to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- 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
- $100–180
- 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
- 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
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
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