There are 8 ways to get from New Haven to Costa Rica by train, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Take the train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane JFK - SJO
9h 54m$144–1,304Fly Tweed-New Haven Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HVN - SJO
9h 55m$123–495Bus
- Take the bus from New Haven Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown 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 San Salvador to San Josébus
5d 17h$448–1,093Drive 6,283.1 km
- Drive from New Haven to San Josécar 6,283.1 km
3d 5h$843–1,217Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EWR - SJO
10h 46m$182–1,265Train to Westchester County Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from New Haven to Stamfordtrain
- Fly from Westchester County Airport (HPN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane HPN - SJO
13h 51m$160–1,212Train, train to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from New York Penn Station to Central Isliptrain
- Fly from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ISP - SJO
13h 31m$175–1,266Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane JFK - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
13h 2m$739–9,503
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New Haven to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $120 - $500 and takes 9h 55m.
The fastest way to get from New Haven to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 9h 54m and costs $140 - $1,300.
The distance between New Haven and Costa Rica is 3711 km. The road distance is 6283.1 km.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from New Haven to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from New Haven to Costa Rica is to bus which takes 5 days 17h and costs $440 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $500 and takes 9h 55m.
Costa Rica is 1h behind New Haven. It is currently 7:53 PM in New Haven and 6:53 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between New Haven to Costa Rica is 6283 km. It takes approximately 3 days 5h to drive from New Haven to Costa Rica.
There are 779+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between New Haven, CT, USA and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from New Haven Union Station to San José via Port Authority Bus Terminal, New York Midtown, Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, San Salvador, and San Salvador in around 5d 17h. Alternatively, Avelo Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Westchester County Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–750
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–550
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tweed-New Haven Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
Train from New Haven to Stamford
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $5–200
- Business Class
- $45–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $17–450
- First Class
- $120–600
Train from New Haven to Stamford
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Haven to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Haven to Stamford
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from New Haven to Stamford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $12–14
- Peak
- $16–19
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from New York Penn Station to Central Islip
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–28
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $11–17
- Peak
- $17–28
- Phone
- 1-800-343-9999
- Website
- peterpanbus.com
Bus from New Haven Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–40
- Website
- https://peterpanbus.com
- Adult
- $10–40
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from New Haven Union Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- 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
- $80–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- 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
- 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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