There are 8 ways to get from Pennsylvania to Costa Rica by plane, bus (Greyhound), car, train, 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 Philadelphia International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PHL - SJO
9h 21m$234–555Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PIT - SJO
10h 21m$180–733Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia 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 Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 13h$511–1,004Drive 6,003.5 km
- Drive from Philadelphia to San Josécar 6,003.5 km
3d 3h$806–1,163Train to Trenton Mercer Airport, fly
- Take the train from Jefferson Station to West Trentontrain
- Fly from Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane TTN - SJO
10h 54m$196–557Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station 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
10h 12m$210–1,174Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EWR - SJO
9h 44m$225–1,155Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston Uptown/Upper Kirbybus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Nortebus
5d 14h$654–1,383
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pennsylvania to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $230 - $600 and takes 9h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Pennsylvania to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 21m and costs $230 - $600.
The distance between Pennsylvania and Costa Rica is 3457 km. The road distance is 6003.5 km.
The best way to get from Pennsylvania to Costa Rica without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 13h and costs $500 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 9h 21m to get from Pennsylvania to Costa Rica, including transfers.
The best way to get from Pennsylvania to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 21m and costs $230 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $500 - $1,000 and takes 5 days 13h.
Costa Rica is 2h behind Pennsylvania. It is currently 4:33 PM in Pennsylvania and 2:33 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Pennsylvania to Costa Rica is 6003 km. It takes approximately 3 days 3h to drive from Pennsylvania to Costa Rica.
There are 790+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Pennsylvania, USA and Costa Rica?
JetBlue Airways, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Terminal Atlántico Norte via Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, San Salvador, and Terminal San Carlos - CCA in around 5d 13h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 3m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Trenton Mercer Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Guatemala City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Trenton Mercer Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–550
- Phone
- +1 215-580-7800
- Website
- septa.org
Train from Jefferson Station to West Trenton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://www.septa.org
- Schedules at
- https://www.septa.org/schedules
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $350–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Philadelphia Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- 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
- $120–250
- 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
- Phone
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal San Carlos - CCA to Terminal Atlántico Norte
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $65–95
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston Uptown/Upper Kirby
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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