There are 6 ways to get from Minnesota to Costa Rica by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or shuttle
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Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)MSP - SJO
10h 7m$253–804Fly Rochester to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)RST - SJO
11h 37m$142–639Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Take the bus from St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St to West Bellfort Park & Ride
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvador
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San José
5d 12h$481–1,010Drive 5,322.4 km
- Drive from Minneapolis to San José5,322.4 km
2d 18h$714–1,031Fly Duluth International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Fly from Duluth International Airport (DLH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)DLH - SJO
15h 12m$152–654Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)MSP - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
11h 22m$638–1,354
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $140 - $650 and takes 11h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Minnesota to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 10h 7m and costs $250 - $850.
The distance between Minnesota and Costa Rica is 3990 km. The road distance is 5322.4 km.
It takes approximately 10h 7m to get from Minnesota to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 10h 7m and costs $250 - $850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $480 - $1,100 and takes 5 days 12h.
Yes, the driving distance between Minnesota to Costa Rica is 5322 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Minnesota to Costa Rica.
There are 793+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Minnesota, USA and Costa Rica?
Delta, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to San José via Chicago Bus Station, Memphis Bus Station, Downtown Houston, St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St, West Bellfort Park & Ride, Houston, San Salvador, and San Salvador in around 5d 12h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Rochester to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–2,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $85–150
- Phone
- +1 713-635-4000
- Website
- ridemetro.org
Bus from St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St to West Bellfort Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.ridemetro.org
- 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
- 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/
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