There are 5 ways to get from Plattsburgh to Costa Rica by car, plane, 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.
Drive to Burlington International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Plattsburgh to Burlington-Airport-BTV
- Fly from Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)BTV - SJO
10h 11m$215–922Fly from Plattsburg International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Plattsburg International Airport (PBG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)PBG - SJO
13h 43m$148–608Train, bus
- Take the train from Plattsburgh Amtrak Station to Schenectady
- Take the train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Take the bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
7d 9h$685–2,346Drive 6,524 km
- Drive from Plattsburgh to San José6,524 km
3d 8h$875–1,264Bus to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Plattsburgh to Longueuil
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)YUL - SJO
11h 29m$192–515
Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Plattsburgh to Costa Rica is to bus and fly which costs $190 - $550 and takes 11h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Plattsburgh to Costa Rica is to drive and fly which takes 10h 11m and costs $210 - $950.
The distance between Plattsburgh and Costa Rica is 4102 km. The road distance is 6524 km.
The best way to get from Plattsburgh to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 7 days 9h and costs $650 - $2,400.
It takes approximately 10h 11m to get from Plattsburgh to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 1h behind Plattsburgh. It is currently 9:00 PM in Plattsburgh and 8:00 PM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Plattsburgh to Costa Rica is 6524 km. It takes approximately 3 days 8h to drive from Plattsburgh to Costa Rica.
There are 793+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Plattsburgh, NY, USA and Costa Rica?
Allegiant Air, JetBlue Airways, and three other airlines fly from Plattsburg International Airport (PBG) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–390
Flights from Plattsburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
Flights from Plattsburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Plattsburg International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–400
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Plattsburgh Amtrak Station to Schenectady
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $32–37
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–1,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 213 368 1172
- info@boletosdebus.com
- Website
- busesusatours.com
Bus from Los Angeles to Managua
- Ave. Duration
- 4d 6h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $340–400
- Schedules at
- busesusatours.com
- Phone
- +505 2222 2276
- Nicabusinternacionalsa@gmail.com
- Website
- nicabus.com.ni
Bus from Managua to Terminal NicaBus
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $37–38
- Website
- https://nicabus.com.ni/en/
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Plattsburgh to Longueuil
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–37
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $17–35
- Flexible
- $34–37
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