There are 8 ways to get from Johnson City to Costa Rica by plane, taxi, bus, car, shuttle, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TRI - SJO
10h 2m$121–525Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Johnson City to ASU Peacock Hall Boonetaxi
- Take the bus from ASU Peacock Hall Boone to Charlotte Airportbus
- Take the bus from Charlotte, NC to Atlantabus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
5d$754–1,097Drive 5,196.4 km
- Drive from Johnson City to San Josécar 5,196.4 km
2d 18h$697–1,007Drive to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Drive from Johnson City to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP)car
- Fly from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane GSP - SJO
8h 46m$174–735Fly Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane TRI - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
12h 2m$537–1,756Shuttle, taxi to Asheville Regional Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Sams Gap
- Take the taxi from Sams Gap to S3 + N3 Bus Baytaxi
- Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane AVL - SJO
14h 1m$326–787Drive, bus, train
- Drive from Johnson City to Asheville, NCcar
- Take the bus from Asheville, NC to Greensboro Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Greensboro to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 12h$504–1,062Drive, bus
- Drive from Johnson City to Asheville, NCcar
- Take the bus from Asheville, NC to Charlotte Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
5d 13h$415–867
Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Johnson City to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $120 - $550 and takes 10h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Johnson City to Costa Rica is to drive and fly which takes 8h 46m and costs $170 - $750.
The distance between Johnson City and Costa Rica is 2978 km. The road distance is 5196.4 km.
It takes approximately 10h 2m to get from Johnson City to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Johnson City. It is currently 9:38 AM in Johnson City and 8:38 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Johnson City to Costa Rica is 5196 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Johnson City to Costa Rica.
There are 772+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Johnson City, TN, USA and Costa Rica?
American Airlines and Delta fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Liberia International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,800
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,400
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Greensboro to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 828-327-2340
- reservations@hickoryhop.com
- Website
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from ASU Peacock Hall Boone to Charlotte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Charlotte, NC to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 3d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $180–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Houston to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +503 7841 5688
- info@transportedelsol.com
- Website
- transportedelsol.com
Bus from San Salvador to San José
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Schedules at
- transportedelsol.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/
- Phone
- +506 2640 1900
- info@tropicaltourshuttles.com
- Website
- tropicaltourshuttles.com
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- Phone
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- blackbearresorttn.com
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Sams Gap
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $98
- Website
- https://blackbearresorttn.com/Shuttle-Service.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Asheville, NC to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Asheville, NC to Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–28
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- 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
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.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/
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