There are 7 ways to get from Johnson City to Costa Rica by car, plane, bus, 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.
Drive to Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport, fly
best- 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
9h 3m$174–785Drive, 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 San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 2h$460–911Drive 5,196.4 km
- Drive from Johnson City to San Josécar 5,196.4 km
2d 18h$697–1,007Fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport
- Fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TRI - SJO
12h$241–712Shuttle, bus to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Take the bus from ASU Peacock Hall Boone to Charlotte Airportbus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CLT - SJO
12h 9m$369–590Drive, 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 Houston Uptown/Upper Kirbybus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 10h$582–1,206Bus
- Take the bus from Johnson City, TN to New York, NYbus
- Take the bus from New York to Atlantabus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
6d 9h$660–974
Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport (GSP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Johnson City to Costa Rica is to shuttle and bus and fly which costs $360 - $600 and takes 12h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Johnson City to Costa Rica is to drive and fly which takes 9h 3m and costs $170 - $800.
The distance between Johnson City and Costa Rica is 2979 km. The road distance is 5196.4 km.
The best way to get from Johnson City to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 6 days 9h and costs $650 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Johnson City to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Johnson City to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 12h and costs $240 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $650 - $1,000 and takes 6 days 9h.
Costa Rica is 2h behind Johnson City. It is currently 12:00 PM in Johnson City and 10:00 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 773+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Johnson City, TN, USA and Costa Rica?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport (TRI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Johnson City to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Johnson City, TN, New York, NY, New York, Atlanta, Atlanta, Houston - Telephone Rd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, and Terminal Managua - CCA in around 6d 9h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte Douglas International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Tri-Cities Regional Tn/Va Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Greenville–Spartanburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
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
- $240–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.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 Charlotte Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- 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
- $40–80
- 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
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Asheville, NC to Greensboro Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston Uptown/Upper Kirby
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.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
- +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
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $30–50
- Phone
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- blackbearresorttn.com
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Boone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $86
- Website
- https://blackbearresorttn.com/Shuttle-Service.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
- +1 615-939-8887
- tennesseetravel@gotobus.com
- Website
- nytnbus.com
Bus from Johnson City, TN to New York, NY
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–110
- Website
- https://www.nytnbus.com
- Adult One-way
- $90–110
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from New York to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $100–150
- 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
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