There are 8 ways to get from Portland to Guanacaste by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, shuttle, 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 Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane PDX - LIR
12h 20m$658–2,478Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Peñas Blancasbus
- Take the bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
5d 10h$469–646Drive 6,528.5 km
- Drive from Portland to Liberiacar 6,528.5 km
3d 5h$876–1,265Fly Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PDX - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Cañas
14h 28m$636–1,007Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane SEA - LIR
13h 45m$524–1,833Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane EUG - LIR
14h 48m$574–1,954Fly Portland International Airport to Managua Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Managua Airport (MGA)plane PDX - MGA
- Take a shuttle bus from Granada to Peñas Blancas
16h 19m$523–1,504Train, bus
- Take the train from Portland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the bus from Los Angeles to Managuabus
- Take the bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESAbus
5d 21h$503–641
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Guanacaste is to bus which costs $460 - $650 and takes 5 days 10h.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Guanacaste is to fly which takes 12h 20m and costs $650 - $2,500.
No, there is no direct bus from Portland to Guanacaste. However, there are services departing from Portland Curbside Bus Stop and arriving at Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA via Sacramento Bus Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Terminal Managua - CCA and Peñas Blancas. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 days 10h.
The distance between Portland and Guanacaste is 5272 km. The road distance is 6528.5 km.
The best way to get from Portland to Guanacaste without a car is to bus which takes 5 days 10h and costs $460 - $650.
It takes approximately 12h 20m to get from Portland to Guanacaste, including transfers.
Portland to Guanacaste bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Portland Curbside Bus Stop station.
The best way to get from Portland to Guanacaste is to fly which takes 12h 20m and costs $650 - $2,500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $460 - $650 and takes 5 days 10h.
Portland to Guanacaste bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Sacramento Bus Station.
Guanacaste is 2h ahead of Portland. It is currently 3:19 PM in Portland and 5:19 PM in Guanacaste.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Guanacaste, Costa Rica?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Liberia International Airport (LIR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA via Sacramento Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Cesar E Chavez / Vignes, Los Angeles, Managua, Terminal Managua - CCA, and Peñas Blancas in around 5d 10h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,700
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 31m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,800
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 31m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Portland International Airport to Managua Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,500
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Liberia International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Liberia International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Managua Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Portland International Airport to Managua Airport via Las Vegas, San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Portland Curbside Bus Stop to Sacramento Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Sacramento Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- 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
- +504 9919 5375
- Website
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–16
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $11–16
Bus from Peñas Blancas to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $5–8
Bus from Terminal Managua - CCA to Liberia - Estación de Servicio EMESA
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- cristobalcolon.com.gt
- Road
- $16–24
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from Alajuela to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $176
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
Shuttle from Monteverde to Cañas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $176
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +1 586 310 8389
- info@easyridecostarica.com
- Website
- easyridecostarica.com
Shuttle from Granada to Peñas Blancas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $149
- Schedules at
- easyridecostarica.com
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