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There are 6 ways to get from Louisville to Costa Rica by car, plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), bus (Amtrak, Greyhound, Flixbus), or bus

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  1. Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly

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    1. Drive from Louisville to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar car
    2. Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane LEX - SJO
    8h 11m
    $134–571

  2. Bus via Irving

    1. Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Nashvillebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Dallas, TX to Hyatt Regency Houstonbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus bus
    4d 21h
    $497–861

  3. Drive 5,081.9 km

    1. Drive from Louisville to San Josécar car 5,081.9 km
    2d 17h
    $682–985

  4. Fly from Louisville International Airport

    1. Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane plane SDF - SJO
    9h 32m
    $153–705

  5. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Nashvillebus bus
    2. Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus bus
    4. Take the bus from St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St to West Bellfort Park & Ridebus bus
    5. Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus bus
    6. Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus bus
    4d 22h
    $394–712

  6. Bus #2

    1. Take the bus from La Tropicana - Louisville, KY to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphisbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis to Tornado Bus Co - Austinbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Austin to Katybus bus
    4. Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus bus
    5. Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus bus
    5d 12h
    $542–1,063

Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights

Calendar38Weekly Planes
Duration8h 2mAverage Duration
Ticket$123Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Costa Rica?

You can take a bus from Louisville, KY to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Nashville Bus Station, Dallas Bus Station, Dallas, TX, Hyatt Regency Houston, Smith St @ Dallas St, West Bellfort Park & Ride, Houston, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 4d 21h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 4 hours.

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