There are 8 ways to get from Ohio to Costa Rica by plane, bus (Greyhound), car, or bus
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 John Glenn Columbus International Airport
best- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CMH - SJO
9h 43m$193–495Bus to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PIT - SJO
11h 47m$163–309Bus via San Salvador
- Take the bus from Columbus to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
5d 10h$520–910Drive 5,409.4 km
- Drive from Columbus to San Josécar 5,409.4 km
2d 20h$726–1,048Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CLE - SJO
9h 33m$174–754Fly from Covington
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane CVG - SJO
10h 8m$465–1,206Bus to Detroit, fly
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane DTW - SJO
11h 22mBus
- Take the bus from Columbus to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
5d 21h$435–913
John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ohio to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $160 - $310 and takes 11h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Ohio to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 33m and costs $170 - $800.
The distance between Ohio and Costa Rica is 3363 km. The road distance is 5409.4 km.
The best way to get from Ohio to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 21h and costs $430 - $950.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Ohio to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ohio to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 43m and costs $190 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus via San Salvador, which costs $500 - $950 and takes 5 days 10h.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Ohio. It is currently 3:52 PM in Ohio and 2:52 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Ohio to Costa Rica is 5409 km. It takes approximately 2 days 20h to drive from Ohio to Costa Rica.
There are 772+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Ohio, USA and Costa Rica?
Delta, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Columbus to San José via Atlanta Bus Station, Garnett Station, Doraville Station, Atlanta, Houston - Telephone Rd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, San Salvador, and San Salvador in around 5d 10h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Detroit to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Detroit to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Detroit to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,000
Flights from Detroit to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–1,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–850
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Covington to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Columbus to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21–27
- 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
- $75–250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Atlanta to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.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
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
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- ticabus.com
Bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.ticabus.com/en/
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