There are 7 ways to get from Providence to Costa Rica by plane, train, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
best- Fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane PVD - SJO
10h 26m$182–757Train, bus
- Take the train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Houston to San Salvadorbus
- Take the bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San Josébus
5d 18h$1,100–2,453Drive 6,431.4 km
- Drive from Providence to San Josécar 6,431.4 km
3d 8h$863–1,246Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Providence to Back Baytrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane BOS - SJO
11h 45m$187–1,265Bus to Worcester Regional Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the bus from Providence to Worcester Union Stationbus
- Fly from Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ORH - SJO
25h 37mTrain to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Take the train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane EWR - SJO
11h 47m$225–1,407Train to Boston Logan Airport, fly to Liberia International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Providence to Back Baytrain
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Liberia International Airport (LIR)plane BOS - LIR
- Take a shuttle bus from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Take a shuttle bus from Monteverde to Puntarenas
13h 12m$591–2,244
Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Providence to Costa Rica is to fly which costs $180 - $800 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Providence to Costa Rica is to fly which takes 10h 26m and costs $180 - $800.
The distance between Providence and Costa Rica is 3761 km. The road distance is 6431.4 km.
The best way to get from Providence to Costa Rica without a car is to train and bus which takes 5 days 18h and costs $1,100 - $2,500.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Providence to Costa Rica, including transfers.
Costa Rica is 2h behind Providence. It is currently 10:48 AM in Providence and 8:48 AM in Costa Rica.
Yes, the driving distance between Providence to Costa Rica is 6431 km. It takes approximately 3 days 8h to drive from Providence to Costa Rica.
There are 708+ hotels available in Costa Rica.
What companies run services between Providence, RI, USA and Costa Rica?
Southwest Airlines, Delta, and three other airlines fly from Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Worcester Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Worcester Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Worcester Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Philadelphia, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Worcester Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Philadelphia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Worcester Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York La Guardia, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Theodore Francis Green State Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Liberia International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via San Salvador
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Worcester Regional Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Providence to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–700
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $40–480
- First Class
- $180–700
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $7–14
Train from Providence to Back Bay
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–14
- Website
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Website
- MBTA: World Cup 2026
- Adult
- $7–14
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- 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
- +52 962 625 2435
- info@ticabus.com
- Website
- Tica Bus
Bus from Terminal Tica Bus San Salvador to Terminal Tica Bus San José
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- Tica Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Providence to Worcester Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1370
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $269
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Monteverde to Puntarenas
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $209
- Website
- RIDE CR
Shuttle from Liberia Airport to Monteverde
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–69
- Website
- Tropical Tours Shuttles
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