There are 10 ways to get from Nebraska to Costa Rica by plane, bus, car, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus (Greyhound), or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Lincoln Municipal Airport
best- Fly from Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LNK - SJO
9h 27m$164–629Bus
- Take the bus from Omaha to San Marcosbus
- Take the bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Nortebus
- Take the bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
4d$502–737Drive 4,870.7 km
- Drive from Omaha to San Josécar 4,870.7 km
2d 13h$654–944Fly from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field
- Fly from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane LBF - SJO
12h 16m$194–690Fly from Kearney Municipal Airport
- Fly from Kearney Municipal Airport (EAR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EAR - SJO
8h 55m$197–745Fly from Omaha
- Fly from Omaha (OMA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane OMA - SJO
9h 41m$242–1,103Bus via Saltillo
- Take the bus from Omaha to Saltillobus
- Take the bus from Saltillo to Puebla CAPUbus
- Take the bus from Puebla CAPU to Tapachulabus
- Take the bus from Tapachula to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Benito - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
4d 2h$457–707Bus #2
- Take the bus from Omaha to San Marcosbus
- Take the bus from San Marcos to San Antonio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
5d 4h$513–775Bus #3
- Take the bus from Omaha to Wacobus
- Take the bus from Waco Bus Stop to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
5d 10h$492–754Bus #4
- Take the bus from Omaha to Kansas Citybus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St to West Bellfort Park & Ridebus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
5d 11h$385–767
Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nebraska to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $160 - $650 and takes 9h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Nebraska to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 8h 55m and costs $190 - $750.
The distance between Nebraska and Costa Rica is 3662 km. The road distance is 4870.7 km.
The best way to get from Nebraska to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 10h and costs $490 - $800.
It takes approximately 9h 27m to get from Nebraska to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Nebraska to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 27m and costs $160 - $650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $750 and takes 4 days 0h.
Yes, the driving distance between Nebraska to Costa Rica is 4871 km. It takes approximately 2 days 13h to drive from Nebraska to Costa Rica.
There are 772+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Nebraska, USA and Costa Rica?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 16th & Howard NW to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Omaha, San Marcos, Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte, Tapachula, San Salvador, and Terminal San Benito - CCA in around 4d.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 39m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Omaha to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Lincoln Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Omaha to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Omaha to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver, Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver, Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver, Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Kearney Municipal Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver, Liberia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Omaha to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Phone
- +52 449 913 0502
- tours.lopez@hotmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Omaha to San Marcos
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $195–210
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Omaha to Saltillo
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $240–290
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Omaha to Waco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $180–195
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Marcos to Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla CAPU to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4386 4652
- solucioneshola@ado.com.mx
- Website
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Terminal Central de Autobuses del Norte to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.mx
Bus from Puebla CAPU to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Schedules at
- ado.com.mx
- Book at
- ado.com.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/
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
- 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
- +52 800 800 0386
- atn_clientes@etn.com.mx
- Website
- etn.com.mx
Bus from Saltillo to Puebla CAPU
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://etn.com.mx/english/
- Phone
- +52 961 638 5018
- info@autobusestitanium.com
- Website
- autobusestitanium.com
Bus from Puebla CAPU to Tapachula
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–65
- Schedules at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Book at
- autobusestitanium.com
- Delux
- $45–65
- First Class
- $45–55
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Marcos to San Antonio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $23–90
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $30–90
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from San Antonio Bus Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- 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
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Waco Bus Stop to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Omaha to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–95
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- 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
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