There are 9 ways to get from Mariposa to Costa Rica by bus, plane, car, subway, train, shuttle, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the bus from Midtown Mariposa to Merced Transpobus
- Take the bus from Merced to Fresnobus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FAT - SJO
15h 17m$199–833Bus to Merced Municipal Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Midtown Mariposa to Merced Airportbus
- Fly from Merced Municipal Airport (MCE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MCE - SJO
15h 11m$93–344Bus via Culiacán
- Take the bus from Midtown Mariposa to Merced Transpobus
- Take the bus from Merced to Culiacánbus
- Take the bus from Culiacán to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
4d 15h$282–557Drive 5,793 km
- Drive from Mariposa to San Josécar 5,793 km
2d 23h$777–1,123Bus, BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Midtown Mariposa to Merced Transpobus
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Stationbus
- Take the subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly Citysubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SFO - SJO
15h 56m$305–1,349Bus, train to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Midtown Mariposa to Merced Transpobus
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Stocktonbus
- Take the train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Stationtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane SJC - SJO
18h 2m$301–813Bus, bus to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Midtown Mariposa to Merced Transpobus
- Take the bus from Merced to Huntington Parkbus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LAX - SJO
16h 37m$163–522Bus, bus to Fresno Yosemite International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the bus from Midtown Mariposa to Merced Transpobus
- Take the bus from Merced to Fresnobus
- Fly from Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane FAT - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
17h 51m$724–2,432Bus
- Take the bus from Midtown Mariposa to Merced Transpobus
- Take the bus from Merced Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBusbus
5d$434–541
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mariposa to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $90 - $350 and takes 15h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Mariposa to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which takes 15h 11m and costs $90 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Mariposa to Costa Rica. However, there are services departing from Midtown Mariposa and arriving at Terminal NicaBus via Merced Bus Stop, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles and Managua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 0h.
The distance between Mariposa and Costa Rica is 4811 km. The road distance is 5793 km.
The best way to get from Mariposa to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 0h and costs $430 - $550.
It takes approximately 15h 17m to get from Mariposa to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Mariposa to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Yosemite Area Regional Transportation, depart from Midtown Mariposa station.
Mariposa to Costa Rica bus services, operated by Yosemite Area Regional Transportation, arrive at Merced Transpo station.
Costa Rica is 1h ahead of Mariposa. It is currently 12:02 AM in Mariposa and 1:02 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Mariposa to Costa Rica is 5793 km. It takes approximately 2 days 23h to drive from Mariposa to Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Mariposa, CA, USA and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from Midtown Mariposa to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Merced, Culiacán, Tapachula, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 4d 15h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,200
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Las Vegas, Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 34m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–2,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from Merced Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Las Vegas, Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–340
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–550
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Dublin / Pleasanton to Daly City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 800-411-7245
- Website
- acerail.com
Train from Stockton - Robert J Cabral Station to Santa Clara Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–18
- Website
- https://acerail.com
- Phone
- +1 877-989-2787
- tickets@yarts.com
- Website
- yarts.com
Bus from Midtown Mariposa to Merced Transpo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- https://www.yarts.com
Bus from Midtown Mariposa to Merced Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13
- Website
- https://www.yarts.com
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Merced to Fresno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $6–19
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $6–19
- Titanium
- $7–19
Bus from Merced to Culiacán
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $150–287
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $150–230
- Titanium
- $174–180
Bus from Merced to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $30–45
- Titanium
- $35–45
- Phone
- +52 664 299 0487
- servicios@acnautobuses.com
- Website
- acnautobuses.com
Bus from Merced to Culiacán
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–150
- Schedules at
- acnautobuses.com
- Book at
- acnautobuses.com
- Phone
- +52 713 120 0700
- ventas@autotravel.mx
- Website
- autotravel.mx
Bus from Culiacán to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Schedules at
- autotravel.mx
- Book at
- autotravel.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
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Modesto Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–13
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Stockton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Merced Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–90
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- stanrta.org
Bus from Bay C - Modesto Transit Center - 2nd exi to BART Dublin Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.stanrta.org/
- One Day Pass
- $2
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Merced to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $60–85
- 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/
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- https://tropicaltourshuttles.com/
- 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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