There are 6 ways to get from Palm Beach to Costa Rica by train, plane, bus (Flixbus, 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.
Train to Miami International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from West Palm Beach Station to Miami Airport Stationtrain
- Fly from Miami International Airport (MIA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MIA - SJO
7h 42m$103–305Bus via Atlanta
- Take the bus from West Palm Beach Bus Station 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 8h$434–978Drive 5,380.8 km
- Drive from Palm Beach to San Josécar 5,380.8 km
2d 19h$722–1,043Train to Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, fly
- Take the train from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdaletrain
- Fly from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane FLL - SJO
7h 14m$120–532Fly from Palm Beach International Airport
- Fly from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PBI - SJO
9h 7m$125–606Bus
- Take the bus from El Bodegan Grocery 5 - Lake Worth to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to Katybus
- Take the bus from Houston to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal Tica Busbus
5d 13h$524–974
Miami International Airport (MIA) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Palm Beach to Costa Rica is to train and fly which costs $100 - $310 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Palm Beach to Costa Rica is to train and fly which takes 7h 14m and costs $120 - $550.
The distance between Palm Beach and Costa Rica is 1923 km. The road distance is 5380.8 km.
The best way to get from Palm Beach to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 13h and costs $500 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Palm Beach to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Palm Beach to Costa Rica is to bus via Atlanta which takes 5 days 8h and costs $430 - $1,000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $650 and takes 9h 7m.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Palm Beach. It is currently 10:46 PM in Palm Beach and 9:46 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Palm Beach to Costa Rica is 5381 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from Palm Beach to Costa Rica.
There are 775+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Palm Beach, FL, USA and Costa Rica?
You can take a bus from LAKEVIEW AVE at DIXIE HWY to San José via WPB ITC at BAY J, West Palm Beach Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, San Salvador, and San Salvador in around 5d 8h. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Palm Beach International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–260
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from Palm Beach International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Miami International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–290
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Palm Beach International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Palm Beach International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Phone
- +1 800-874-7245
- Tri-RailCustomerExperience@sfrta.fl.gov
- Website
- tri-rail.com
Train from West Palm Beach Station to Miami Airport Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–11
- Website
- https://www.tri-rail.com
- Weekend | Holiday
- $5
- Weekday
- $8–11
- Phone
- +1 831-539-2901
- guestservices@gobrightline.com
- Website
- gobrightline.com
Train from West Palm Beach to Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–85
- Book at
- https://www.gobrightline.com
- Smart
- $15–45
- Premium
- $27–85
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from West Palm Beach Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from West Palm Beach Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- 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
- +1 213 368 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
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Bodegan Grocery 5 - Lake Worth to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–340
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $180–340
Bus from Houston to Katy
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–130
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $30–130
- 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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