There are 7 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 40m$145–524Bus
- Take the bus from Philadelphia 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$434–988Drive 6,016.7 km
- Drive from Philadelphia to San Josécar 6,016.7 km
3d 3h$807–1,166Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PIT - SJO
10h 6m$148–275Train 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
9h 58m$147–1,367Train 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 49m$171–711Train, bus
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from San Salvador to San Josébus
5d 17h$501–1,529
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 $140 - $280 and takes 10h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Pennsylvania to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 9h 40m and costs $140 - $550.
The distance between Pennsylvania and Costa Rica is 3457 km. The road distance is 6016.7 km.
It takes approximately 9h 40m 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 40m and costs $140 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $430 - $1,000 and takes 5 days 17h.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Pennsylvania. It is currently 12:50 PM in Pennsylvania and 11:50 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Pennsylvania to Costa Rica is 6017 km. It takes approximately 3 days 3h to drive from Pennsylvania to Costa Rica.
There are 775+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Pennsylvania, USA and Costa Rica?
JetBlue Airways, Spirit Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a subway from 15th St/City Hall to San José via Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Houston - Hillcroft Ave, Houston, San Salvador, and San Salvador in around 5d 17h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–420
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–420
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
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
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
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- 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
- southwest.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- 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
- $18–270
- 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
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $18–29
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $10–65
- Business - advance purchase
- $13–95
- Business Class
- $23–180
Train from 30th Street Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- 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 to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- 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
- 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 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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