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)SNA - SJO
8h 26m$349–559Fly from Los Angeles International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)LAX - SJO
10h 36m$139–362Train, bus
- Take the train from Santa Ana to San Diego Old Town Transportation Center
- Take the bus from Tijuana to Oaxaca
- Take the bus from Oaxaca to Tapachula
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvador
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
3d 18h$369–507Drive 5,317.5 km
- Drive from Huntington Beach to San José5,317.5 km
2d 17h$714–1,030
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 $130 - $370 and takes 10h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 8h 26m and costs $340 - $600.
The distance between Huntington Beach and Costa Rica is 4345 km. The road distance is 5317.5 km.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h ahead of Huntington Beach. It is currently 1:09 PM in Huntington Beach and 3:09 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Huntington Beach to Costa Rica is 5318 km. It takes approximately 2 days 17h to drive from Huntington Beach to Costa Rica.
There are 794+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Huntington Beach, CA, USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and two other airlines fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–270
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–270
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- 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
- $110–300
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
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
- $27–32
- 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
- $140
- 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
- $50–110
- 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 Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–81
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $55–75
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